[caption id="attachment_522" align="alignright" width="298" caption="Simpson. Looked good on Pierre Lapin."][/caption] by George Pierre Lapin came rolling home under Trevor Simpson to win the featured third race Wednesday at ASD on an evening when the betting pools were large and lucrative and two horses were claimed out of the same race for $15,000. Each. Claims over…
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Hazel Wright Sire Stakes was named after industry icon
by Bob Assiniboia Downs kicks off its stakes schedule this weekend with the 5th running of the Hazel Wright Sire Stakes for Manitoba-bred 3-year-old fillies on Saturday, June 2. At this point there isn’t a lot of “history” to the race itself. The winner of the inaugural running of the race in 2008 was Blueberry…
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Rabbit Steals Spotlight on Saturday ASD card as $6 Horses Dominate
[caption id="attachment_480" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hey! You're going the wrong way!"][/caption] by George A rabbit scooted across the track in the sixth race on the turn for home Saturday night about two seconds before a stampede of horses got there. The field proceeded to play pinball with each other from that point on, resulting in a…
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Balooga Bull Delivers Under Pressure to Stay Undefeated on Victoria Day, New Jock Simpson Impresses
by George Reigning Horse of the Year Balooga Bull delivered when it counted on Victoria Day at ASD to keep his perfect record intact, and in the process helped jockey Paul Nolan score a hat trick. Secondarily impressive on the card was 5-time Jamaican jockey champion Trevor Simpson, who scored his first win of what…
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Reeves Jr. and Nolan continue jockey battle at ASD on Victoria Day, Balooga Bull makes 3-year-old debut
[caption id="attachment_397" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Jockey Robert Reeves Jr. & agent Tim Gardiner"][/caption] by George Robert Reeves Jr. and Paul Nolan continue their battle atop the jockey standings today at Assiniboia Downs on Victoria Day Monday and 2011 Horse of the Year Balooga Bull makes his 3-year-old debut in the third race against five rivals. First…
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Mother’s Day payoffs big at ASD but She’s Copacetic wins filly feature as favorite
by George Call Me Misty probably left a few chalk players rubbing their eyes after the first race on Mother’s Day at ASD when she wired the field and paid $24.20 for a $2 bet, but the big payoffs sliced through the wind and under the sun all day in front of a large and…
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ASD Pick-4 pool could grow to $15,000 on Friday, Two horses to watch on Saturday
[caption id="attachment_273" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Trainer Jerry Gourneau saddles Ovid Fasti in Race 8 on Saturday."][/caption] by Rob The Pick-4 and the Pick-5 have both been carried over to the Friday, May 11 card of live racing at ASD and we’re looking forward to diving into the pools in search of a lucrative score! The Pick-4…
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