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Posted By: tbob

The best horse in the race and the one with the most inexperienced jockey, Afleet Alex, finished 3rd and should have won it. That would've been 2 Arkansas Derby winners in a row in the winner's circle (Smarty Jones). Both horses were dubbed the "people's champ" ala Seabiscuit. Stay tuned for Alex in the Preakness.
Steinbrenner's horse ran a lot like his baseball team, old, overrated, and no closing kick...