Roger Attfield, a 68-year-old British-born horseman pulled off a training coup by winning the 149th running of $1-million Queen’s Plate with Not Bourbon in Woodbine, a horse few believed could run 1ΒΌ miles. Attfield has trained three Triple Crown winners (the last being Peteski in ‘93), won the Prince of Wales Stakes five times and Breeders Stakes seven times (both records) and conditioned six horse-of-the-year winners. He’s been named Canada’s top trainer six times and in ‘99 was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Attfield won his eighth Queen’s Plate, tying the record set by Harry Giddings Jr., who won his last Plate in 1942.

Not Bourbon ran the race in 2 minutes 3.59 seconds, the fastest Plate in five years. He ran his final quarter in a sizzling 24.20 seconds.

Not Bourbon paid $11.30, $5.10 and $3.40. Ginger Brew returned $3.80 and Solitaire paid $2.90.