SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.  Alan Garcia stood near the scales in the winner's circle, the dirt and the heat of competition still plastered across his gloomy face. What he said to the stewards was lost in the murmur of the crowd and the declarations from those reviewing a replay of the stretch run of the $300,000 King's Bishop, but what he said to the stewards would not have mattered. His mount was coming down. It had been a trying trio of back-to-back races for Garcia. In the Ballston Spa he'd brilliantly split horses aboard the 9-5 favorite, Rutherienne, only to be nipped on the wire by 24-1 shot Salve Germania. His runner in the Ballerina was in over her head and ran that way, dead last. Now he was attempting to justify an unjustifiable act, and as the films of Vineyard Haven's drifting journey down to the wire played over the infield video monitors, it was clear that Capt. Candyman Can, the second-place finisher, would be made the winner. If ever a gutsy runner deserved it, the 3-year-old son of Candy Ride did. Hard-knocking, a consistent performer, he came wheeling down the center of the Saratoga oval and fought back while Vineyard Haven, coming out under a strong left-handed whip, collided with his shoulder again and again. Javier Castellano felt the impact, lost his momentum. Without it, he knew his runner would have pulled away to win. Trainer Ian Wilkes thought the same. He couldn't tell from the pan shot. He waited to see. The stewards reversed the order of finish. And Wilkes got his first Grade I win. And Capt. Canyman Can got his fourth victory from six starts this year, boosting his earnings to $620,423 in a final time of 1:22.35 over the sloppy track. He returned $9.80 to win. Garcia's day did not finish well. Shut out of the card, he returned to ride in the Travers but eased longshot Our Edge after setting the pace. The Travers was unkind to Wilkes as well; Warrior's Reward wound up fifth with no excuses. Sometimes, that's the way it goes. Tomorrow is another day. Garcia will get another shot. We'll go back to the barns to visit the victors. A red-and-white blanket of carnations for Summer Bird, a pat on the nose for Capt. Candyman Can. As Wilkes said, "life is sweet." I couldn't agree more.