European runner Vale of York made a late rush down the stretch to capture Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. The winner of the Juvenile is usually made the early Kentucky Derby favorite.
Ridden by Ahmed Ajtebi, Vale of York stalked the pace that was set by Piscitelli. Piscitelli was tracked in the 1 1/16 mile race by D'Funnybone, Noble's Promise and Vale of York.
At the top of the stretch Noble's Promise had the lead followed by Piscitelli and Vale of York in the 13 horse field. Down the stretch all three horses battled and were joined by Lookin At Lucky.
Vale of York, a 30-1 longshot, posted a neck victory over Lookin At Lucky followed by Noble's Promise and Piscitelli.
The time for the Juvenile was 1:43.48 on Santa Anita's synthetic track.
Vale of York is owned by Godolphin Stable and trained by Saeed bin Suroor. The $1 million winner's check brings the two-year-old colt's earnings to $1.2 million. This was the third win for Vale of York in six starts.
Vale Of York paid $63.20, $24.40 and $12.40. Lookin At Lucky returned $4.40 and $3.00, Noble's Promise paid $4.60 to show.
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