Afleet Alex

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Originally Posted by RollerDoc

I understand that the Breeders Cup is a major race. Shouldn't the Triple Crown Races have more weight to them? I don't recall the name St. Liam even racing in the Triple Crown, why not?

I am curious for your opinion that if Afleet Alex did not retire after the Belmont, could he have beaten St. Liam?

Thanks for your response.

I liked AA alot and was very impressed by him, who wouldn't be, but I am not even sure he was the best 3yo by the end of the year. I would give that to Flower Alley.

St. Liam was a 5yo, he switched trainers at 4 and he really improved, some horses aren't ready for the rigors of the Triple Crown, so that's why you wouldn't see them in the Triple Crown races.

The racing is really starting to get going again. Flower Alley is running Saturday and so will alot of good horses between now and the Breeders Cup, alot of these races will be on ESPN. Always refreshing to see Racing from someone new, I have been into it, since 1998, and love it more every year.