[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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Reid wows crowd again, Wins 4/8 races, Boots home Wheat City longshot, Forces Pick-4 carryover of $4,425
[caption id="attachment_1004" align="alignright" width="270" caption="17-1 Lake Sawyer in the Winner's Circle after Wheat City Stakes"][/caption] by George If you thought Jennifer Reid got lucky on Friday night at the Downs you’d be wrong. Following up on her 4-for-8 performance on Friday, the 107-pounder from Saskatchewan gave an encore performance on Saturday night, winning four of…
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Schillerthekiller makes Big Move in Mud to win 2012 Free Press Stakes
by George [caption id="attachment_718" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Free Press Winners! Schillerthekiller & barn foreman Susan Crane."][/caption] Schillerthekiller went from last to first with a big move on the turn and drew out to win the $30,000 Free Press Stakes on Sunday in front of the largest Father’s Day crowd seen at Assiniboia Downs in decades. The…
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