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. “I hold the record for (winning) the most Prince of Wales and the Breeders’ and I’ve equaled the one for the Queen’s Plate. I’ve won three Triple Crowns’, which is a record also, so this would put the icing on the cake and make me champion of all of it.”
The conditioner started the year without a proper Plate contender before Colleen’s Sailor shipped into his stable from the care of trainer Brian Lynch.