[caption id="attachment_18516" align="alignright" width="1000"] "Fred" Fleeting Heritage. One of his early wins. August 21, 1977.[/caption] by Bob Gates Fred was a thoroughbred who only knew one racetrack, Assiniboia Downs. His first start came as a 2-year-old on July 30, 1976. His final call to the post took place 11 years later, on May 24, 1987.…
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Clarence Marzolf: Let’s hear it for the “Little Guy” who ran his horses with the big boys!
[caption id="attachment_13929" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Clarence Marzolf paddocking Astral Moon. 1982 Inaugural Handicap at ASD.[/caption] by Bob Gates Clarence and Sue Marzolf were a husband-and-wife duo that made the backside of Assiniboia Downs their home for 40 years. Theirs was one of those partnerships that was envied by many and admired by all. We lost Clarence…
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