In any sport getting to the top is hard, staying there is harder.
When Afleet Express got the best of an epic last-furlong duel with Fly Down to win the 141st running of the Grade One Travers Stakes at Saratoga he had put himself and his trainer, Jimmy Jerkins, into the big league.
The Jockey Club Gold Cup, at Belmont a week on Saturday, was the next step to a possible crack at the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in November.
To read te full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Afleet-Express-ruled-out-by-leg-injury-a28979
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