ockey , ▁Gar rett ▁G ome z , ▁said : ▁" They ▁told ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁p add ock ▁he ' s ▁still ▁a ▁bit ▁green ▁and ▁lik es ▁to ▁wait ▁on ▁horses . ▁When ▁he ▁saw ▁that ▁other ▁horse ▁( I ▁W ant ▁Re ven ge ) ▁coming ▁on ▁the ▁inside ▁he ▁really ▁d ug ▁in ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁began ▁his ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Robert ▁B . ▁Lewis ▁St akes , ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 ▁at ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁Park . ▁He ▁faced ▁eight ▁other ▁three - year - olds , ▁including ▁previous ▁rival ▁and ▁C ash Call ▁Fut urity ▁runner - up ▁I ▁W ant ▁Re ven ge . ▁He ▁broke ▁well , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁sixth , ▁about ▁seven ▁lengths ▁behind ▁a ▁quick ▁pace . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁turn , ▁but ▁entering ▁the ▁stretch , ▁he ▁still ▁had ▁about ▁three ▁lengths ▁to ▁make ▁up . ▁He ▁determined ly ▁ran ▁down ▁the ▁leaders ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁half ▁length ▁over ▁Papa ▁C lem , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 1 . 9 0 . ▁B af fert ▁said : ▁" With ▁the ▁trip ▁he ▁had , ▁G ome z ▁said ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁run ▁third ." ▁His ▁next ▁start ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁St akes , ▁against ▁a ▁medi oc re ▁field ▁of ▁six . ▁He ▁broke ▁well , ▁pulled