“Remember. Six Feet! Six Feet!” For Derek Corbel, the assistant director of racing and backstretch supervisor at Assiniboia Downs, it’s almost a full-time job. Just reminding veteran ASD employees about the new normal has become a part of the daily routine.
The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Declan Chisholm to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have launched special edition licence plates to commemorate their 107th Grey Cup win last season.
Despite the record handles and racing without spectators, the karma of the first stakes race of the season wasn’t lost on Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn.
The folks who run Assiniboia Downs have been able to loosen some of the health restrictions placed on them by the province of Manitoba.
The wagering numbers were stunning. Through the first three nights of thoroughbred racing at Assiniboia Downs, there was $4,477,101 bet on races at ASD.
History can now record that the first winner of the 2020 Assiniboia Downs thoroughbred meet was Manitoba-bred Bear Me a Moment.
On Monday night, Winnipeg’s own Assiniboia Downs becomes the first race track to return to operation in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we approach the start of the 2020 Assiniboia Downs live racing opener, the man who brought us Escape Clause and Hidden Grace will have a new two-year-old filly at ASD this year.
WINNIPEG — Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn admitted that what he’ll watch on Monday night, May 25, “will be bizarre.”
WINNIPEG — When live horse racing returns to Assiniboia Downs for the first time this season, it will look drastically different than in the past.
From now until June 1, the Winnipeg Ice is donating 15 percent of their season ticket sales to COVID-19 relief organizations through the “More Than a Ticket” campaign.
