11.   With no graded stakes earnings, the Dubai-based colt came here hoping for defections.

12.   But the colt came back to win the Belmont and was voted horse of the year, giving Drysdale some consolation.

13.   Drysdale cautioned that although his colt has come along nicely since hurting his hoof in June, the horse is not completely fit.

14.   The colt also came from way off the pace on a track that had favored front-runners all day.

15.   The colt is coming off a win in the Oaklawn Park Handicap and has four victories in his last five starts.