The live racing dates and stakes schedule for 2024 at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba have been confirmed.
The 50-day meeting begins on Monday, May 20 and runs through to Tuesday, September 17. Live racing will take place on Monday and Tuesday evenings in May and the Mon-Tues-Wed schedule resumes for June, July and August and part of September. The final four days for racing in September will be on Monday and Tuesday from Sept. 9 through Sept. 17. Post time will be 7:30 p.m.
There will be six overnight stakes and 28 stakes offered in 2024 highlighted by the $125,000 Manitoba Derby for 3-year-olds on Monday August 5. Other traditional championship races include the $50,000 Gold Cup on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the $50,000 Manitoba Matron on Monday Sept. 16, and the $50,000 Winnipeg Futurity on Tuesday Sept. 17. There will be six stakes for 2-year-olds beginning with the $50,000 Debutante on Tuesday, July 23.
The overnight stakes for 2024 have been named after some of the best horses ever to race in Manitoba including champions Slinkylady, Bobby Q, Taboga, Coral Prospect, Rangatira and Nephrite.
There will be eight restricted stakes including: $40,000 CTHS Sales Stakes, $40,000 Buffalo Stakes, $40,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes, $40,000 R. C. Anderson, $40,000 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes, $40,000 J. W. Sifton, $40,000 Distaff and the $40,000 Phil Kives.
Shipping incentives are again in place for 2024 and range from $250 to $1,000 depending on where the horse is arriving from. Combined with the shipping incentives for mares and stallions, the lucrative bonuses available to Manitoba-breds, seven Manitoba/Saskatchewan based sires, and increased investment in broodmares, the future of the sport of horse racing in Manitoba is looking better than ever.
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