The Kentucky-bred colt Mozu Ascot scored an upset win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Yasuda Kinen for turf milers at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan, beating a field that included seven Grade 1 winners. With the win, Mozu Ascot earned a fees-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3. A 14-1 chance, Mozu Ascot overcame a touch of trouble in the first half-mile to race in midpack entering the stretch. In the final furlong, Mozu Ascot rallied between horses to win by a neck over 9-1 Aerolithe. Ridden by Christophe Lemaire, Mozu Ascot was timed in 1:31.30, which equaled the stakes record. Suave Richard, the 9-5 favorite, finished third by a length in the field of 16. The $2,178,596 Yasuda Kinen was the first graded stakes win for Mozu Ascot, who races for Capitol System Co. Ltd. and trainer Yoshito Yahagi. A 4-year-old by Frankel, Mozu Ascot has won 4 of 11 starts. Mozu Ascot did not have his first start until last June and has had an active season this year. The Yasuda Kinen was Mozu Ascot’s fourth start of the year and second race on consecutive weekends. The colt was second in the minor Azuchijo Stakes at seven furlongs at Kyoto Racecourse on May 27. Earlier this year, Mozu Ascot was second in two graded stakes. “I have to say that for a colt with just under a year of racing experience, he’s quite an amazing horse,” Yahagi told Japan Racing Association publicity. “While still winless in graded races into this race, he was strong in defeat, and I was pretty confident there was much more in him.” Mozu Ascot was one of two American-breds in the field. Dashing Blaze, a 6-year-old Kentucky-bred by Kitten’s Joy, finished 14th. Bred by Summer Wind Farm, Mozu Ascot is out of India, a Hennessy mare who won four stakes, including the Grade 2 Cotillion Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing) in 2006. Mozu Ascot is nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program, making the fees-paid berth a possibility, although the Grade 1 Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan on Nov. 17 may be more appealing to stables based in the Far East.