He was the first three-year-old to finish and the horses coming home behind included West Coast, Discreet Lover, Catholic Boy, Mind Your Biscuits, McKinzie (Pennsylvania Derby) and Roaring Lion. Mendelssohn made his final start of the year in the Cigar Mile on 1 December, finishing fourth after tracking a fast early pace set by Patternrecognition. "I'm disappointed, but he ran well. He hasn't run a bad race. He's had a tough year with a lot of racing and a lot of flying back and forth," said Moore. "Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to get it done. We'll see what the plan is, but I think there's more in there." Less than two days later it was announced that the colt had been retired from racing and would stand as a breeding stallion at the Ashford Stud.