Prevagen Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Unquestionable stalked the leaders and hit the front at the sixteenth pole before notching a 1 ½-length win in the Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Mountain Bear made a big run from the back to get second, completing an Aidan O’Brien-trained exacta.

Unquestionable, with Ryan Moore aboard, completed one mile on a firm Santa Anita turf course in 1:33.65 and paid $5 to win as the 3-2 favorite.

Immediately after the race, Mountain Bear was vanned off due to a “non-displaced condylar fracture” but O’Brien said the No Nay Never colt was expected to fully recover and race next year.

Woodbine stakes winner My Boy Prince finished third, a head behind Mountain Bear.

 ”He’s a very tough horse who we’ve always had a lot of faith in,” O’Brien said. “Ryan gave him an unbelievable ride in a great position from an early stage from a tough draw. He won very well in the end and I’m delighted. He did everything right in the preparations going into the race so for him to go and win is brilliant.”

Owned by Al Shaqab Racing, Westerberg, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, Unquestionable improved his career record to two wins in six starts with $671,394 in earnings. He shipped to the U.S. off of a runner-up finish by a length in the Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Grand Criterium Oct. 1 at Longchamp.