WINNIPEG — Rachaad Knights started his budding professional jockey career on a donkey in Barbados.
Taylor: The New Kid at the Downs is Red Hot
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Assiniboia Downs Articles
Fireworks On and Off the Track at Assiniboia Downs
WINNIPEG — Darren Dunn was absolutely right when he said the jockey colony at Assiniboia Downs is as good as it’s ever been.
Jockey Damario Bynoe Challenges Again
While five-time champion trainer Jerry Gourneau turns the trainer’s race at Assiniboia Downs into a rout, the jockey colony is doing exactly what ASD CEO Darren Dunn predicted it would do.
Jockey Leader Prayven Badrie: Focused on Winning
With five wins this week, Prayven Badrie is on top of the jockey standings at Assiniboia Downs once again.
More Than a Racetrack: Assiniboia Downs Has It All This Summer
There’s plenty of live thoroughbred racing on the schedule, but in case you’ve missed it, Assiniboia Downs is no longer just a racetrack.
Off and Betting at Assiniboia Downs
They are off and running in the 67th racing meet at Assiniboia Downs. To be more precise, however, they are off and betting.
Live Racing at Assiniboia Downs Starts Monday Night
Barry Arnason has been around Assiniboia Downs for more than 50 years. In fact, in 2023, Arnason won a special award from the Thoroughbred Horse Society for 50 years of service to the Canadian racing industry.
A New Downs’ Season: Can It Get Any Better?
Last summer, Jerry Gourneau was the leading trainer at Assiniboia Downs while Antonio Whitehall won the jockey championship.
The 150th Kentucky Derby: A Fierce Approach Needed to Stay Ahead of Sierra Leone
When the 150th Run for the Roses goes to post this Saturday at 5:57 p.m. CDT, all eyes will be on Fierceness and Sierra Leone.
Still Fighting: ASD Trainer Shelley Brown Optimistic in the Face of Adversity
Back in the fall of 2020, even Shelley Brown expected that Canadian racing fans might be reading her obituary by now.
Whitehall, Gourneau Claim Thrones, Revenues Blow Up Again at ASD
Punters at Assiniboia Downs have known for weeks that Antonio Whitehall and Jerry Gourneau would eventually win the big prizes.
Magic Tiger, Mano Dura and Big Nick Go Nose-to-Nose-to-Nose in the 2023 Gold Cup
Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn calls The Gold Cup: “My favourite race of the season.” And after 10 years or so of hearing him make that statement, you can believe him.
