Well it does seem like you have a lot to learn, but don't let ANYONE tell you that Afleet Alex was not a monster. If he would have kept running I think he would have beaten up on Flower Alley and St Liam last year. Jeremy Rose had finally learned how to ride the horse (use that amazing one-run ability he had). In the last 4 races of his career Rose rode him that way in the Arkansas, Preakness, and Belmont and he flat out destroyed those fields. Rose gave him a ride in the Derby that was technically okay, but did not fit the horse's running style and it got Alex beat. After that race Rose learned his lesson and if the horse hadn't been injured I believe he would have added victories in the Travers and the BCC to his already impressive accomplishments.
Also just so you know for comparison sake, the Breeders' Cup Classic has a larger purse than all three Triple Crown races COMBINED. It is pretty damn important.
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