Live Racing Prime Rib Buffet

Get ready to indulge in the ultimate dining experience at the track. Savour melt-in-your-mouth Certified Angus Prime Rib carved to perfection, plus a delicious variety of chicken and seafood dishes, rotating entrée selections, and so much more! Adults: $59.95, Seniors (65+): $54.95, Kids (6–12): $34.95, Kids (5 & under): $22.95.

Reservations are filling up for the season so call 204-885-3330 today to reserve your table!

Looking for a Special Photo?

Track Photographer Jason Halstead may have just what you're looking for

Looking for that extra-special photo of your big horse, one you might not find in your win pictures? 

Track photographer Jason Halstead takes numerous photos during the races, and not all of them can make it into the win photos. If you’re looking for something frameable from your big race, or of your special horse, email Jason at jjhphoto@gmail.com.

Prices are excellent! Almost as good as his photos 😊

A Snapshot in Time by Bob Gates

Nifty was a multiple stakes winner trained by Downs patriarch A. E. “Bert” Blake. Bill Mitchell’s Nifty won the Free Press and Speers Handicaps in 1986 and has the distinction of winning the Wheat City Stakes on three occasions. In addition to the victory mentioned above in 1987, he won the race in 1986 and 1989 and finished second in 1988. Does the young man on the far right at Nifty’s haunches look familiar? He trained 1985 Gold Cup winner Buck Domino and would go on to write multiple Sovereign Award–winning articles. Yes, that’s George Williams! (Gerry Hart photo)

2025 Bowling Green Stakes at a Glance

This year’s Bowling Green Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course drew a main group of eight contenders plus three additional entrants entered for the main track only in the event rain forces the turf stakes onto the main track. Weather forecasts can change quickly, but the outlook for opening weekend of the summer meet at Saratoga looks mostly clear.

The Bowling Green was moved from Belmont Park to Saratoga Race Course in 2015, and this race has a rich history dating back to its first running in 1958. Highlights include a half-length victory in 1970 by Fort Marcy during his Horse of the Year campaign and With Approval setting a North American record for 1 3/8-miles in 2:10.26 in the 1990 Bowling Green, a record that stands today.



-- America's Best Racing

Betting a New York Invader to Win the Miss Disco Stakes

A competitive group of eight three-year-old fillies will sprint seven-eighths of a mile on the Colonial Downs dirt track in Saturday’s $125,000 Miss Disco Stakes, one of the feature events on the first weekend of Colonial’s 2025 meet.

The Miss Disco doesn’t contain an abundance of pace on paper. That could lend an advantage to New York raider #4 Mila Candy, who has repeatedly shown tactical speed.

-- America's Best Racing

Del Mar Sets Betting Menu For 86th Summer Meet

The standard lineup of betting options – supplemented by a trio of “tweaks” – will be offered to racing fans as Del Mar readies for its Summer Season #86 starting on Friday, July 18, at the seaside track just north of San Diego, Calif.

The 31-day session will begin with a three-day weekend, then meld into its standard four-day format (Thursday through Sunday) going forward to an extra racing date on Labor Day Monday (Sept. 1) and a final three-day weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-7).



-- Paulick Report

Bob's Blog

Queen's Cup and Other Historic Trophies

Have you ever seen the Queen’s Cup trophy up close? How about the trophies for the Winnipeg Futurity, Gold Cup, or the R. J. Speers? Well, Bob is taking us on a personal tour where we get up close and personal with these pieces of historic hardware. Can you imagine the stories these trophies could tell? Click here for the History Guy’s look at some of the finest historic trophies that Assiniboia Downs offers for annual competition.