[caption id="attachment_3028" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Assembly Hall wins 2013 Manitoba Derby. Alex Canchari up."][/caption] by Rob The 2013 race meet was highlighted by a group of horses that dominated their respective divisions. It was an absolute honour to watch these horses dominate each group. The memories roll back of Balooga Bull’s comeback, of Zdeno’s Futurity and…
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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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Zdeno wins $40,000 Sales Stakes, 20-1 Ancellotta creates $5,501 Pick-4 carryover
[caption id="attachment_2713" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Zdeno wins 2013 CTHS Sales Stakes at ASD, Tyrone Nelson up."][/caption] by George You could just tell it was going to be a weird night after jockey Jerry Pruitt put the field to sleep with the longest shot on the board in the first race. Polar Breeze got away with…
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2013 Manitoba Lotteries Derby Entries – Post Positions, Odds, Jockeys, Trainers, Owners
$75,000 Manitoba Lotteries Derby Entries - Assiniboia Downs Race 8, Monday, August 5, 2013 - Approximate Post Time: 4:53 PM Purse $75,000. 3-Year-Olds. 1 1/8-Miles. Dirt. Win, Place, Show, Superfecta, Triactor, Super High Five, Exactor & Quinella Wagering Post Horse M/L Odds Jockey Trainer Owner 1 El Cadete 25-1 Renaldo Cumberbatch Shelley Brown Tom…
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Favourites, fit horses, bugs and women dominate at Downs on opening day
[caption id="attachment_1907" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Janine Smith gets a hug after winning the first race of the season."][/caption] Crowd loud under sunny Manitoba skies as jockettes take 5 of 8 races by George Favourites, fit horses, bugs and women dominated the opening day card at Assiniboia Downs on Sunday, May 5, under the sunniest skies…
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Speed and class prevail in championship stakes at ASD
[caption id="attachment_1635" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Balooga Bull and groom Richard Spencer are all smiles after winning the 2012 Gold Cup at ASD."][/caption] by George There’s no question that the highlight of the past weekend at Assiniboia Downs was Balooga Bull demolishing his opposition in the 55th running of the $50,000 Gold Cup on Saturday night. The…
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Danger Rules Wires Frank Arnason Field, Carryover Pick-4 Weighed Down by Favourites
by George [caption id="attachment_827" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Jockey Robert Reeves Jr. (left) won the 2012 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes, seen here with agent Tim Gardiner"][/caption] The Frank Arnason Sire Stakes probably wasn’t as close as it looked and the Pick-4 still paid decent despite being weighed down by favourites on a beautiful Saturday afternoon of racing…
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Longshot Plus Ultra Wins Chantilly Stakes, Sets Up $4,364 Carryover for Saturday Pick-4
by George [caption id="attachment_811" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Plus Ultra with owner John Ganas and crew in the Winner's Circle after the 2012 Chantilly Stakes"][/caption] Plus Ultra made all the running under jockey Tyrone Nelson to win the $30,000 Chantilly Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Friday night at the Downs and made sure there were no winners…
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She’s Regal Wins $25,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes, Rarick Continues Hot Streak with Longshot
by George She’s Regal lived up to her favoured status in the $25,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes on a gorgeous Saturday night at Assiniboia Downs and trainer Wade Rarick continued his hot streak with a longshot in the last. [caption id="attachment_556" align="aligncenter" width="540" caption="2012 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes Winner She's Regal."][/caption] Opening a short but…
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ASD Pick-4 pays $6,800, 10-pound bug wins two foul claims
[caption id="attachment_294" align="alignright" width="259" caption="Trainer Aaron Sayler saddled $28.80 longshot."][/caption] by George Trainer Aaron Sayler saddled the longshot of the night in an ASD Pick-4 that paid $6,800.60 and a 10-pound bug named Belle lodged two claims of foul against veteran jockeys and won. It was that kind of night at the Downs. The Pick-4…
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