Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn calls The Gold Cup: “My favourite race of the season.” And after 10 years or so of hearing him make that statement, you can believe him.
Peter Redekop’s Abeliefinthislivin, a maiden winner at Santa Anita before a brief and unfruitful venture on the U.S. Triple Crown trail this spring, found a Derby success north of the border Saturday evening when scoring a 2½-length triumph in the Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile Racetrack in Edmonton.
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According to trainer Jerry Gourneau, Mano Dura is ready to race. The champion three-year-old of the 2023 Manitoba Derby will head to the post this Saturday at Century Mile in Edmonton