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Second place finisher Marsh Side

Second place finisher Marsh Side in the post parade
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson said, "He ran a great little race, everything played out the way we wanted it. We had a nice stalking trip; he is endless, a bit of a bottomless pit, in terms of pace. He won the Valedictory, it is too bad we didn't have a couple of more furlongs, I believe we would have had him. I walked the turf course this morning, I spoke to Mr. Dickinson by phone, that was our plan based on the assessment we had, the rail is in beautiful shape, the turf course is in great condition, we were out there walking with the maintenance guys to make sure that all was copasetic, it was a great race, it all turned out very well. Sky Conqueror is a really nice horse. He is a very big horse, he was about this size when he was three, he is only four against these top turf horses. I mean is just starting to mature."