Live Racing this Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

• Live racing starts at 7:30 p.m.
• Enter for your chance to spin our $10,000 Lucky Longshot wheel.
• Monday, June 22 is Dollar Night. Enjoy dollar specials all night long! See details here.
• Every Wednesday in June is Western Wednesdays. Grab your cowboy hat and get ready for some fun. Click here for more info.
• Reserve your table for our renowned all-you-can-eat Prime Rib Buffet which is available on Live Race Nights only.

Click here for full schedule.

Trainer Brian Phillips Pulls 39-1 Upset, Triggers Lucrative Pick 3 Payoffs, Khelawan, Knights Score Hat Tricks

Former Hastings Park trainer Brian Phillips pulled off a major upset this week with a huge longshot, triggering some very lucrative $3 Pick 3 payoffs, jockeys Rachaad Knights and Kerron Khelawan scored hat tricks, and trainers Steve Keplin, Jr. and Jerry Gourneau kept rolling at the top of the standings.

The line-dancing and bull riding moved outside for Western Wednesday thanks to some welcome sunshine, and the best part was watching some of the wild rides. It looks easy enough, but once he gets cranked up...

This bull can buck! 

Full story here

Free $500 Cash Draws after Live Racing plus free $200 Cash Draws on the Weekends

Did you know that Assiniboia Downs is Winnipeg's #1 Spot for VLT Jackpots? Play any of our 140 VLTs in the Club West Gaming Lounge for your chance to win!

💸 Free $500 cash draws — after every Live Race Night

🎡 Free Spin to Win draws — Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 6 p.m.

💸 Free $200 cash draws — Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m.

Click here to see our recent jackpots.

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

In the 1982 Winnipeg Futurity, King Midas and rider Flavio Martinez had an interesting trip. Martinez lost a stirrup leaving the gate and was forced to navigate most of the race without a stirrup. He managed to kick his other foot free and rode ‘sitting loose’ and won the 53rd edition of the Futurity beating the betting favourite One and Only by one and half lengths (Gerry Hart photo).

Horse Racing Heavyweights: An Early Look at the 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes Field

The recently completed Triple Crown season ended with champ Golden Tempo establishing himself as a rising star whose wins bolstered the success of history-making trainer Cherie DeVaux.

In addition to the emergence of talented 3-year-olds like Golden Tempo and Derby runner-up Renegade, a handful of last year’s best 3-year-olds from 2025 are still competing at age 4 with this fall’s Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic as the ultimate target.

Three of them have a knockout punch.

-- America's Best Racing

Ohio Derby: Razor-sharp Desert Gate takes on five Triple Crown runners

Five times in its past 10 runnings, the Ohio Derby has been won by a horse directly exiting the Triple Crown series. That’s the case for five of the 10 entrants in Saturday’s renewal of the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown, but not the favourite.

Desert Gate will be just the fourth career runner at Thistledown for Bob Baffert. He is the most likely pacesetter in the Ohio Derby but will have company seeking the front end while facing much stiffer competition.

-- Daily Racing Form

Ontario-bred Luv Your Neighbor Scoops Delaware Oaks

Lael Stables’ Luv Your Neighbor, an Ontario-bred 3-year-old filly who has been second in so many major races in the U.S., finally got her stakes win in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks on June 13. The daughter of Constitution – Disobedient by Into Mischief, powered to victory in her ninth career race for trainer Michael Stidham. Because...

Canadians breed good horses!

-- Canadian Thoroughbred

Bob's Blog

This week, track historian Bob Gates takes us on a tour of the Racing Through Time area located in the Downs front lobby. Of particular interest are the three history cases and their new content for the 2026 racing season. Click here to learn more about the racing memorabilia on display in the Whittier Park, Polo Park, and Assiniboia Downs cases.