fert ▁said . ▁Iron ically , ▁Mid ship man , ▁with ▁whom ▁B af fert ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Ju ven ile , ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁another ▁tra iner ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁P ione er of ▁the ▁N ile . ▁P ione er of ▁the ▁N ile ' s ▁first ▁start ▁for ▁B af fert ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁C ash Call ▁Fut urity , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 ▁at ▁Hollywood ▁Park . ▁He ▁started ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 . 4 0 ▁favorite ▁against ▁a ▁field ▁ 1 1 ▁other ▁two - year - olds . ▁He ▁broke ▁even ly , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁fifth , ▁about ▁eight ▁lengths ▁off ▁the ▁lead . ▁He ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁third ▁before ▁the ▁far ▁turn , ▁and ▁then ▁un le ashed ▁a ▁determined ▁r ally ▁and ▁batt led ▁with ▁I ▁W ant ▁Re ven ge ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁head , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 1 . 9 5 ▁for ▁ 1 ▁ 1 / 1 6 ▁miles . ▁After ▁the ▁race , ▁B af fert ▁stated : ▁“ When ▁he ▁first ▁got ▁here ▁I ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁figure ▁him ▁out . ▁Bill ▁M ott ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁me ▁in ▁great ▁shape ... ▁When ▁he ▁makes ▁the ▁lead , ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁pull ▁himself ▁up . ▁He ▁started ▁doing ▁that ▁today , ▁but ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁horse ▁came ▁to ▁him , ▁he ▁d ug ▁right ▁back ▁in ▁again ." ▁His ▁j