Page 5 - The Game March 2006

Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper The Game, March 2006 5
The 2006 “Live” Season -They’re Off and Running Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Assiniboia
By Ernie Nairn
Another exciting season of thoroughbred racing begins at Assiniboia Downs on Saturday, May 6 and signals the starts of 70-days of live racing for the 2006 season. The season will conclude on Sunday, September 24.
Post Times on Sundays and Holiday afternoons will be 1:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings post time is 7:00 p.m. During the 2006 season, four Tuesday evening race dates will also be featured on June 27, and July 11, 18 and 25 with a post time of 7:00 p.m.
A special post time of 1:00 p.m. will be featured on Kentucky Derby Day, Saturday, May 6 and again on Canada Day, July 1st and July 3 which is also a Manitoba provincial holiday this year.
The 2006 season will witness a total purse distribution of over $5.5 million and includes the $100,000 purse offered for the 58th annual running of the Manitoba Lotteries Derby on Monday, August 1. The Manitoba Lotteries Derby Day will also feature the $40,000 Winnipeg Futurity, the $40,000 Jack Hardy Stakes and the $40,000 Wheat City Stakes. These great and very competitive stakes races will provide all fans with another action packed afternoon of thoroughbred racing excitement.
Thirty stakes races with purses totaling over
$1.2 million will be featured during the 2006 season. The 2006 stakes races schedule begins Saturday, June 3 with the Golden Boy Stakes for three-year-olds and concludes with the $65,000 Gold Breeders’ Cup for three-year-olds & up on Sunday, September 24.
Assiniboia Downs is also pleased to showcase the 2006 Triple Crown simulcasts. The exciting three race series featuring this season’s top three-year-olds begins on Saturday, May 6 with the 132nd Kentucky Derby
from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. That is followed by the 131st Preakness Stakes from the Pimlico racecourse Saturday, May 20 and the 138th Belmont Stakes from New York’s Belmont Park on Saturday, June 10.
Check the racetrack’s web site "year round" at www.assiniboiadowns.com for the most current information from Assiniboia Downs. Throughout the live season there are detailed summaries on all of the 2006 stakes races and other racetrack stories, selections, an events calendar, information on the Club West Gaming Lounge, handicapping contests and information on the great dining opportunities available in the Terrace Dining Room and other events held at Assiniboia Downs.
Sundays and Holidays will continue to be “ Family Fun Days” at Assiniboia Downs, with free pony rides, a petting zoo and face painting for the children. And everyone’s favorite Assiniboia Downs mascot Charlie Jr., who debuted in 2002 sporting a brand new look, is back to entertain young and old alike. General admission and parking are always FREE at Assiniboia Downs.
Thank You!
To everyone
for making such an incredible year possible!
2005 Sovereign & Eclipse Award Winning Apprentice Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson
& Agent Mike Luider
New Indoor Equi-ciser Training Facility at Assiniboia
Spring training at Assiniboia Downs officially began on Wednesday, March 1. Horsemen were allowed to access the stables and backstretch area beginning the weekend of February 25-26, 2006, in order to bring their horses on to the grounds and prepare them for the start of spring training. The tentatively scheduled date for the start of the live season is Saturday, May 6, 2006.
As soon as the 2006 live season calendar is confirmed, the entire 2006 race calendar and stakes race schedule will be posted on the web site.
During the past “off-season”, Assiniboia Downs constructed a new “indoor” thoroughbred equi-ciser treadmill training facility. It is located in the north-east corner of the backstretch. This equi-ciser training facility will allow horsemen to work their horses out on this indoor treadmill during times of inclement or cooler weather. Training sessions must be booked with the attendant in charge of this facility.
Stall Application forms will be available for down- loading off this web site by looking for the stall applications forms link under the drop down selections box under Horsemen’s Services at the top of the web site Main page.
Click “Stall Applications” under the Horseman’s Services listings Print and follow the instructions on the application form. Mail or fax the completed stall application form to Ray Miller, Race Secretary, Assiniboia Downs, 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3K 2E9. The facsimile number is (204) 831-5348.
The same procedure applies for the 2006 season’s Condition Books. These will also be accessible when published from the drop down listings under Horsemen’s Services. Click the “Condition Books” link and you can print off the most current edition of the condition book.
For more information contact Race Secretary Ray Miller.
Race Secretary Ray Miller can be reached at (204) 885-3330 extension 247 or you can email Ray Miller at rmiller@assiniboiadowns.com
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Owners, trainers and jockeys interested
in obtaining more information on the 2006
live racing season should contact
Assiniboia Downs Director of Operations,
Darren Dunn or Race Secretary Ray
Miller. Please call Darren Dunn at (204) 905-729-3412 885-3330 extension 203 or email Darren
at ddunn@assiniboiadowns.com.
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