Roger Attfield

‘Texas’ Hold ‘em: Tower of Texas Wins Connaught Cup Thriller

Tower of Texas had double the work to do – first, collaring the leader and then holding off a hard-charging rival – to come out on top in Saturday’s $196,750 Grade 2 Connaught Cup at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield and piloted by leading rider Eurico Rosa da Silva, fan favourite Tower of Texas came […]

‘Good Better’ best in Elgin

Good Better Best earned his first stakes score with a determined stretch run in Wednesday’s $125,000 Elgin Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owner Harlequin Ranches, the five-year-old son of Best of the Bests sat just off the pace of favoured Ultimate Destiny in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake, was roused into contention […]

Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for Woodbine

On Saturday, Woodbine Racetrack will play host to the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony honouring some of Ontario’s finest athletes. The star-studded event kicks off at Woodbine’s trackside tent at 11 a.m. Inductees include former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis; dual horse racing hall of fame trainer Roger Attfield; world figure skating […]

Wise Dan, Cityscape Top Ricoh Woodbine Mile

Morton Fink’s Wise Dan and Juddmonte Farms’ Cityscape headline a solid field of nine for Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The 16th edition of one of the premier grass races in North America will be televised live across Canada on The Score in a special two-hour presentation from 4:00 pm – 6:00 […]

Hall of Fame Welcomes Woodbine Icon Attfield

On Friday, trainer Roger Attfield will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The induction ceremony is available via the National Museum of Racing’s live stream on Woodbine’s website at www.woodbineracetrack.com, starting at 10:30 a.m. Attfield’s segment […]

Queen’s Plate Notes: Attfield vs Giddings

Trainer Roger Attfield, with eight Queen’s Plate wins, is tied with Harry Giddings Jr. for most visits to the winner’s circle in the ‘Gallop for the Guineas’ and the conditioner is hopeful that Colleen’s Sailor can break the deadlock. “It would mean a whole lot,” said Attfield, of the opportunity to hold the record outright.  […]