 He was ridden by Manuel Ycaza, and won by eight lengths over Bupers, who had won the Belmont Futurity.However, the quarter crack became more pronounced, so he was fitted with a bar shoe on his left front hoof to stabilize the foot.On November 27, Northern Dancer was the odds-on favourite in a field of six horses entered in the Remsen Stakes, despite carrying top weight of 124 pounds.