It certainly looked like it during the early part of the race as he loped alone in sixth place. But as the finish line got closer, he made a big late move to finish third, albeit 7 lengths behind winner Millennium Wind. At the eighth-mile pole I thought he had no shot. Then after he went from inside to outside he began picking up horses and I thought he could hit the board. He only got beat for second by one and three-quarter lengths.
Horse racing is one sport in which owners, trainers and jockeys always look for the positive.
It's the only way to maintain sanity in a sport that's full of many more losses than victories. He's a fighter. He showed he can get knocked out and get back in there. It's one of those things. You just have to be patient, and the owners have been great about it.