[caption id="attachment_251" align="alignright" width="300" caption="River Park 1923. Note the Admission Price!"][/caption] by Bob In family tree terms, the “father” of Assiniboia Downs was Polo Park race track. The “grandfather” in this imaginary ancestry, with apologies for the lack of female references, was Whittier Park. The “great-grandfather” and we will go back no further, was River…
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Overcast skies turn to sunshine on opening day at ASD as longshot kicks off Pick-4
by George Plus Ultra won the first race on opening day at Assiniboia Downs, the Don Gray Memorial, in front of an excellent crowd that arrived under cloudy skies and departed in sunshine -- especially those who bet the longshot winner of the fourth race. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jhZGe92eig [/youtube] Rohan Singh rode the $5 winner of the…
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Money to be made on opening day at ASD! Sunday, May 6, 2012
[caption id="attachment_182" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Plus Ultra contemplates local debut"][/caption] by Rob It’s Christmas, Easter and Halloween all rolled up into one. It’s the promise of hope and new opportunity. It’s the beginning of new live race meet here at ASD. Dreams of riches and winners abound on Sunday, May 6, on an opening day card…
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Rob picks 30-1 longshot for 138th Kentucky Derby
[caption id="attachment_158" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Early Manitoba Derby favorite Balooga Bull."][/caption] by Rob The most exciting two minutes in sport, the Kentucky Derby goes this Saturday with a 20-horse field. The love and beauty of the thoroughbred, the intense rush of action, and the sentiment of My Old Kentucky Home blended with an ounce of bourbon,…
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Fond Memories of Opening Day at Assiniboia Downs
by Bob Fond Memories of Opening Day at Assiniboia Downs Sunday May 6, 2012 will be the 55th opening day in the illustrious history of Assiniboia Downs. To mark the event, let’s take a trip back in time and see what kind of memories we can find in the Downs’ memory vault. You may be…
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Who are George, Rob and Bob?
Romantic at Heart -- George writes horses. [caption id="attachment_114" align="alignright" width="300"] A kiss for luck.[/caption] George Williams has won four national Sovereign Awards for writing about horse racing in Canada. He started out in horse racing locally as a teenager with trainer Don Gray and later worked for Hall of Fame trainers Woody Stephens and…
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At Assiniboia Downs with Colin and Mitch
Colin and Mitch give us their overview of having fun at the Downs! Thanks guys! [youtube]http://youtu.be/9gh0DhJOFUE[/youtube]
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