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Shannon Beauregard needs your help. Shannon was in a spill on Sept. 18 at Century Mile, shattering her pelvis & breaking her hip & tailbone. Surgery did not go as planned. She is in excruciating pain. Please share
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Our sincere condolences to the family & friends of Linda Johnston, who passed away a few days ago. Linda was a much loved part of the backstretch community at ASD. She will be sadly missed. Linda shown here (right) with sisters Donna (left) & Marion. Mikaela MacKenzie 📸
Escape Clause gave her best but finished 4th in the Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park on Sat. Manitobans should be proud. She's one tough race horse & certainly the best ever bred in
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. Well done big girl!
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EXCITING NEWS FOR ASD HORSE OWNERS!!!😀👍
Workouts and horses training on the main track will be shown on the ASD website and on MTS TV Channels 179-180 from 6-10 AM starting tomorrow! Here is the link:
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They're at the post! Live
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with no fans will begin at ASD on Mon. May 25. Post time will be 7:30 p.m. Mon. Tue. & Wed. More details to follow in tomorrow's Insider Newsletter, which will be posted here:
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Thanks to all the fans &
@StableDuel
for getting the evening off to such a great start at ASD! The safety of the horses & riders is so important & lightning is so unpredictable. See you tomorrow at 7:30. Have a great evening!
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Over 10,000 fans were at ASD for opening day yesterday, one of the largest crowds in our 62-year history! Thank you everyone! Kaufy Buzz (4) won the 1st, Don Gray Memorial for trainer Juan Pablo Silva. Alex Cruz up. Congrats to all the winners!
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BREAKING NEWS: ASD live racing postponed to May 24. See statement from ASD CEO Darren Dunn and revised live race schedule in this week's Insider Newsletter here:
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Mr. Dazzle ($17.70) wins 6th at ASD, Iwoodificould Stakes, for owner-trainer Shelley Brown. Edgar Zenteno up for the big win. Congratulations! New record handle for ASD again tonight! $1,786,264. Thanks everyone!
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Former
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champion mare Go Go Lolo with her first foal, Sperle. Born and raised at Endeavor Farm in Kentucky, Sperle recently broke his maiden for CJ Thoroughbreds at Sam Houston. Congrats! More in
#TheInsideTrack
(
#11
)
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NEW! Twitter Contest! Tweet your pick for the 5th race at ASD each night for a chance to win a Kirt & Stretch autographed ASD cap! Tweet must include your name, location, why you like the horse, & the hashtag
#capwithkirtandstretch
. If your Tweet is featured on the show
Assiniboia Downs was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Assiniboia Downs and our entire horse racing community offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family and the Monarchy of Canada.
2020
#CanadianDerby
@CntyMile
. Replay: ~ We could watch this over & over! Congratulations to trainer Shelley Brown, partners Jean McEwen, Bette Holtman & Bernell Rhone, jockey Mauricio Malvaez & Rod Cone & staff! Great team effort!
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Plenty of time before the Rebel, but here's the Confidence Game (7) argument - hasn't he held his own vs the most consistently proven horses so far? (aside from Red Route One (3) who's likely pace dependent)
Two back he beat eventual Holy Bull winner Rocket Can, as well as
Assiniboia Downs 12-time leading trainer Ardell Sayler, shown here with his favourite Champion & triple Gold Cup winner Balooga Bull, died yesterday in
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. Our sincere condolences to Ardell's family & friends. More details as they become available.
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Note to all horsemen training in the Assiniboia Downs backstretch: As a goodwill gesture from the Manitoba Jockey Club, all Equicizer fees have been fully waived until at least May 1.
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Manitoba-bred star Escape Clause will face only 4 rivals in the Santa Monica Stakes-G2 today at Santa Anita. Two horses have scratched. Still her toughest race ever! Entries in the Insider: Craig Bonn photo.
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Congratulations to
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-bred Escape Clause and all her connections on winning the $100,000 Harry Henson Handicap at Sunland Park Sunday! She did it with ease and set a new track record of 1:34 flat for a mile! Wow!
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Bear Me A Moment ($8.40) makes history! Wins first race in
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🇨🇦 without fans at Assiniboia Downs. May 25, 2020. Congratulations to trainer Mike Nault, owner Barry Arnason, breeder Cam Ziprick and jockey Rigo Sarmiento.
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Trainer Steve Gaskin is already rarin' to go at ASD. Owner Dean Fletcher was also in the barn asking his horse Lipan to put in a good word for him with Mr. Ed. Equicizer opens today! More in the Insider:
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Our thoughts & prayers are with ASD trainer Shelley Brown, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. A GoFundMe page has been set up here: ~ We know horsemen will rise to the occasion. They always do.
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We almost beat our record for attendance on Canada Day! Thank you everyone! The largest crowd ever at Assiniboia Downs for
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showed up on Derby Day 1970, to see Queen Elizabeth II. Story link in the Insider:
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Jockey Jerry Pruitt puts a mystery horse through its paces this morning on the ASD training track. And he’s almost 70! Jerry that is, not the horse 😄 We can all only hope we’ll all be in that good of shape at that age. Go Jerry go!
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Sheldon Riskin is back at it! The 64-year-old -- who once helped supply Canadian soldiers with food & drink -- has started clocking ASD workouts in preparation for live racing on Monday, May 17. Insider:
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Congratulations Jimmy and crew! Of course Rocketry was the fittest horse in the race :) He's trained by the master! And you broke the great Man o' War's track record!! Well done! ~
@George_Williams
Deep Explorer($14) won the 3rd at ASD, Free Press Stakes, for trainer Jerry Gourneau & jockey Antonio Whitehall, just before a power outage forced cancellation of the remaining races. Now that’s blowing up the tote board!
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A BIG SHOUT-OUT to Oakbank, MB native and former ASD trainer Rob Atras, who recently scored a hat trick at Aqueduct and now sits 4th in the standings with a record of 7-5-4 from 25 starts. Well done Rob!
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Preview of Monday's 75th running of the $125K
#ManitobaDerby
. Picks from
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Kirt Contois, Dylan Beardy & Jentry van Baal from
@cntymile
& Bailey Williams of
@BCRacebook
. Meet the Derby horses in The Inside Track (
#91
)
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-bred Escape Clause (6) finished 4th in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes-G2 yesterday at Santa Anita against the best horses she'd ever faced. She gave her best and we're proud of her.
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NEW! $550,000 Western
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#TripleCrown
! $100k Bonus if a horse wins all 3 legs! $125k Manitoba Derby, Assiniboia Downs, Mon. Aug. 7 - $200k Canadian Derby G3, Century Mile, Sat. Aug. 26 - $125k BC Derby G3, Hastings Racecourse, Sat. Sept. 16
Happy New Year! A big thanks to all our horsepeople, fans, wagering partners, staff, & of course, the horses, for another exceptional year! Wishing you the very best for a safe, happy & prosperous 2022!
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Leona Stahl, manager of K5 Stables, writes: “Received sad news that Joe Zaprova passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9 from cancer at age 66. Joe galloped horses at ASD for 30 plus years and was... More in this week's Insider:
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Fancy Pants gets new shoes! Readied for farrier Marvin Burnett by ASD outrider Laura McIvor, this 4-year-old's granddad was Eclipse Award winner Deputy Minister. And Mom was a Grand Champion Halter mare. Nice to meet you Fancy!
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