2007 Memorial Day weekend at Belmont Park - part 2

Winning jockey Kent Desormeaux said, "From what I know of this horse, he's come full circle. You couldn't have planted me at the half-mile pole and asked for better position. More than the position was the way he was carrying me. When a good horse is traveling well, :45 feels like :48. I thought we were going slow, but I knew the caliber of horse I was on. He was so within himself. Coming to the three-eighths pole, he kind of got into gear and acted like he wanted to go for the wire. That was the only time I restrained him and said, `No, not yet.' When the horses engaged, he jumped back in the bridle. I didn't have to ask him for much, even when it was time to go. In the stretch, I thought he was just doing enough, quite frankly. All I could hope for at that stage of the race was that nothing came swinging wide and he couldn't see it. He was really determined."