▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁Wing ed ▁Foot ▁Hand ic ap . ▁After ▁an ▁un success ful ▁month ▁of ▁August , ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 ▁Afr ic ander ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁F . ▁C . ▁Mc Le we e ▁& ▁Co ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁veter inary ▁exam ination . ▁Re ject ed ▁as ▁uns ound , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁Afr ic ander ▁was ▁again ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁but ▁was ▁bought ▁back ▁by ▁his ▁own ers . ▁That ▁afternoon , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Hol ly ▁Hand ic ap ▁at ▁Gra ves end ▁Race ▁Track . ▁▁ 1 9 0 3 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁At ▁age ▁three , ▁in ▁the ▁pre - U . S . ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁era , ▁Afr ic ander ▁won ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁at ▁Morris ▁Park ▁Race course ▁by ▁three ▁lengths . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁important ▁Sub urban ▁Hand ic ap ▁at ▁She eps head ▁Bay ▁Race ▁Track ▁ ▁then ▁nine ▁days ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁track ▁he ▁captured ▁the ▁Adv ance ▁St akes ▁in ▁track ▁record ▁time ▁for ▁one ▁mile ▁and ▁three ▁f url ongs ▁while ▁defe ating ▁Brook lyn ▁Hand ic ap ▁winner ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Champion ▁Two - Year - Old ▁Irish ▁Lad ▁and ▁third - place ▁finish er ▁Major ▁Da inger field . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁rich est ▁st ake ▁event ▁for ▁three - year