Dawkins gets off the mark at Assiniboia Downs

Former Jamaican champion jockey Dane Dawkins rode his first winner of the new season at Assiniboia Downs in Winnepeg, Canada after capturing the 4th event on Monday night's 7-race programme.

Dawkins guided the Steven Gaskin-trained 8-5 second choice Offley Special to victory in the maiden special weight contest for 3 year old fillies over 5 furlongs round for $20,000, the largest purse on the programme.  

Offley Special covered the distance in 1:01.1 minute. Dawkins is doing his second stint on the Canadian-circuit, having also ridden at the Winnepeg track in 2019.