HORSE RACING

• Furthest Land captures Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

  
  

  Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Furthest Land, ridden by Julien Leparoux, rushed past Midshipman down the stretch to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita on Saturday. The victory was the third of the weekend for Leparoux in the Breeders' Cup.

  Furthest Land, starting from post two, broke well from the gate and was among the leaders as the field entered the first turn.

  Setting the pace was 2008 Juvenile champ Midshipman followed closely by Neko Bay, Mr.

  Sidney and Furthest Land.

  At the top of the stretch Midshipman still had the lead with Mr. Sidney and Neko Bay drawing closer. Down the stretch the leader began to tire as the rest of the field drew closer to the pace.

  Furthest Land, who had been racing along the rail, was moved to the center of the track down the stretch and hit the wire three-quarters of a length ahead of Ready's Echo followed by Midshipman and 7-5 favorite Mastercraftsman.

  The time for the mile on Santa Anita's synthetic track was 1:35.50.

  Furthest Land, owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, won for the eighth time in 16 career starts. The $540,000 for the victory increases his lifetime earnings to $869,680. Trained by Mike Maker, the four-year-old gelding is perfect in three career starts on artificial tracks.

  Furthest Land paid $44.60, $18.40 and $9.60. Ready's Echo returned $18.20 and $9.40, and Midshipman paid $4.20 to show.

  11/07 17:37:14 ET