The best horse in the world

If I were one of Afleet Alex's owners, in the wake of his having sprinted away in the final quarter of the Belmont as if he were breaking from the gate at Los Alamitos, running the fastest final quarter of the Belmont in my lifetime, I'd have a challenge to make.

Dear Mr. Frankel:

You train a horse called Ghostzapper.

Track of your choice. Distance of your choice. Security arrangements and drug testing to match those at Churchill Downs or Belmont during the Triple Crown this year.

Catch Alex if you can.

I'd bet on Afleet Alex to beat Ghostzapper, or any other horse in the world, at any distance, by open lengths.

October's not that far away.