"Nothing seems to faze him, " the nation's leading trainer said Saturday after his 3-year-old colt held off Normandy Invasion by three-quarters of a length with Vyjack another neck back in his final prep before the May 4 Derby.

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West Ham won the game 3-1 after extra time, upon which there was a third invasion by hundreds of fans.

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The 3-year-old trained by Todd Pletcher won by three-quarters of a length over Normandy Invasion, who nipped Vyjack for second and likely punched his ticket to the Derby.

WSJ: Verrazano wins Wood to remain unbeaten

Although Argentina's April 1982 invasion was unsuccessful, Buenos Aires continues to press its claim to the islands, which are home to more than 3, 000 people, most of them of British descent.

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