Has Afleet Alex now established a pattern where a good race is followed by an off race. With the numbers he gets there's not anything wrong with it but is this something to be aware of from here on out? Is it too early to make this assumption? Are patterns like this usually developed with older horses? If this is unique to individual horses, should it be viewed as healthy or not, as a negative pattern or not?
He obviously will be running from now on against horses of his stature as he begins to face older more experienced rivals. I'm wondering if he will need to be more consistant in his efforts to defeat the others as the pots get bigger.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks.

JW