▁his ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁front ▁runner , ▁New ▁Bay , ▁before ▁moving ▁alongside ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁turn , ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁stretch ▁and ▁opened ▁up ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁ 1 ▁ 1 / 4 ▁lengths , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 3 . 3 5 . ▁“ He ’ s ▁becoming ▁very ▁professional ... ▁I ▁like ▁what ▁I ▁saw ▁today ." ▁B af fert ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁win . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁Derby , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁show down ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Sh am ▁St akes ▁winner ▁The ▁P ample m ous se . ▁But ▁with ▁The ▁P ample m ous se ' s ▁scratch ▁due ▁to ▁injury ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁his ▁main ▁competition ▁was ▁El ▁Cam ino ▁Real ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Ch oc olate ▁C andy . ▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁broke ▁well , ▁was ▁checked ▁slightly ▁behind ▁a ▁horse ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁turn , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁fourth ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁back st retch . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁pull ▁at ▁the ▁brid le , ▁until ▁he ▁t ug ged ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁lead , ▁where ▁he ▁settled ▁down ▁and ▁finally ▁stopped ▁t ug ging . ▁Fe ist y ▁Su ances ▁took ▁the ▁lead , ▁with ▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁a ▁length ▁behind ▁in ▁second . ▁When ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁stretch , ▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁took ▁the ▁lead , ▁and ▁started