11.   Even before the race, the colt was already the Kentucky Derby favorite in most Las Vegas betting shops.

12.   He did not explain Tuesday why Indian Charlie would now look nobody in the eye, but insisted the colt was healthy.

13.   He said his colt is stronger in the front of his body, which allows him to pull himself along rather than push himself.

14.   His trainer, Alex Hassinger, said the big, bay colt was physically immature.

15.   If the two colts are to settle which one is better in the stretch, their trainers said, they will do it their own way.

16.   In the Derby, the pace was dawdling, and the colt was able to lay close and take the lead early in his stretch run.

17.   Is the colt classy enough to take on a field headed by Point Given, the winner of the Preakness, the Belmont and the Haskell?

18.   Indeed, the colt is known but unknown.

19.   James Bond, who trains Behrens, believes that the colt may be young in years but wise in overcoming adversity.

20.   J.R. Preston, who shares ownership of Victory Gallop with his brothers Jack and Art, said Friday the colt would not be in the Preakness.