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 [...]

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 [...]

Jamaican Jockey Champion Trevor Simpson Live at ASD for So Many Reasons

Jockey Trevor Simpson with Refund Status at ASD

by George Trevor Simpson continued to demonstrate why he was a 5-time champion in Jamaica last night at ASD with a wire-to-wire win on Meshuguna in the first race for trainer Bev Hamilton, and the longshots finally got rolling in the sixth race, culminating with a $2,597.10 Triactor in the last. Simpson showcased a different [...]

Mother’s Day at ASD features fast fillies, prize draws for Mom

Aaron Sayler kisses My Ponies Painted at ASD

by George Happy Mother’s Day! It’s supposed to be warm and sunny (just like Mom!) and it should be a gorgeous day at the track.  We’re used to ASD opening on Mother’s Day, but it just happened to fall within the second weekend of live racing this year. Fine with us! Warmer weather! There will [...]