2008 Queen's Plate Day

Winning rainer Roger Attfield, who tied the record with eight Queen's Plate victories, said, "Well, I know he won't lie down on me. He'll run his heart out and that's exactly what he did. He had to move a little earlier than he wanted to. But he just gutted it out. He's just a very good horse. This horse thrives on work and you don't go into (the Queen's Plate) half-cocked. He loves to train and he wants to work fast. If I'd gone easier on him, he would have been too rank in this race, probably wouldn't have rated and we wouldn't have won."

Woodbine has put the saddle cloths from the Queen's Plate horses up for sale on eBay.com with the proceeds going to the LongRun Retirement Society which is an adoption and placement programs for thoroughbred racehorses here in Canada. The saddle cloths have been signed by the jockey and can be viewed here.