JACK Fisher climbed in the back of a golf cart and headed back to the barn. The 10-time champion trainer’s three horses, half the field of the Grade 1 Iroquois Steeplechase last Saturday, walked across the long infield at Percy Warner Park, through misting fans to quell the heat and past drunken revelers staggering home.

Former Kentucky Derby starter Mr. Hot Stuff had pulled up, he was none the worse for wear, still regal, still a star.