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Yearly Archives: 2014

The Gang of Seven

[caption id="attachment_3450" align="alignright" width="270"] Albert Edward Blake. One of the best trainers ever at Assiniboia Downs.[/caption] by Bob If you scan the list of the Downs' all-time leading trainers you'll find that seven of the top 20 never won a single-season training title. How is it that the best of the best were unable to…
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Northern Contract the real deal in Golden Boy Stakes

[caption id="attachment_3427" align="alignright" width="270"] Northern Contract wins 2014 Golden Boy Stakes.[/caption] by George Any doubts as to whether Northern Contract was the real deal were ripped up on Wednesday night at Assiniboia Downs when he romped away in the stretch to win the $30,000 Golden Boy Stakes by seven lengths. Handled confidently be leading rider…
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Tiny Broad Zone – Guts and Glory at 2 1/4-miles

[caption id="attachment_3414" align="alignright" width="270"] Broad Zone wins 1961 Winnipeg Free Press Handicap at ASD. Going 2 1/4-miles![/caption] by Bob Most of you have probably never heard of Broad Zone, and for good reason. His story began back in June 1956 at old Polo Park race track and climaxed at the "new" Assiniboia Downs in August…
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Playing the 15% takeout Pick-4 at ASD

by Rob Nine race days at ASD are complete and an alarming trend has begun to occur in the highly lucrative 15% takeout Pick-4. Six of the race days have had medium sized Pick-4 payoffs between $302 and $624 for a $2 wager. The other three race days have ended with carryovers in the Pick-4…
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Chalky Pick-4 results in many winners, but losers impress

[caption id="attachment_3406" align="alignright" width="270"] Desert Lightning (5) gets up to defeat a gutsy Media Contact (4) in the 7th race on Friday night.[/caption] by George Three favourites and a second choice made for slim pickings in the Pick-4 on Friday night at the Downs, but there were some excellent horse and jockey performances to take…
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New jockey, new horse, win debuts at Downs, Ladies saddle longshots

[caption id="attachment_3397" align="alignright" width="270"] Aware wins 8th race at ASD on Wednesday. Renaldo Cumberbatch up.[/caption] by George New jockey Jalon Samuel won with his first mount ever here, trainers Lorna Gray and Sherri Laing owned the longshots of the night, and a new 3-year-old filly named Aware definitely made us that with a powerful stretch…
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June 6, 1976 – The day the mighty Thor ravaged the Downs

[caption id="attachment_3368" align="alignright" width="270"] Thor was angry on June 6, 1976 at Assiniboia Downs.[/caption] by Bob In the world of Norse mythology, Thor is recognized as the God of Thunder, but he is also closely associated with lightning and storms. On Sunday, June 6, 1976 Assiniboia Downs was the victim of his wrath! The day…
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Betting on Breeding Part 1: Manitoba Stallions

[caption id="attachment_3383" align="alignright" width="270"] Double 2014 winner Jet Again, by Manitoba sire Going Commando.[/caption] by Rob To kick off the 2014 blog series for myself, I thought it would be great to discuss one of those topics in racing that is much talked about yet foreign to many people: the actual breeding of a race…
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Jet Again impresses again on Saturday night, Deanna says YES!

[caption id="attachment_3354" align="alignright" width="270"] Jet Again takes the measure of Storm Chance in the 5th race on Saturday night.[/caption] by George Top 3-year-old Jet Again came storming home to win his second in a row, trainer Shelley Brown won her first race of the season, and the $2 Pick-4 paid $412.70 on a rainy Saturday…
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