Who was closer to the Triple Crown...Smarty or Alex?

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Originally Posted by NoCarolinaTony

Why are we trying to even answer a question like this? It's history and it is what it is. Neither horse won the triple crown and both won two legs and fininshed in the money in the one leg that they missed.

It's already in the books.

Is the real question who was better Smarty Jones or Afleet Alex?

NC Tony

LOL @ the hypocrisy of that.

It's in the books, but you want to know which one was "better"?

I think this is a much more interesting and productive thread, as "Who was closer to the TC?" is easier to define and less subjective than "Who was better?" Besides, we already have enough "Who's better than who" threads around here and they get nowhere.