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. “Being Canadian, the King’s Plate means a lot,” Attard said. “But if you get lucky enough to win a Breeders’ Cup, that might surpass the Plate just because you’re on a world stage.
“If you’re a hockey player, at the end of the day that’s what you’re looking at, right, to play in the NHL. The Breeders’ Cup, that’s the ultimate goal.”
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…