He won 25 of his 28 races as a three-year-old, including the Adios Pace, the Cane Pace, the Messenger Stakes, Battle Of The Brandywine, Prix d'Été, Shapiro Stakes and the American Classic against older horses. As a three-year-old he also set a record for fastest race mile with two races in 1:54.4 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. It was the first time a horse and set and equalled or lowered a world record the same day. He was denied the Triple Crown when beaten in the Little Brown Jug by Nansemond.