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Canadian Champion Sweetest Thing Retired

Sweetest Thing, who won the July 6 Dance Smartly Handicap (Can-IIIT) at Woodbine in what turned out to be her final start, has been retired after trainer and former co-owner Roger Attfield detected some swelling in an ankle following a workout.

 Thursday, August 29, 2002

Sweetest Thing Shows Affinity for Woodine in Dance Smartly

In her first start over Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course in more than eight months, Sweetest Thing picked up where she left off, by winning Saturday's $210,100 Dance Smartly Stakes.

 Saturday, July 06, 2002

Tweedside Just Lasts to Win Sheepshead Bay

Tweedside held off favored Sweetest Thing and 13-1Golden Corona at the wire to win Saturday's $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) by a nose at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old daughter of Thunder Gulch completed the 1 3/8 miles in 2:13.63 on a turf course rated "good."

 Saturday, June 01, 2002

Critical Eye Attempts Dirt-Turf Repeat in Sheepshead Bay

Herbert and Carol Schwartz's Critical Eye is entered in the $150,000 1 3/8-mile Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Belmont Park inner turf course Saturday. The 5-year-old Dynaformer mare won last year's renewal of the race, which was switched off the turf and run on a muddy main track.

 Thursday, May 30, 2002

A Bewitching Thursday for Fillies and Mares at Keeneland

A field of nine fillies and mares will take the gate for Thursday's $100,000 Bewitch Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland. The Bewitch is the sister race to Wednesday's Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIIT), for males. Both the Bewitch and Elkhorn cover 12 furlongs on the turf.

 Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Julie Jalouse Earns Narrow Orchid Handicap Win

Julie Jalouse rallied from fifth-place under jockey Jose Santos to nip 13-10 favorite Sweetest Thing at the wire to win Sunday's $200,000 Orchid Handicap (gr. IIT) at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, March 24, 2002

Grade II Winner Krisada Retired After Injury

Krisada, who won the Dec. 29 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIT) in her final outing, has been retired and will be bred this spring, according to her trainer, Shug McGaughey.

 Friday, February 15, 2002

La Prevoyante Features Long Island Rematch

Gerald Robbins and Jay Weiss' Queue, Roger Attfield and partners' Sweetest Thing, and F. Eugene Dixon's Lady Dora finished one-two-three, respectively, last out in the 12-furlong Long Island Handicap (gr. IIT) at Aqueduct on Nov. 10.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2001

Full Field Entered in Long Island Handicap

The final open turf stake of the year for fillies and mares in New York usually draws a large field and Saturday's 45th running of the grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap is no exception. A full field of 13, plus two for the main track only, has been entered.

 Thursday, November 08, 2001

Sweetest Thing Wins Breeders Stakes by 7 1/2 Lengths

Sweetest Thing earned her third victory in four career starts and her first stakes win in taking Saturday's Breeders Stakes at Woodbine by 7 1/2 lengths over Flaming Sky, a maiden Sky Classic colt.

 Sunday, August 12, 2001