Canada's Assiniboia Downs Wraps Up Solid Meet

Full fields and great betting opportunities will be the highlight of Wednesday's opening night program as live racing returns to Turfway Park Racing and Gaming for the 2023-24 season. Racing is scheduled each Wednesday-Saturday, starting at 5:55 p.m. The 2023 Holiday Meet runs from Wednesday to Saturday, Dec. 30, and the 2024 Winter/Spring Meet…

Churchill Downs Set To Open 21-Day November Meet This Sunday (Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: RACING RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. FOR 21-DAY FALL MEET Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open…

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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…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Keeneland concluded its 2023 Spring Meet on Friday following 15 days of exceptional racing that generated record all-sources wagering of $224 million and was complemented by a slate of special events aimed at benefiting the Central Kentucky community. "A huge thanks to our fans, the community and our horsemen who turned out in full…

The 2023 Keeneland Spring Meet ended Friday evening, bringing a close to an especially deadly stretch of racing at the Lexington horse track. The 15-day Spring Meet, held from April 7-28, saw three horses die as the result of racing incidents at Keeneland. According to the Equine Injury Database - a national database of horse racing injuries that…

Boosted by two multiple-win race days, Tyler Gaffalione recorded 21 victories to secure his second consecutive Keeneland spring meet riding title and fifth overall. Gaffalione won four races April 21 and three races April 12. He also took the Shakertown Stakes (G2) with Caravel and the Palisades Stakes aboard Gaslight Dancer. Luis Saez won 18 races…

Smile Happy (left) and Creative Minister are set for their return to the races (Coady Photography) Oaklawn Barn Notes by Robert Yates HOT SPRINGS, Ark.- Thursday's eighth race at Oaklawn, courtesy of trainer Kenny McPeek, has a 2022 Triple Crown flavor. McPeek is scheduled to send out the top two program choices (Smile Happy and Creative Minister)…

The excitement is building for opening day for the 2023 Quarter Horse live racing season at Louisiana Downs. Seven races are carded for Thursday, January 5, the first of 46 days to showcase the explosive speed of "America's Fastest Athletes." In addition to the horses, there is an emerging talent to watch this season: jockey Arturo Alvarez. The…

Live Racing Returns to Churchill Downs on Sunday for 19-Day Fall Meet (Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open its 133 Fall Meet with an 11-race program - all for promising…

With only three live racing days left in the 65th season at Assiniboia Downs, the trainer, jockey and owner races have already been decided, but there's still one major stakes race for two-year-olds that nobody can predict, and two major mandatory jackpots that anyone could win. Read this article for free: Already have an account? Log in here " To…

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…

Churchill Downs Ready To Pop Gate on September Meet (Set Piece gets a morning bath at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed…

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…

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: Yes, it's true. There is a favourite in Saturday's Kentucky Derby named Messier and yes, he's named after the legendary hockey star. Messier, the only Canadian-bred colt in the field, will carry the colours of Ontario's Sam-Son Farm into the 148 running of the Run for the Roses. He will also take a…

Louisiana Downs will kick off its 2022 Thoroughbred racing season on Saturday, May 7. Opening day will feature seven live races beginning at 3:05 pm (Central) and the simulcast of the 148th Kentucky Derby. In addition to enjoying live racing and the entire card from Churchill Downs, fans can enjoy the day from the suite level or on trackside apron…

Keeneland Barn Notes: Champ Letruska Returns to Regular Work (Letruska / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Keeneland Media Team: CHAMPION LETRUSKA RETURNS TO KEENELAND WORK TAB St. George Stable's Letruska, who made Keeneland her main base of operations during an Eclipse Award-winning campaign in 2021, worked 5 furlongs in 1:02.40 over a fast…

Thoroughbred racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts from Churchill Downs in Louisville to its sister track Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, 94 miles to the northeast in Florence, on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) for the 16-day Holiday Meet. The Holiday Meet covers a five-week stretch every Thursday-Sunday through Friday, Dec. 31…