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Manitoba Derby winner Mano Dura will look to continue his winning ways, going 1 1/4 miles in the second leg of the Western Canadian Triple Crown this Saturday in the Grade 3, $200000 Canadian Derby at Edmonton's Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.
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In many horse races, there is a tendency among bettors to favor horses who enter in winning form. But a horse who ran well in defeat against a talented rival can be just as likely to factor.
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Witt-Gourneau Team Wins Manitoba Derby with Mano Dura
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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
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Talk about good luck. Picture-perfect weather set the stage for a lively opening night at Canterbury Park, drawing a crowd estimated at 7000 for Saturday's nine-race card. The first of 54 days of summer racing in Shakopee offered a little bit of everything: two $50000 stakes, some triumphant favorites and a few surprise winners.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Kentucky Derby 2023 Picks & Predictions
The Philadelphia Inquirer horse racing analysts have released their picks and predictions for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. This is the 149th running of the first leg of the American Triple Crown. The 1 1/4-mile horse race has been held at Churchill Downs since its inception in 1875.
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Two Phil's won Canterbury Park's Shakopee Juvenile last year, and jockey Jareth Loveberry was the track's leading rider back in 2017.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. - It only took a minute - well,
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When:
Saturday, post time 5:57 p.m.
Where:
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TV:
NBC (Ch. 11) and Peacock, beginning with undercard races at 11 a.m.
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Two Phil's
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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There will be eight starters for Monday Night's 74th running of the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs.
The early favourite, at 7-5 odds, is PrayForPeace, who is coming off an impressive 6 1/2 length victory in the July 11 Derby Trials race.
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