Since he won the Woodward Stakes on Sept. 17, ending his season with 8 victories in 10 starts, he has been a hermit.

Nor could he quite tell whether Skip Away, the favorite in tomorrow's $500,000 Woodward Stakes, had left his race on the training track.

The highlight of the fall meeting figures to be the $500,000 Woodward Stakes on Sept. 15.

Three weeks ago, they ran 1-2 in the Woodward Stakes on the same track.

Since its inception, the Woodward Stakes has been run at a variety of distances:

Cigar rebounded in the 1996 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park, which was his last victory ever.

Pleasant Colony also won the Woodward Stakes, but was retired soon afterward because of a leg injury.

In his last race, he rebounded from the end of his 16-race winning streak to capture the Woodward Stakes.

Flower Alley also failed to hit the board in the Woodward Stakes, again finishing seventh.

Rachel Alexandra was the only filly or mare ever to win the Woodward Stakes.