Downbytheseaside, The tide continues to rise

Downbytheseaside continues to lead the way in North America as the leading sire of harness racing 2-year-olds. His debut crop are setting tracks alight and winning feature races left, right and centre.

At the Ohio Selected Yearling Sales held on the weekend he was also the leading sire, with six lots fetching more than $100,000 in the ring and the top price of $200,000 for a well related filly out of an Art Major mare.

His future as a sire looks as bright as they come and thankfully, he is on track to make a full recovery after undergoing colic surgery in New Zealand in late August. He is set to serve over 300 mares across Australia and New Zealand in the next four months, so this will be welcome news to Australasian breeders.

“Downbytheseaside has put every foot forward in the right direction since the surgery. The abdominal wound healed without any infection and there have been no further signs of colic. We are putting the colic down to a one-off event. Mach Three as a 4-four-year old had a similar surgery and survived to shuttle for fifteen years,” commented veterinarian and Woodlands Stud’s co-owner Andrew Grierson.

The son of Somebeachsomewhere arrived back to Woodlands Stud on September 1st after completing his quarantine and he settled straight back in, albeit confined to a box for the first few weeks.

“He is looking good and hasn’t missed a feed since arriving at the stud. His post-surgery physio programme to get full strength back to his abdominal muscles includes exercise on a walker for an hour or more in the morning and the afternoon.

“He was cleared to be put out in the paddock late last week and is enjoying having the open space and the unlimited grass. Having his paddock to run around in also aids in his recovery,” said Grierson

His healing will continue to be monitored closely over the coming weeks, but all care is being taken for his to make a full recovery. Thankfully being a young, healthy sire has seen him bounce back quickly and it shouldn’t be long until he can join the rest of the stallions in the breeding shed.

“Breeders will be happy to hear Downbytheseaside will start being collected in mid-October. In the unlikely event that anything changes all who have mares booked into him will be contacted,” Grierson stated.

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