ARCADIA, California (AFP) - Goldikova, trained by Freddy Head and ridden by Olivier Peslier won the two million-dollar Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park on Saturday.

Head, 62, is the first person to be both a winning jockey and trainer with two successive Breeders Cup winners over the Mile, having ridden Miesque to glory in 1987-88.

Courageous Cat, a 33-1 shot trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Garrett Gomez, was second, and Justenuffhumor, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and ridden by Alan Garcia, was third.

Peslier had to overcome Goldikova's unfavourable draw in the outside 11th post. She was second-to-last after a quarter of a mile as Gladiatorus set the early pace.

When Goldikova at last made her move, she powered to the front for a brilliant victory.