Arcadia, CA -- (Sports Network) - Midshipman, ridden by Garrett Gomez, set the pace most of the way in winning Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.

It marked Gomez's third Breeders' Cup win of the weekend.

Sent off as the 7-2 co-favorite with Square Eddie, Midshipman took the lead in the Juvenile as the field of 12 entered the clubhouse turn. The two-year-old colt vied for the lead with both Square Eddie and Street Hero.

Around the turn for home Midshipman grabbed the lead for good and went on to post a 1 1/4 length win over Square Eddie. Street Hero finished third and Terrain was fourth.

Elusive Bid was an early scratch.

The time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:40.94 on Santa Anita's Pro-Ride surface.

Bob Baffert trains Midshipman for the Darley Stable. Baffert now has six career Breeders' Cup victories. The win makes Midshipman the early favorite for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

The colt collected $1 million with the win and has total earnings of $1.3 million. A winner of three of four career starts, Midshipman won the Del Mar Futurity this September and was second to Street Hero in Santa Anita's Norfolk Stakes.

Midshipman paid $9.20, $4.40 and $3.20. Square Eddie returned $5.00 and $3.80, and Street Hero paid $4.40 to show.