It was decided that Israel would have to contest a two-legged play-off against one of the runners-up from the other groups.
"We haven't gotten there yet," Drysdale said after watching Fusaichi Pegasus hold off the runner-up, The Deputy, by three-quarters of a length under the jockey Kent Desormeaux.
The tournament lacked a third place play-off, so the runners up in the group stages, Kenya and Zambia, shared third place.
The 63-year-old populist will now face off against the runner-up, the Workers' party candidate, Fernando Haddad, in a second-round runoff on 28 October.
Should they avoid the one automatic relegation spot, the side that finishes ninth will still face a one-off game against the runners-up of the promotion play-offs, with the winners either retaining or securing All Ireland League status next season.
The crowd of 48,894 sent off Lion Heart, the runner-up to Smarty Jones in the Kentucky Derby, at 5 to 2. On May 1 at Churchill Downs, heavy rains fell just before the Derby, seeming to favor front-end speed.
The song originally kicked off its charting life in the runner-up spot, and in the weeks since, it has bounced up and down within the top ten, making it back to the second slot at least once before this frame.
SAVAGERY sped to the early lead off the rail, pressed the pace outside the runner-up then stalked off the inside, drifted out on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened.
DEVILS DANCE stalked a bit off the rail then outside the runner-up on the turn and in the stretch and was clearly best of the others.
CALEXMAN sped to the early lead a bit off the rail, dueled outside the runner-up, fought back under left handed urging in the final furlong and gamely came back on.
WHOOP WHOOP (NZ) stalked outside a rival then a bit off the rail, bid outside the runner-up leaving the backstretch and on the second turn and was edged for the show.
