Honorable Lady Lives Up to Name with No-Quit Win in $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes at ASD

Trainer Tom Gardipy Jr., Jockey Tim Moccasin and daugher and Kirt Contois after La Verendrye Stakes win.

by George Honorable Lady has always been the kind of horse that keeps coming at you whether she has anything left or not, and it finally paid off for her on a rainy Saturday night at Assiniboia Downs with a 1 ¼-length victory in the $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes. Forcing the pace outside favorite Golden [...]

Balooga Bull Wins $30,000 Golden Boy to Stay Perfect at 6-for-6, Belmont Stakes Saturday

Balooga Bull wins 2012 Golden Boy at ASD

by George Balooga Bull made it 6-for-6 with a display of natural speed that made his competition look slow in the $30,000 Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night as he continued his march towards the $75,000 Manitoba Lotteries Derby on Monday, August 6. It was thought there might be enough speed in [...]

Breaking News: I’ll Have Another Scratched from 144th Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown Bid Halted

I'll Have Another scratchedf rom Belmont Stakes, retired from racing

by George I’ll Have Another has been scratched from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes due to tendonitis in his left front foreleg and has been  officially retired from racing. Seen to the right and in the video below taking light exercise this morning at Belmont Park, I’ll Have Another was the heavy favorite to win the 144th [...]