In the next off-the-grass race, a colt who lost his only dirt race by 20 lengths, won easily.

"I've seen horses lose by 20 lengths and come back and win," he said, not quite answering the question.

Despite all that, he lost the race by 1 1/2 lengths.

Far behind, Imperialism nonetheless made an eye-catching move in the stretch, passing seven horses and losing by six lengths.

She lost her seasonal debut by 32 1/2 lengths, then was off for three months recovering from a mouth injury.

Gary Stevens said any normal horse would have lost by 15 lengths.

The Orange lost by 3 1/2 lengths.

In his 6th lifetime start, Kona Gold finished 3rd, losing by two lengths.

Pollard's Vision, who had shown so much talent in morning workouts, was dreadful, losing by 22 1/2 lengths.

Editor's Note, favored at 5-2, lost by more than 20 lengths.