WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Ice Bear | Margin: neck | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A+ | $92,488 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Maria's Mon - Bristol Pistol, Regal Classic
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.
| 2 | Marchfield | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A++ | $30,829 |
2004 | Bay Horse | A.P. Indy - Pico Teneriffe, Red Ransom
Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 365 yearlings sold, median $360,000.
Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
| 3 | Approval Rating | Margin: 1¼ | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: B | $14,744 |
2004 | Chestnut Ridgling | Lemon Drop Kid - Classic Approval, With Approval
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 387 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: With Approval, Gray or Roan, 1986.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $65,000.
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, $110,000.
Others: Equitable, $8,042; Cool Gator, $4,624; Independent George, $357; Mike Fox, $357; Judiths Wild Rush, $357; Artie Hot, $357.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Bear | Chantal Sutherland | MacDonald Benson |
| 2 | Marchfield | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse |
| 3 | Approval Rating | James McAleney | Terry Jordan |
| 4 | Equitable | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce |
| 5 | Cool Gator | Emile Ramsammy | Ian Black |
| 6 | Independent George | Kendrick Carmouche | H. Graham Motion |
| 7 | Mike Fox | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Bruce R. Smither |
| 8 | Judiths Wild Rush | David Garcia | Gerald E. Seymour |
| 9 | Artie Hot | Tyler Pizarro | Nicholas Gonzalez |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Bear | Chantal Sutherland | $6.00 | $3.00 | $2.30 | |||||||
| Marchfield | Patrick Husbands | $3.20 | $2.80 | ||||||||
| Approval Rating | James McAleney | $3.40 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-2) | $20.10 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-2-4) | $74.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-2-4-3) | $551.00 | ||||||||||
The first reported foal by Canadian champion Marchfield was born at Windhaven Farm in Caledon, Ontario. The chestnut filly out of Casey's Irish Pride was born Jan. 25.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Mike Fox, the 2007 Queen's Plate Stakes winner for breeder/owner D. Morgan Firestone, has been retired from racing for stallion duty at Firestone Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Fifty Proof earned his first graded stakes win when he disposed of odds-on favorite Exhi on the final turn and held on for a half-length win in the $175,871 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at odds of 10-1 at Woodbine May 28.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Stunning Stag and Exhi, both grade III winners in their most recent efforts, head the field for the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) over Woodbine's Polytrack May 28.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Eugene Melnyk's homebred Marchfield, a two-time Canadian champion, will stand the 2011 breeding season at Michael Byrne's Park Stud near Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.
Monday, October 11, 2010
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
Grand Adventure delivered his second graded stakes win in a row over the Woodbine turf when he turned back Rahy's Attorney in the stretch to capture the $344,708 King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT) by one length June 26.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Lightly-raced Southdale, a 4-year-old son of Street Cry, took over from pacesetter Fatal Bullet in mid-stretch and held off Stunning Stag by three-quarters of a length to win the Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) June 5 at Woodbine.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Augustin Stable's Ice Bear, winner of the 2009 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III), is back to defend his title against nine older horses in the $150,000 event June 5 at Woodbine.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Champs Elysees is the first U.S.-based runner to win the Sovereign Award's Horse of the Year title since 1995.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Making his first stakes appearance against older horses, Queen's Plate victor Eye of the Leopard has no easy task, facing several multiple added-money winners in the $150,000 Autumn (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 14.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Pool Play, making his stakes debut for trainer Mark Casse, charged late to overtake favored Ice Bear, winning the $156,914 Durham Cup (Can-III) over Woodbine's Polytrack by one length Oct. 4.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Gran Estreno, claimed for $20,000 on two different occasions this year, was installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $150,000 Durham Cup (Can-III) Oct. 4 at Woodbine.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Marchfield fractured a hind pastern Sept. 29 and required surgery.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Three-time Canadian champion Judiths Wild Rush will enter stud in 2010 at Nicola Scott's Stone Briar Stables near Fenwick, Ontario, Canada, following his racing career.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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
The $150,000 Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT), the feature of Kentucky Downs' four-day live meet, drew a full field of 12, including defending titleholder Rumor Has It and grade I winner Cloudy's Knight.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Hard-charging Marchfield outfought a game Champs Elysees in a gritty stretch duel to register a half-length win in the $256,100 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine lawn Aug. 23.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Ellie-Boge Farm's homebred Rahy's Attorney, a grade II winner in Canada twice this season, will shoot for his third straight victory in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) Aug. 23 at Woodbine.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Favored Rahy's Attorney found Woodbine's soft turf course to his liking in the $313,927 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 26, holding off his rivals after opening a five-length lead in the lane for his first victory at the 1 1/4-mile distance.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Rahy's Attorney, who got back on track last out with a win in the King Edward Handicap (Can-IIT), will seek his fourth graded stakes score at Woodbine when he faces a tough field in the $300,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 26 on the turf in Toronto.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Marchfield, named Canada's outstanding older horse last year, found the winner's circle for the first time in 2009 when he rallied from last on the final turn to capture the $190,767 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine July 1.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Augustin Stable's Ice Bear held off a late bid from reigning champion dirt male Marchfield to win the $170,275 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine June 6. The 1 1/16-mile Polytrack event was the first graded stakes score for
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Marchfield and Artie Hot, both graded stakes winners a year ago, will look to add another black-type victory to their ledger when they do battle in the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) June 6 on the Woodbine Polytrack.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Rahy's Attorney, upset winner of the $1 million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) last year, returns to his favorite track for the first start of his 2009 campaign in the $150,000 Connaught Cup (Can-IIIT) May 24.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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