▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 th , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁month ▁after ▁at ▁Bel mont . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁his ▁first ▁grad ed ▁race ▁until ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁Bre eder ' s ▁Cup ▁Hand ic ap ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 th , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁picked ▁up ▁another ▁grad ed ▁win ▁after ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ ▁Kel so ▁Hand ic ap ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 th , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁captured ▁the ▁biggest ▁win ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 th , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Manh attan ▁Hand ic ap . ▁He ▁then ▁picked ▁up ▁another ▁win , ▁which ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁on , ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 th , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ ▁Kel so ▁Hand ic ap ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁Manh attan ▁Hand ic ap ▁title ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 th , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 nd ▁place . ▁▁ ▁He ▁placed ▁multiple ▁times ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁coming ▁close ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Bernard ▁Bar uch ▁Hand ic ap , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Ar ling ton ▁Mill ion ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Kel so ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Hand ic