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Hall of Fame Trainer Roger Attfield runs a public stable based at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. During the winter months the stable moves to Payson Park Training Center, in Stuart, Florida, racing at Gulfstream Park.
The consumate horseman Roger has achieved unprecidented success in Canada, and across the continent. He has earned a record seven Soverign Awards as Outstanding Trainer. His horses and Owners have acheived a further 44 Soverign Awards, including an unprecidented six Horse of the Year Champions.
From the sales ring to the winners circle Roger achieves premium results for his horses and owners.
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Lifetime Statistics
1976 to January 1, 2010
| STARTS |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
$$ EARNED |
WIN % |
IN THE MONEY % |
| 8,597 |
1,583 |
1,265 |
1,166 |
$ 76,771,800 |
18 % |
47 % |
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2010 Woodbine Statistics to August 24, 2010
| STARTS |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
$$ EARNED |
WIN % |
IN THE MONEY % |
| 121 |
28 |
18 |
15 |
$ 2,151,559 |
23 % |
51 % |
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 Grass fillies meet at Woodbine one week later
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No Explaining and Exclusive Love were both scratched from Sunday’s Lake Placid at Saratoga when that Grade 3 stakes was taken off the turf. They will both reappear Saturday at Woodbine in the $150,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes, a one-mile grass route for 3-year-old fillies.
The European import No Explaining has scored twice in allowance company on the turf here this year, winning over seven and nine furlongs. Most recently, she came from far back to finish third in the Grade 2 Lake George Stakes at Saratoga, missing second by a half-length to Exclusive Love.
Trainer Roger Attfield said he had anticipated a strong showing from No Explaining in the 1 1/16-mile Lake George.
“She had been training very well,” said Attfield. “She’s quite a nice filly, and is working with a good pedigree.”
Attfield thinks No Explaining might ultimately find her calling over longer distances.
“I think she’s a mile and a quarter filly down the road,” Attfield said. “I was sprinting her early because the races were there, and she’s fast. She’s got speed, but she acts like she’ll go far.”
Exclusive Love was an ordinary performer on Polytrack until trainer Mark Casse tried her on the grass June 25, when she captured a one-mile allowance over older rivals.
Exclusive Love was dismissed at 57-1 in the Lake George, but wound up second to another Attfield trained Woodbine-based filly, Perfect Shirl, who returned to finish third in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks.
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Jacally leads throughout in Eternal Search at Woodbine
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Bill Tallon, DRF
Jacally assumed command shortly after the start and led virtually throughout en route to capturing Saturday’s $126,200 Eternal Search for Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies here at Woodbine on Saturday.
The 1 1/16-mile Eternal Search was far from uneventful, however, as Venus Bay had rallied from last place in the field of eight and loomed a solid threat to the front-runner before going very wide coming into the stretch.
That left Dancing Raven, under last-minute replacement Justin Stein, as the sole remaining danger and although she finished resolutely Jacally prevailed by a long neck.
“Since the beginning, I had pressure, but after the first eighth of a mile she relaxed,” said Eurico Rosa da Silva, who was recording his second straight stakes score aboard the Roger Attfield-trained Jacally.
“When that other horse came to her, in the stretch, she took off. She ran a brilliant race.”
Jacally, owned by Dick Bonnycastle’s Harlequin Ranches, returned $3.90 and how has earned $211,800 in a six-race career which began here this May. 7.
She also was the third winner on the card who was saddled by assistant trainer Nancy Sullivan, who was deputizing while Attfield was at Arlington Park.
Venus Bay recovered to finish third, 4 1/2 lengths behind the runner-up, with Attitude Included getting fourth money
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Attfield wins a record seventh Soverign
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The awards for Canada´s champions in Thoroughbred Horse Racing were handed out Friday night, in the 35th annual Soverign Award Ceremony
Trainer Roger Attfield, a hall of famer, won a record seventh Sovereign for outstanding trainer ending a three-year reign by Mark Casse.
Attfield also trained the champion 2-year-old colt Hollinger, who was undefeated in four starts, including the Cup & Saucer and Coronation Futurity.
Attfield led all Woodbine conditioners in stakes wins in 2009. He won 15 added-money events with 13 different horses.
In total he won 52 races from 200 starts, compiling a 26 per cent strike rate. He led all trainers with 19 E.P. Taylor Turf wins.
2009 WOODBINE TOTALS
WINS: 52
STAKES: 15
PURSE EARNINGS: $3,663,504
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