Horse Racing

Perfect Shower, a 46-1 longshot, captured a stunning win in the 119th running of the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes on Sunday, giving trainer Attfield a record-setting eighth victory in the third and final jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.

"No, I don't bet," a beaming Attfield said with a chuckle when asked if he had put any money down on his horse.

That's unfortunate because Perfect Shower became the longest-priced winner in Breeders' Stakes history, easily surpassing Social Wizard, which won in 1981 as a 20-1 longshot and paid $43.70.

Perfect Shower paid a whopping $95.30, $34.80 and $13.60 in winning the 1 1/2-mile event in 2:29.39 on a firm turf. Second-place finisher Guipago, a 29-1 longshot who was 1 3/4 lengths behind, returned $23 and $11.90. Reservoir took third in the 13-horse betting field, paying $5.90.

"Roger told me this morning he can't lose," Jones said, tongue firmly in cheek. "I saved him until the end.

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