Eugene Melnyk’s Lukes Alley rallied from last to capture Sunday’s $224,800 Grade 2 Autumn Stakes, at Woodbine.
Trained by Josie Carroll and ridden by Luis Contreras, the four-year-old Flower Alley bay was shuffled to last of six in the final turn before angling off the rail to run down shipper War Correspondent and 2013 Queen’s Plate champ Midnight Aria with an impressive turn of foot.
Midnight Aria led the field through splits of :24.73 and :49.15 in the 1 1/16-miles ‘Poly’ tilt with Are You Kidding Me stalking his early pace. Lukes Alley travelled inside of War Correspondent in fifth position down the backstretch, but lacked racing room through the final turn as Midnight Aria hit the top of the stretch with a length lead.