Post-time favorite Pounced rallied down the stretch to capture Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf to begin the second day of the World Championships at Santa Anita. This was the first of eight championship races.
Setting the pace in the one-mile turf event was Bridgetown with Becky's Kitten, Interactif and King Ledley close behind. Racing in the second flight of horses was Pounced and jockey Frankie Dettori.
Around the turn for home Bridgetown still had the lead as the field began to draw closer to the front. At the top of the stretch the leader was joined by Interactif on the outside with Pounced charging on the inside.
Pounced hit the wire three-quarters of a length in front of Bridgetown with Interactif in third and Awesome Act finishing fourth in the 12 horse field.
The time for the mile was 1:35.47 on a firm turf course.
Pounced was making just his fourth career start for owner Lady Serena Rothschild and trainer John Gosden. The win was worth $540,000 to bring the colt's earnings to $668,454. The two-year-old has won two of his four starts.
Pounced returned $6.80, $4.80 and $3.20. Bridgetown paid $6.60 and $4.20, and Interactif paid $3.20 to show.
Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey and trainer Mike Maker informed the Breeders' Cup racing office Friday morning that they would withdraw Kera's Kitten from the Juvenile Turf to allow their Dean's Kitten to draw in off the also-eligible list.
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