Trash talk is common place in all sports as athletes try to gain a mental edge on the competition with head games and brazen displays of confidence. Rarely does talking smack find its way to The Sport of Kings but Rick Dutrow did just that when he called out the connections of Smarty Jones and blamed their handling of the Philadelphia hero for his defeat in 2004’s Belmont Stakes.
Afleet Alex captured the hearts and minds of the horse racing world during the Triple Crown campaign of 2005. Going into the Kentucky Derby, Afleet Alex had an impressive resume as he collected the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes as a Juvenile and showed impressive ability in winning the Grade 2 Arkansas Derby by 8 lengths leading up to the Kentucky Derby.