JC / Railbird

Horses Archive

Too Good Too Early

Afleet Alex, the two-year-old 4-for-4 after winning Saratoga’s Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes, won’t be a Kentucky Derby contender, despite the exceptional ability he’s shown to date, writes Bill Finley: “Come the first Saturday in May, 2005, you can rest assured that Afleet Alex will not duplicate Smarty Jones’ Kentucky Derby victory. That’s not necessarily a knock on the horse. It’s just that he’ll be attempting to do something that horses just can’t seem to do anymore. You can’t be at your best in mid-August and still at your best in early May.” (ESPN)

Posted in Horses on August 24, 2004

“Super Mare” May Run in Classic

Depending on her performance in Saratoga’s Personal Ensign Handicap on Friday, Azeri could run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic this October. (Dallas Morning News)

Posted in Horses on August 24, 2004

Trainers, Horses Prep for Travers

Purge, Eddington, and Lion Heart prepare for Saturday’s big race (ESPN); trainer Nick Zito plans to send out a trio (New York Daily News); and a likely longshot “has the look of greatness” (Times Union).

Posted in Horses, Travers Stakes on August 24, 2004