Assiniboia Downs season to start later due to weather

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A $1 million construction project is underway at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Crews are upgrading the "Riders Up!" exhibit to add new tech that will make it even more immersive, according to a news release. The Museum originally built the Riders Up! exhibit in 2000 as a way to immerse visitors in the Derby and race day…

Track will offer more than $2.6 million in stakes race purses this season ALBUQUERQUE - Another season of live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing in the state of New Mexico gets underway this week when the Downs at Albuquerque opens Thursday for a 35-day season. Opening day of the season will be highlighted by the first of three Marathon…

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Saratoga, and Assiniboia Downs, along with thoughts on a pair of Pick 5 carryovers at Delaware Park. Hoosier Park $10 Money Back: Receive refunds on win bets (up to $10) if your horse finishes second in any eligible race at Hoosier Park. Assiniboia…

By Scott Taylor ( @staylorsports) Presented by: Assiniboia Downs' leading owner, Henry Witt Jr. , has won his first Manitoba Derby. Sending two horses into the 75th running of Manitoba's most prestigious horse race on Monday night, Witt's Mano Dura, trained by four-time Downs' trainer's champion Jerry Gourneau, stalked the prohibitive favourite,…

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Things didn't look good for Heavens Pic (Archangel -Allerage Belle) in the feature race at The Meadowlands Friday night (Apr. 14). After all, the 4-year-old gelding was last in the field of seven at the three-quarter-mile mark as 4-5 favorite Mon Amour had just rated a middle half in:58.4 and extended his lead to 3½ lengths as…

Trainers, jockeys and, most importantly, punters were frustrated as the final four races at Randwick fell victim to Sydney's big wet on Saturday with three feature races moved to meetings in the next week. The Silver Eagle and Angst Stakes will be run on Everest day next Saturday, making it a stronger meeting with two benchmark races taken off…

Assiniboia Downs recorded near-record wagering for the 2022 meet, which ended Sept. 28. with the second-highest wagering handle in the track's history. A total of $55326730 was wagered over the 50-day meet, which was second only to the amount recorded in 2020. "To conclude this season with the positive results we achieved is a true testament to the…

History will be made Saturday night at Dayton Raceway. The ever-growing harness track will host the richest night in Ohio racing history when, for the first time ever, the Ohio Sire Stakes championships will be run here with eight different $300000 races and they will share the card with four Dayton Derby races, each worth $250000. "That's a total…

It's last call for the 3-year-olds - including several Triple Crown alumni - in big-money spots before they'll have to start battling older horses. Parx, with Saturday's Grade 1 $1 million Pennsylvania Derby, and Remington Park, with Sunday's Grade 3 $400000 Oklahoma Derby, will put on their season's most important races this week. Parx will run 10…

Leading rider Jorge Carreno has a chance to sweep the final three open stakes of the live race meeting at Assiniboia Downs in the 93rd running of the $50000 Winnipeg Futurity on Monday, and he'll also have an extra day to increase his overall win total, which currently stands at 59. Read this article for free: Already have an account? Log in here…

By Scott Taylor ( @staylorsports) Presented by: WINNIPEG - It was expected to be the best September of racing at Assiniboia Downs in perhaps the long, heralded history of the best little racetrack in Western Canada. After the first two weeks, it's living up to the hype. In fact, there has been a glorious retirement, a statement from one of the most…

America's three premier horse racing circuits - New York, Kentucky and California - all will have a change of address this week with the opening of new meets at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs and Los Alamitos. The New York scene will call Aqueduct home until spring of 2023 because of construction at Belmont Park. The September meets at Churchill and Los…

The Assiniboia Downs' 74th running of the Manitoba Derby set fresh records this year. Total wagering for the race was $374166 and the total for the day was $3523260, the highest ever for both. The Derby was won by Red Knobs in a duel with Great Escape right to the finish. Jorge Carreno is credited with a fantastic ride, positioning the winner with…

For Darren Dunn, a trip out to Assiniboia Downs on Monday evening would be the perfect way to cap off the Terry Fox Day long weekend especially with the 74th running of the $100000 Manitoba Derby, the premier event on the local horse racing schedule. "Understanding that most people are at the lake, those who have access on the weekend it's a great…

The CEO of Assiniboia Downs is speaking out against a regulatory ruling into a race last week that went viral. The race in question happened on July 20 in race five in Winnipeg. The concern arose when jockey Sheldon Chickeness on horse #1 King Witt, who was in first place, appeared to pull the horse up. "The horse was out by about five lengths and…

PUNTERS are in uproar after a jockey who gave up a huge lead in a'very concerning' race was cleared of any wrongdoing. Irate bettors were demanding a lifetime ban for rider Sheldon Chickeness after a clip of his tactics went viral. The jockey was miles clear on King Witt only to mysteriously drop back on the straight before rallying to finish…

Canada: Manitoba's racing regulator has concluded that no offence was committed in the controversial Assiniboia Downs race in which jockey Sheldon Chickeness appeared to stop riding his mount when holding a clear lead before losing by a neck. However, Darren Dunn, CEO of the Manitoba Jockey Club, said he strongly disagreed with the decision and…

The Manitoba Jockey Club, non-profit operators of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, have reached out to their Provincial regulator, the Liquor, Gaming & Cannabis Authority (L.G.C.A.), to formally request a full and complete review of Race 5 from July 20, 2022. With an easy lead around the far turn, King Witt dropped back to the rear of the field, then…

The inclement weather hitting Manitoba means horse race enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer to head to the races. Assiniboia Downs said the late winter storms and other related weather issues in April have impacted training for the horses and riders. "Everyone rightfully wants to be able to come out of the gate to compete in top form and…

When three-year-old colt Rich Strike stunned the horse racing world on Saturday, it sent tremors through the dirt track and empty seats 2000 kilometres away at Winnipeg's Assiniboia Downs. "There was a lot of yelling and screaming - and even that was from people who didn't cash a wager. It was just a lot of pride here in Manitoba," said Darren…

By Scott Taylor ( @staylorsports) Presented by: Gold Strike, a beautiful filly that was bred and raced by Manitoba's Dick Bonnycastle out of Harlequin Ranches, was the Two-Year-Old Filly of the Year at Assiniboia Downs in 2004. Trained by Blair Miller, she won the Debutante Stakes by 15 ½-lengths and then the Buffalo Stakes and was immediately sent…

My Old Kentucky Home felt a lot like New York, New York on Saturday - before an upset of monumental scope rewrote the tune at the 148th Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike, a 80-1 long-shot who wasn't even scheduled to run at Churchill Downs until Friday, captured the Derby crown in shocking fashion, just ahead of Epicenter, Zandon, Simplification and Mo…

For the past 37 years, announcer Richard Grunder's enthusiasm for horse racing has left an enduring impact on countless visitors to Tampa Bay Downs. "There is no one on the planet who is more passionate about horse racing. Period," said Pete Aiello, the announcer for Gulfstream Park. "Nobody eats, sleeps and breathes horse racing more than he…

Back in 2006, the X Games were all the rage in America. The extreme sports showcase on ESPN was pulling in viewers on television and tens of thousands of spectators were turning out to events to watch daredevils on skateboards, bicycles, or snowboards. The management at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Fla. took notice and wondered if they…

After a career in Sydney with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Mr Dependable will have his first start for his new trainer Dylan Dunn at Sandown. Dunn has gone back to basics with Mr Dependable who will run in the Marshall White Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. Mr Dependable spent most of his racing life trained from a box on-course at Randwick, but…