Assiniboia Downs has completed the 2022 meet with the second highest total wagering handle in the track’s history. The track wagered $55,326,730 over the 50-day meet, which was second only to the wagering recorded in 2020.
The final card of the 2022 season finished with $2,448,634 in wagering. The night included the mandatory payout of the ASD Jackpot Pick 5 pool which started with a $535,091 carryover. The total pick 5 pool reached over $2 million and returned $1,434 for each $1 share.
Trainer Jerry Gourneau, who hails from Belcourt, North Dakota, continued his winning ways in the trainer ranks by scoring his fourth training title in the past five years. Veteran jockey Jorge Carreno of Cocula, Guerrero, Mexico, once again dominated in the saddle en route to back-to-back titles. And, for the second year in a row, he did it in wire-to-wire fashion.