TORONTO — Pietro Moran will forever have family bragging rights.

The 20-year-old apprentice jockey rode Mansetti to a stunning near wire-to-wire win in the $1-million King's Plate on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Moran's victory came in just his second Plate after finishing fourth last year aboard Pierre.

Moran, Woodbine's leading jockey with 65 wins this season, guided Mansetti, an 18-1 pick, across the finish line in 2:03.68. He topped a 13-horse field that included his father, David, who was aboard eighth-place finisher William T.

Pietro Moran and Mansetti lined up on the rail with David Moran and William T right beside them in the No. 2 post. It marked the first time in Plate history that a father and son both rode in the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.

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