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Grade I Winner Marsh Side Sires First Foal

Marsh Side, a Canadian grade I winner, sired his first foal when the Compliance mare Kerry Offaly produced a colt Jan. 31.

 Thursday, February 09, 2012
Marsh Side to Silvernails in NY

Marsh Side to Silvernails in NY

Two-time Canadian grade I winner Marsh Side will join the Questroyal Stud stallion roster in 2011 at Silvernails Farm near Pine Plains, N.Y.

 Sunday, November 28, 2010
Canadian International: Joshua Tree Hangs On

Canadian International: Joshua Tree Hangs On

Irish-bred Joshua Tree took the lead in mid-stretch and desperately held off the late charges of Mores Wells and favored Redwood to win the $2 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) Oct. 16 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, October 16, 2010
Redwood Favored in Canadian International

Redwood Favored in Canadian International

Juddmonte Farms' Redwood, winner of the Northern Dancer Stakes (Can-IT) in his initial North American start, returns to Woodbine as the morning line favorite for the $2 million Pattison Canadian International Oct. 16.

 Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Marsh Side Defends Northern Dancer Turf Crown

Marsh Side Defends Northern Dancer Turf Crown

Marsh Side, a career winner of more than $2.1 million at Woodbine, returns to his favorite layout to defend his title in the $750,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes - Presented by Vtech (Can-IT) Sept. 19 against eight rivals.

 Thursday, September 16, 2010
Marsh Side Sails Again at Woodbine

Marsh Side Sails Again at Woodbine

Marsh Side proved a popular five-length winner of the $243,047 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) Aug. 22 on the Woodbine turf course, where he has recorded the biggest wins of his career for trainer Neil Drysdale.

 Sunday, August 22, 2010
Seven Entered in Hard to Figure Sky Classic

Seven Entered in Hard to Figure Sky Classic

Seven evenly-matched starters, including Marsh Side, Spice Route, and Windward Islands are set to contest the $250,000 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) Aug. 22 at Woodbine.

 Friday, August 20, 2010
Rainbow View Injured, Out of Beverly D.

Rainbow View Injured, Out of Beverly D.

Augustin Stable's Rainbow View, the morning-line favorite for the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) for fillies and mares Aug. 21, has been scratched.

 Thursday, August 19, 2010
Gio Ponti Seeks Arlington Million Repeat

Gio Ponti Seeks Arlington Million Repeat

Gio Ponti, who captured last summer's Arlington Million (gr. IT) as the favorite, looms as an even stronger 7-5 choice on the morning line when facing nine rivals in the 28th running of the Aug. 21 race.

 Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Gio Ponti Tops Arlington Million Pre-Entries

Gio Ponti Tops Arlington Million Pre-Entries

Pre-entries for the Arlington Million (gr. IT) closed Aug. 13 with 10 older horses named to prestigious turf race.

 Saturday, August 14, 2010
Wide-Open Sword Dancer Draws 10

Wide-Open Sword Dancer Draws 10

Despite the return of the last three winners of the race, the 2010 edition of the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) lacks a true standout. That was made possible after the defection of probable favorite Take the Points.

 Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Rahystrada Squeezes Out Arlington 'Cap Win

Rahystrada Squeezes Out Arlington 'Cap Win

Veteran gelding Rahystrada earned his 10th career victory when he kicked clear in the stretch run for jockey Inez Karlsson and held off defending champion Just as Well by a half length in the $150,000 Arlington Handicap.

 Saturday, July 17, 2010
Modesty, Arlington 'Caps Draw Grade I Talent

Modesty, Arlington 'Caps Draw Grade I Talent

Tuscan Evening puts her 2010 unbeaten record on the line in the Modesty Handicap and Woodford Reserve Turf Classic winner General Quarters tops an 11-horse field in the Arlington Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park July 17.

 Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Marsh Side's 2009 DQ in Canada Overturned

Marsh Side's 2009 DQ in Canada Overturned

The Ontario Racing Commission has overturned the disqualification of Robert Evans' Marsh Side from first to fourth in the 2009 Northern Dancer Stakes (Can-IT) at Woodbine and restored the original order of finish.

 Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wide Open Big 'Cap Attracts Full Field of 14

Wide Open Big 'Cap Attracts Full Field of 14

Second in his last three starts, Misremembered can make amends for trainer Bob Baffert in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 6. The race that drew 14 entrants.

 Thursday, March 04, 2010
Furthest Land Hopes to Atone in San Antonio

Furthest Land Hopes to Atone in San Antonio

Furthest Land, last as the 3-5 favorite a month ago in his first race since capturing the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), can make amends Feb. 7 in the $150,000 San Antonio Handicap (gr. II)at Santa Anita.

 Thursday, February 04, 2010
Champs Elysees Goes Out On Top at Woodbine

Champs Elysees Goes Out On Top at Woodbine

Favored Champs Elysees, in likely the final race of his career, went out on top with a come-from-behind victory in the $1,927,556 Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 17.

 Saturday, October 17, 2009
Marsh Side Defends in Canadian International

Marsh Side Defends in Canadian International

Marsh Side returns to defend his title in the $2-million Pattison Canadian International (Can-I) over the Woodbine turf course Oct. 17 against a field that includes German group I winner Jukebox Jury.

 Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Northern Dancer Inquiry Goes to Just as Well

Northern Dancer Inquiry Goes to Just as Well

Just as Well was awarded victory in the Northern Dancer Turf (Can-IT) at Woodbine Sept. 20 when the winner, Marsh Side, was disqualified for interference in the stretch.

 Sunday, September 20, 2009
Strong Field Lines Up For Northern Dancer

Strong Field Lines Up For Northern Dancer

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Champs Elysees is back to defend his title in the $750,000 Northern Dancer Turf Presented by Vtech (Can-IT), but will have to take down a deep field of turf routers Sept. 20 at Woodbine, including Melynk Racing Stables' Marchfield, who defeated the 6-year-old horse last month over the same course.

 Thursday, September 17, 2009
Man o' War: Gio Ponti Seeks Another Grade I

Man o' War: Gio Ponti Seeks Another Grade I

Castleton Lyons' Gio Ponti, fresh off victories in the Frank Kilroe Mile (gr. IT) and Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT), will shoot for his third consecutive grade I score July 11 in the $500,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Rain Could Impact Sheema Classic Outcome

Rain Could Impact Sheema Classic Outcome

Jamie Spencer rates his Dubai Sheema Classic mount Purple Moon as having "a good each-way chance" but stressed that any more rain would dampen his enthusiasm. Dubai was saturated Wednesday (March 25) night and Thursday morning.

 Thursday, March 26, 2009

U.S. Horses Continue Toward World Cup

Still recovering after the long journey from the United States to Dubai, the 12-horse American contingent for the March 28 Dubai World Cup races continued to stretch their legs March 22 and get acclimated to Nad al Sheba, with most sent out for easy gallops.

 Monday, March 23, 2009
U.S. Debut for Zambezi Sun in 'Obispo

U.S. Debut for Zambezi Sun in 'Obispo

French group I winner Zambezi Sun, in his first start since the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) last fall, makes his United States debut in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Santa Anita turf Feb. 22 for trainer Bobby Frankel.

 Thursday, February 19, 2009
Drysdale Saddles Three in San Marcos

Drysdale Saddles Three in San Marcos

Roberts Evans' Marsh Side, who became a grade I winner last out when pulling a 29-1 upset in the $2 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine, tops a field of 10 older turf routers in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 19 at Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, January 17, 2009
Marsh Side Stuns International Stars

Marsh Side Stuns International Stars

Marsh Side emerged from the pack at the midpoint of Woodbine's long homestretch to post a 29-1 upset on the turf in the $2 million Pattison Canadian Invitational (Can-I) for Southern California trainer Neil Drysdale.

 Saturday, October 04, 2008
Doctor Dino Leads Canadian International

Doctor Dino Leads Canadian International

The much-traveled French-bred Doctor Dino heads a field of 10 evenly-matched turf specialists entered in the $2 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-I) on the Woodbine turf course Oct. 4.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Gallant Man Distance Key for Big Booster

Gallant Man Distance Key for Big Booster

Trainer Mike Mitchell says he's not worried about the unusual 1 5/8-mile distance of the first $100,000 Gallant Man Handicap June 1, and with good reason. After all, his horse, Big Booster, recently proved a convincing winner of the the even longer San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT).

 Thursday, May 29, 2008
McCann's Mojave Looks Tough in Berkeley

McCann's Mojave Looks Tough in Berkeley

Stakes veteran McCann's Mojave, a grade III winner on Golden Gate Fields' Tapeta Footings surface last November for trainer Steve Specht, tries to do it again in the $150,000 Berkeley Stakes (gr. III) on Memorial Day, May 26, at the Albany track.

 Friday, May 23, 2008

International Full of Gifted Runners

As Canada's richest horse race, it is only fitting that the $2 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-I) will include some of the most talented turf routers in the world. The 70th edition of the mile-and-a-half event will take place Oct. 21 on Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course and will be contested by a field of 12.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Breeders' Cup Decision Time for Man o' War Field

For the connections of the seven horses entered in the $500,000 Man o' War (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 8, decision time is drawing near for the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).

 Thursday, September 06, 2007
Sky Conqueror Powers Home in Northern Dancer BC

Sky Conqueror Powers Home in Northern Dancer BC

Bill Sorokolit's Sky Conqueror rallied to get the lead a furlong from home, then rolled to 1 1/2-length victory, making it back-to-back wins in the CAN$698,200 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf (Can-II) Sunday on the Woodbine turf.

 Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sky Conqueror Defends Northern Dancer Title

Defending champion Sky Conqueror heads a well-matched field of eight turf specialists Sunday in the $700,000 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf (Can-II) at Woodbine.

 Friday, July 20, 2007

Marsh Side Takes Valedictory on Closing Day at Woodbine

Marsh Side kept his perfect Polytrack record intact by taking Sunday's $125,000 Valedictory Stakes on closing day of the 2006 season at Woodbine under meet riding champion Emma-Jayne Wilson.

 Sunday, December 10, 2006

At Turfway, Polytrack Remains a Work in Progress

Business is way up, and catastrophic injuries are way down. But Turfway Park officials aren't surprised their new Polytrack surface is a work in progress.

 Monday, February 27, 2006