Canadian trainer Kevin Attard’s filly Moira shooting for success on world stage at Breeders’ Cup
He’s won the King’s Plate, Woodbine Oaks and Prince of Wales Stakes but a Breeders’ Cup victory would be a crowning achievement for Canadian trainer Kevin Attard.
Attard will return to the Breeders’ Cup with Moira, the filly that won the ‘22 King’s Plate en route to being named Canada’s horse of the year. Moira was fifth in last year’s Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland – rallying from last in the 12-horse field – and will again run in the US$2-million 1¼-mile race Saturday at Santa Anita.Schitt’s Creek“She’s a little bit of a quirky horse so just to see her ship as well as she has is a good sign,” he said.
Moira, an early 12-1 pick, will break from the No. 4 post with Flavien Prat aboard. The expectation is for a firm turf Saturday. Shirl’s Speight, trained by Hall of Famer Roger Attfield, returns to the Breeders Cup Mile following last year’s second-place finish at 55-1 odds. The six-year-old, owned and bred by Canadian Charles Fipke, is a 30-1 morning selection and drew the No. 1 post.
Attfield has won a record-tying eight King’s Plate titles in Canada. The 83-year-old trainer is a member of both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.“I find it interesting that he’s the odds he is,” Attfield said. “To me it didn’t make much sense but I don’t worry about it too much.
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