[caption id="attachment_3763" align="alignright" width="270"] Jet Again looking forward to his big race.[/caption] by George Jet Again will be the favourite among those with Manitoba connections in this year's Derby and for good reason. The homebred gelding by top local sire Going Commando moved up multiple class levels while also stretching out for the first time…
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Shocker in the Sun: Revenge of the Dirt Eaters
by George Williams [caption id="attachment_1322" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Winnipeg Sun stakes winner Witch's Coven in the Winner's Circle with trainer Carl Anderson."][/caption] They double-teamed her early and they double-teamed her late. In the end it was the dirt eaters who got the all the money. Witch’s Coven and City Splash rose to the occasion at monster…
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Handicapping Manitoba Lotteries Derby Weekend 2012
[caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Friday ASD Longshot: Sweet Margi"][/caption] by Rob Monday, August 6, is Manitoba Lotteries Derby Day. It’s our biggest day of live racing and it’s shaping up to be incredibly exciting! The four stakes races carded for Derby Day should all have large competitive fields with no clear cut favorites – which…
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She’s Regal romps in Gold Strike Mile, Singh and Reid score four, Manitoba Derby beckons
[caption id="attachment_1170" align="alignright" width="270" caption="RCMP Musical Ride. At the Downs on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4!"][/caption] by George Jockeys Rohan Singh and Jennifer Reid each won four races on the weekend, the Friday Pick-4 paid big and we saw one of the largest win-place-show pools in Assiniboia Downs’ history when someone bet a…
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