$4,321 Pick-4 Carryover for Saturday, Moccasin wins Manitoba Quarter Horse Derby

Jockey Tim Moccasin with Gold Strike Mile winner Kola Kat

by George Sharpen your pencils. Longshot Count of Notia came rolling home wide and fast under jockey Chris Husbands to win the seventh race by a neck at ASD on Friday night and force a Pick-4 carryover of $4,321 heading into the Saturday’s card. Expect the Pick-4 pool to grow to anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 [...]

Maiden Wins Gold Strike Mile, Singh Scores Triple, Superfectas Pay Big

Kola Kat wins 2012 Gold Strike Mile at Assiniboia Downs

by George Kola Kat was the only maiden in the field heading into the $15,000 Gold Strike Mile on Friday night. He’s a maiden no more. Ridden by Tim Moccasin, Kola Kat took advantage of a cat and mouse pace battle between favourite Danger Rules and 6-1 Charlie Waffles to rally for 2 ¼-length victory [...]

Lucky Number 3 Pays Off in Pick-4

Quarter horse in car. Whould you ride one?

by George If you’re a numbers player AND your lucky number is 3, you probably did alright on the Pick-4 Wednesday night. If not, you can always take another shot at the pool on Friday. It’s usually in the $5,000 range. Just use a different set of lucky numbers. Kidding! Maybe. The winning combination of [...]

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 [...]