ELMONT, N.Y. - Tale of Ekati overcame a poor break and traffic trouble to win the Grade 2, $250,000 Futurity for 2-year-olds Saturday at Belmont Park.
The colt improved his record to 2 for 3 with a one-length win over 4-5 favorite Kodiak Kowboy, with Mythical Pegasus third.
The time was 1:22.33 for the seven furlongs on a fast track.
Tale of Ekati won his maiden at first asking by 8 1/4 lengths here on July 7. He followed that with a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Sanford at Saratoga, coming out of the race with sore shins.