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Originally Posted by RollerDoc
Now this pretty much clears it up for me. Was St. Liam older than three? So I guess that's the reason he didn't run in the Triple Crown Races. The only disappointment I have from your post is it doesn't sound like Afleet Alex is ranked very high compared to past years.
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The Triple Crown Races are restricted to 3 year olds. If you wanted to compare 3 year olds during the Triple Crown to humans, I would say the 3 year olds are like 18 year old humans in terms of physical maturity. They definitely have not yet fully matured or reached their full potential. So the best 3 year old in the country is usually not the best horse in the country. There are usually a few good 4 or 5 year olds that can beat the best 3 year old, but not always. Once in a while you will see a great 3 yeard old who can beat the older horses.
Afleet Alex looked like a really good horse. If he didn't get hurt, he may have had a shot against Saint Liam.
I agree with the other posters that Bernardidni looks like a really good horse. He is definitely in the top few best horses in the country and may even be the best. We will find out in a couple of months when he faces older horses. If I personally had to pick one horse to own for the rest of the year, I would definitely pick Bernardini.