Sid C. Attard

Sid Attard
Sid Attard
Occupation	Trainer
Born	September 29, 1950 (age 68); Birkirkara, Malta
Career wins	2,000+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
	Mazarine Stakes (1980); Ontario Matron Stakes (1982, 2004, 2005, 2006) ; Vigil Stakes (1982, 2007); Display Stakes (1985, 2006, 2011); Canadian Stakes (1987); Sir Barton Stakes (1992); Duchess Stakes (1995); Maryland Million Distaff Handicap (1996); Ontario Fashion Stakes (1996); Classy 'N Smart Stakes (1997, 1999); Maple Leaf Stakes (1997, 2003, 2004); Ballade Stakes (1998, 2005); Natalma Stakes (1998, 2001); La Prevoyante Stakes (1999); Atto Mile (2001); Play The King Stakes (2001, 2008); Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2001); Shady Well Stakes (2001); Woodbine Oaks (2002); Algoma Stakes (2003, 2004, 2005); Bold Ruckus Stakes (2004); Canadian Derby (2004); Seagram Cup Stakes (2004, 2005); Bull Page Stakes (2008) ; Victoria Park Stakes (2004); Bessarabian Stakes (2005); Chief Bearhart Stakes (2005); Queenston Stakes (2005, 2007); Valedictory Stakes (2005); Overskate Stakes (2006); Bold Venture Stakes (2007); Coronation Futurity Stakes (2007, 2011); Plate Trial Stakes (2007); Woodstock Stakes (2007, 2008); Dominion Day Stakes (2008); Swynford Stakes (2009) ; Highlander Stakes (2010, 2011, 2012) ; Vandal Stakes (2009, 2011)
Significant horses
	Numerous Times, Ginger Gold ; Organ Grinder, One For Rose, Maritimer

Last updated March 19, 2019

Sid C. Attard (born September 29, 1950, Birkirkara, Malta) is a Canada-based thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Members of his family emigrated to Canada in the 1960s, and his older brothers Joseph and Tino became racehorse trainers. Larry became one of the top jockeys in the country and a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Birkirkara is a town in the central region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 23,034 inhabitants as of March 2018. The city consists of four autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Mary. The city's motto is In hoc signo vinces, and its coat of arms is a plain red cross, surmounted by a crown.

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km² (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.² The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.

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A trainer since 1977, Attard is based at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack, where he has led all trainers in wins four times. On December 6, 2008 he won his 1,600th career race with Forever Gleaming. On November 14/2010 he won his 1,700th career race in the Autumn Stakes with Stunning Stag. In February 2011, the Brampton Guardian announced that Sid would be a 2011 inductee of the Brampton Sports Hall Of Fame. ^{[ citation needed ]}

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A resident of Bramalea, a neighbourhood in Brampton, Ontario, Attard and his wife Janice have three children. Their sons Paul and Jamie have followed in their father's footsteps and are trainers at Woodbine Racetrack.

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