Favourites, fit horses, bugs and women dominate at Downs on opening day

JanineSmithGetsAHug

  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 we’ve seen this spring in Manitoba. Bug girl Janine Smith won the first race of the 2013 season [...]

Danger Rules Wires Frank Arnason Field, Carryover Pick-4 Weighed Down by Favourites

Robert Reeves Jr. winner of the 2012 Frank Arnson Sire Stakes, with agent Tim Gardiner

by George 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 at ASD. Heavily favoured Danger Rules went to the lead early in the $30,000 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes and set all the [...]

Longshot Plus Ultra Wins Chantilly Stakes, Sets Up $4,364 Carryover for Saturday Pick-4

by George 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 in the Pick-4 when she paid $26.90 to win. Opening a short lead early, Plus Ultra gradually increased her comfort level [...]

Singh Wins Three and Survives Claim of Foul

Jockey Rohan Singh, Assiniboia Downs

by George Jockey Rohan Singh did his imitation of a hobo chasing a hotdog to win three races, survive a claim of foul and make an unsuccessful foul claim of his own on Wednesday night at the Downs. Singh won the  second race aboard Lite the Cigar ($16.40) for trainer Satrohan Singh, the fourth race [...]

Overcast skies turn to sunshine on opening day at ASD as longshot kicks off Pick-4

Mining Town in wins the 8th race at Assiniboia DOwns on opening day Sunday, May 6, 2012 for trainer Tom Gardipy.

by George Plus Ultra won the first race on opening day at Assiniboia Downs, the Don Gray Memorial, in front of an excellent crowd that arrived under cloudy skies and departed in sunshine — especially those who bet the longshot winner of the fourth race. Rohan Singh rode the $5 winner of the first race, [...]