[caption id="attachment_3893" align="alignright" width="270"] Sly Gold wins 51st running of Osiris Stakes on Wednesday. Adolfo Morales up.[/caption] by George Sly Gold rebounded off a tough-trip loss in the Graduation Stakes to wire his field in the $30,000 Osiris Stakes for 2-year-olds on Wednesday night at Assiniboia Downs, and in the process turned the tables on…
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Northern Contract – 2014 Manitoba Derby Contenders
[caption id="attachment_3427" align="alignright" width="270"] Northern Contract winning the 2014 Golden Boy Stakes.[/caption] by George Northern Contract is just getting started in his career but he has already won three of six starts including the local Golden Boy Stakes. Trainer Don Schnell thought highly enough of the son of Northern Afleet to run him in the…
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Balooga Bull, Edison, pushed to defeat game rivals in Wheat City, Harry Jeffrey Stakes
[caption id="attachment_3634" align="alignright" width="270"] Balooga Bull gets a pat from jockey Paul Nolan.[/caption] by George Balooga Bull brought his "A" game for the Wheat City Stakes, Jet Again did the same in the Harry Jeffrey Stakes, and Paul Nolan won half of the eight races in front of a large appreciative crowd on Wednesday night…
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Magic D’ Oro gets best of “Bull” in Free Press, La Verendrye, Triple Crown bid on tap
[caption id="attachment_3438" align="alignright" width="270"] Magic D' Oro draws away from Balooga Bull to win 2014 Free Press Stakes.[/caption] by George Magic D' Oro let champion Balooga Bull have things all his own way in the $30,000 Free Press Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night, and still beat him. In fast time. Balooga Bull went…
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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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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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Sayler puts on show as fans pack Downs for Mother’s Day weekend
[caption id="attachment_3296" align="alignright" width="270"] Mother's Day 2014 at the Downs[/caption] Trainer Ardell Sayler put on quite a show, the weather co-operated beautifully, and the fans packed the house for Mother's Day live racing weekend at the Downs. It was clear that people thoroughly enjoyed getting out of the house after one of the longest, coldest…
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Janine Smith first female jockey to win $50,000 Winnipeg Futurity in 84 years
[caption id="attachment_2880" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Janine Smith and Zdeno after winning the 2013 Winnipeg Futurity."][/caption] by George Jockey Janine Smith was in the spotlight again on Saturday night at Assiniboia Downs when she became the first female jockey in history to win the $50,000 Winnipeg Futurity. Quite an accomplishment for the 24-year-old rider from Denman…
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Heavy favourites win ASD stakes, Pick-4 pool swells to $44,534
[caption id="attachment_2730" align="alignright" width="243" caption="Happy crew with Agassiz winner C.C. Ride."][/caption] by George Favourites scored in five of the eight races on Saturday night at the Downs, including the $30,000 Agassiz and the $30,000 Distaff, and the Pick-4 carryover from Friday night stimulated the pool to reach an astonishing $44,534 before the fourth race.…
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Jockey’s first local win sets off huge Pick-4 payoff
[caption id="attachment_2649" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Hilario Estrella & Adieu My Friend at 24-1. Congrats! Click Image to Watch."][/caption] Estrella wins final two races Saturday night with wide rallies in wet stuff by George Jockey Hilario Estrella came flying home aboard Adieu My Friend in Saturday night’s seventh race at ASD to nail heavy favourite Flying…
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