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Assiniboia Downs CEO speaks out against findings of probe into controversial horse race

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Assiniboia Downs CEO speaks out against findings of probe into controversial horse race

Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn is speaking out against a regulatory ruling into a race last week in Winnipeg. The race in question happened on July 20 in race five in which Sheldon Chickeness on horse #1 King Witt, who was in first place, appeared to pull the horse up. When the rest of the field caught up, Chickenessa reengaged his horse and rode him aggressively to the wire, with the horses ending up second and third. Video of this race went viral online with hundreds of thousands of views. Manitoba Jockey Club requested a full and complete review of it. LGCA launched its investigation and determined no rules of thoroughbred racing were violated.

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