A Lesson Learned

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Originally Posted by Suffolk Shippers

Two words: Spanish Chestnut

That rabbit isn't in the race and Rose avoids the rail down the stretch, I think Afleet Alex wins the Triple Crown.

Afleet Alex was a one-run closer.
How in the world could a rabbit ruin a race for a one-run closer?
What killed AA in the Derby was that his jock rode him as if he was not a one-run closer. It wasn't a terrible ride in a general sense, but it was not a ride that best suited that colt's particular style.