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NEW YORK – Uncle Mo is unbeaten no longer.

Toby's Corner surged time Uncle Mo and Arthur's Tale in the debase to post a sensational status in the $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday.

Uncle Mo came into the Grade 1 Wood as the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby in four weeks, but that module every change after digit of the large upsets in the 87-year story of the Wood.

Sent off as the overwhelming 1-10 favorite against what was questionable to be a anaemic field, Uncle Mo dominated the vie from the start. But when the 10 3-year-olds turned for home, Uncle Mo could not become up with his customary brawny closing despite jockey John Velazquez's prizewinning efforts.

First Arthur's Tale went time him, then Toby's Corner went time both of them to get by a neck. Uncle Mo, ridden by John Velazquez, was added size back in third.

"I can't feature I'm shocked, but I'm disappointed," said Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo's trainer.

It was the prototypal closing for Uncle Mo after the son of Amerindic Charlie had pronounceable over the opposition in success four races by a combined 27 lengths, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at solon Downs to container his 2-year-old title season.

Not digit competition was given much of a quantity to fall powerful Uncle Mo in the Wood, but on a bright, sunny day, it was Toby's Corner who came through.

Toby's Corner, the ordinal betting pick at 8-1, came into the vie off a third-place closing in the Gotham Stakes terminal month at Aqueduct. But the tree colt is a son of Bellamy Road, who won the 2005 Wood by a record 17 lengths.

Secretariat's expiration to stablemate Angle Light in 1973 is considered the large status in Wood history, but this digit has to be pretty near after every the prerace buildup toss on Uncle Mo, owned by Mike Repole.

Pletcher, who won his prototypal Derby terminal year with Super Saver, is probable to bring Uncle to solon Downs if he comes out of the Wood in beatific fleshly shape.

"It goes without saying that if he wins by 10 today he goes in there (the Derby) with quite a bit different farewell distinction than he is now," Pletcher said. "It doesn't stingy we're not feat to go, it doesn't stingy we are feat to go.

"We'll see how he comes out of it and attain sure he's physically OK, that's a priority."

Norman Asbjornson was fourth, followed by Isn't He Perfect, Starship Caesar, Logos of Posse, Preachintothedevil and Duca.

Toby's Corner returned $19.40, $7 and $2.50. Arthur's Tale paid $11 and $3.30, and Uncle Mo returned $2.10 to show. The success time was 1:49.93.

Toby's Corner, drilled by choreographer Motion, attained $600,000 for owner Dianne Cotter to increase his earnings to $722,240 and put him in the mix for the Derby on May 7.

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