PROFILE
KEVIN AT T A R D
As a boy growing up in Ontario, Kevin Attard yearned to make his own mark in the family business
njoyi ying a good meal yin didn’t stop Att ttard from tta carvi ving out his own vin wn place in Thoroughbred racing. That’s eviid denced by the fact he was the secondleading trainer in earnings at Woodbine Racetrack in 2019 and enjoyed the best year in his nineteen seasons as a trainer. When 2020 began, Attard owned a 475-485-380 record in 3,067 career
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starts and $20,687,570 (USD) in earnings according to Equibase. “I’m happy. We’re headed in the right direction,” Attard said recently after arrivin ing in South Florida for Gulfstream Park’s wi winter meet. “I have a good crew win with a lot of guys who have been wi wit wi with wit me a long time, and I think that’s very important. I couldn’t do it wi without them.” wit In all likelihood, he wouldn’t be where he is wiitthout his forebearers, either.