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Zito is a lifelong racetracker and tried to put his tough afternoon into the perspective familiar to horsemen and horseplayers.

A DAY AT THE RACES: The Education of a Racetracker.

Still, just two months ago almost any racetracker would have said that Stephens had a better chance of winning the Belmont again than Alysheba did of sweeping the Triple Crown.

Schulhofer holds a strong hand in Cryptoclearance, the likely favorite for the Flamingo and a leading Derby hopeful, but this trainer does not classify the Derby as the dream of a racetracker's life.

"When I first started him, I knew he was talented, but I had no idea he was this talented," said Servis, 45, who grew up around small tracks in West Virginia, the son of a career racetracker who worked mostly as a steward, among other jobs.