BOSTON -- Max's Pal, who has been a road warrior over the past two seasons, made his first Boston appearance a winning one when rallying to an easy three-length victory over Makin Progress in the $150,000 James B. Moseley Breeders' Cup Handicap. His win gave Bailey a sweep of the day's two main events.

The race was marred when Lake Pontchartrain pulled up before going a quarter-mile after fracturing his right sesamoid.

Max's Pal won 8 of 10 starts in 2000 while scoring victories at five different tracks for owner Raymond Dweck and trainer Ben W. Perkins Jr. The son of Marquetry had made two starts prior to the Moseley this season, both at Aqueduct, where he finished fifth in the Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap and fourth in the Grade 1 Carter.

Binnifactor sprinted to a long lead in the Moseley but made an easy target for Max's Pal, who readily overtook the tiring leader entering the stretch before drawing off to a relatively easy victory. Makin Progress proved no match for the winner while finishing 4 3/4 lengths before Markus. Only five horses contested the Moseley following the early scratches of Say Florida Sandy and Personal First.

Max's Pal covered six furlongs in 1:10.03 and paid $4.20.