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Originally Posted by HomerS
Ill give another example about a horse I really liked. Who accomplished a heck of alot more then Eskendrya. Afleet Alex.
AA showed brilliance and I think could have gone down as one of the greats. Of all the horses who won two legs of the Triple Crown in recent years I think he was possibly the best. Or right there. But having to retire after the Belmont is definitely a factor as far as legacy.
Don Mattingly was a lock Hall of Famer. But got hurt, his performance suffered and not going to make it.
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Afleet Alex was also far from great.
His crop was pretty dimsal.
He was behind Bellamy Road in the Derby betting and was beaten by Giacomo and Closing Argument.
As impressive as he was in victory in the Preakness and Belmont ... Scrappy T was 2nd in the Preakness and the horrid Andromeda's Hero and maiden Nolan's Cat finished 2nd and 3rd to him in the Belmont.