[caption id="attachment_3610" align="alignright" width="270"] Nose the Pose (5) duels to the wire with Regal Silver (3) in the 2014 R.C. Anderson.[/caption] by George It wasn't supposed to be this close. Nose the Pose was the overwhelming favourite to win the restricted $30,000 R. C. Anderson Memorial for Manitoba-foaled 3-year-old fillies on Saturday night, but Regal…
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Brian Bochinski lived his dream at the track, every day
[caption id="attachment_3588" align="alignright" width="270"] Nephrite sets new track record at ASD with Brian Bochinski up. Oct. 8 1989.[/caption] by Bob Brian Todd Bochinski's riding career started long before his first mount at Assiniboia Downs in 1986. In a way it had been a work in progress for years. It was always his life-long dream to…
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Handicapping is more than just picking winners
by Rob The process of wagering on a horse race in the modern era of gambling is much more complicated than "which horse do I like?" In outdated systems all you had to do was pick a horse. Now it takes a firm understanding of not only picking winners, but also on selecting the best…
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Women who rocked the Powder Puff Derby
[caption id="attachment_3570" align="alignright" width="270"] Eileen Blake, winner of the first Powder Puff Derby at ASD in 1960.[/caption] by Bob I'm guessing the name "Powder Puff" was created by a male of our species. Certainly there aren't many women these days that would come up with such a sexist sounding name for a horse race featuring…
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The Winner’s Circle at Assiniboia Downs, a history of hallowed ground
[caption id="attachment_3538" align="alignright" width="270"] Dick Armstrong. Original Winner's Circle. Chain link fence. June 10, 1958[/caption] by Bob Arguably the most hallowed piece of real estate at any race track is the Winner's Circle, also sometimes referred to as the winner's enclosure and the charmed circle. Oddly enough, ours is not, and never has been, a…
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Nose the Pose gives Meyaard second straight stakes win, Chow boots home biggest longshot of meet
[caption id="attachment_3523" align="alignright" width="270"] Nose the Pose wins 2014 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes[/caption] by George Nose the Pose shook off early pace pressure after a quarter mile and opened up to win the $25,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes by 2 3/4-lengths on a Saturday night at the Downs that also produced the longest priced winner…
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Jet Again continues roll towards Manitoba Derby
[caption id="attachment_3517" align="alignright" width="270"] Jet Again surrounded by well wishers after Frank Arnason Sire Stakes win.[/caption] by George Jet Again continued his well-managed progression towards the $75,000 Manitoba Derby Friday night with an easy victory in the Frank Aranason Sire Stakes, Jennifer Reid scored a hat trick, and young couples came out in droves as…
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Naigo: A rare and special horse, he was
[caption id="attachment_3502" align="alignright" width="270"] Patti Ross, Irwin Driedger and Naigo find the ASD Winner's Circle. June 16, 1979.[/caption] by Bob Naigo had the kind of class that most other horses can only dream about. After all, he was a son of the great Northern Dancer, and his owner, Bud Willmot's Kinghaven Farms, expected a lot…
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Royal Ascot Week: A Guide to Viewing and Betting
[caption id="attachment_3493" align="alignright" width="270"] Royal Ascot begins today![/caption] Royal Ascot begins today! by Rob In horse racing the day-to-day grind of track after track and race after race can become monotonous, but racing truly shines at the major race meets and race days offered around the world. The Saratoga and Del Mar meets, Kentucky Derby…
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Live racing cancelled for Sunday, June 15
Sunday, June 15, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Live racing has been cancelled for today, Sunday, June 15, due to unsafe track conditions. Father's Day Brunch in the Terrace Dining Room and the Father's Day Rib Special will proceed as planned. Simulcast racing is available from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 140 VLTs are open until…
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