ARCADIA, Calif. - Night Patrol may have earned the respect of bettors following his upset win in Saturday's $250,000 Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita.
After losing three stakes in the last five months following a win in the Grade 3 Inglewood Handicap last May, Night Patrol won his richest race in the Grade 2 Oak Tree Mile, holding off the late rally of Kachamandi and Nicobar.
The victory moved him into the picture for the Breeders' Cup Mile at Arlington Park on Oct. 26, though trainer Nick Canani stopped short of saying he was a definite.