Drosselmeyer

Sometimes it's hard to think of them all as the same ballet: they might be set to Tchaikovsky's captivating, delicately coloured score; they might have some version of a girl called Clara, a magician called Drosselmeyer, and a Sugar Plum Fairy, but the stories that are used to link these elements vary drastically.

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Drosselmeyer, who missed the cut for the Derby because he did not have enough graded stakes earnings, will hope to use the $200,000 Dwyer on Saturday at New York's Belmont Park as a springboard to the Belmont Stakes on June 5.

Derby winner Super Saver isn't spent, trainer Pletcher says 2010

Unlike many of O'Brien's runners here, So You Think was fast from the gates and settled in third going strongly in his first race on dirt, but he could not quicken when it mattered and dropped away as Drosselmeyer, ridden by Mike Smith, came through to beat Game On Dude, whose jockey, Chantal Sutherland, was attempting to become the first female jockey to win the race.

Aidan and Joseph O'Brien win at Breeders' Cup with St Nicholas Abbey 2011

Smith's Classic-winning ride was a come-from-behind victory: Drosselmeyer was running ninth or 10th for most of the race, but made his move at the stretch.

Drosselmeyer Caps Night of Breeders' Cup Upsets Pia Catton 2011

The $5 million Classic went not to the two favored horses Uncle Mo or Havre de Grace but the 14-to-1 Drosselmeyer, ridden by jockey Mike Smith.

Drosselmeyer Caps Night of Breeders' Cup Upsets Pia Catton 2011

Drosselmeyer, owned by WinStar Farm, as is Super Saver, heads a field of seven in the Dwyer as an early 2-1 choice for trainer Bill Mott and jockey Kent Desormeaux.

Derby winner Super Saver isn't spent, trainer Pletcher says 2010

Drosselmeyer won the 2010 Belmont, after which Mott allowed the horse to rest.

Drosselmeyer Caps Night of Breeders' Cup Upsets Pia Catton 2011

First Dude took the lead from the start, but couldn't hold off Drosselmeyer in the stretch and finished third.

Drosselmeyer Wins the Belmont Stakes 2010

Drosselmeyer finally got a shot in a Triple Crown race and it paid off with an upset in the $1 million Belmont Stakes.

Drosselmeyer Wins the Belmont Stakes 2010

Drosselmeyer made a five wide move on the final turn and continued widest of all, eventually reeling in Game on Dude, then First Dude before holding off a late charge from Fly Down.

Drosselmeyer Wins Belmont Stakes In Upset 2010