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Afleet Alex (born May 9, 2002, in Florida) is an American thoroughbred race horse who, in 2005, won two of America's classic races, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. He is owned by the Cash Is King Stable partnership, was trained by Tim Ritchey and was ridden by Jeremy Rose .
Afleet was retired to stud in 1989 and stood at Taylor Made Farm who had bought an interest in him while still racing. His North American progeny included Canadian Champion A Fleet's Dancer, Grade 1 winners Flat Fleet Feet and Twist Afleet. He also produced the Grade 2 winner, Northern Afleet, who is a
Northern Afleet (January 23, 1993 - June 1, 2018) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He is best known as the sire of dual Triple Crown Classic winner Afleet Alex and Breeders' Cup winners World Approval and Amazombie [ 1 ]
At stud, Afleet Alex has also sired Afleet Express (Travers Stakes), Afleet Again (Breeders' Cup Marathon), Iotapa (Vanity Handicap), and Dublin (Hopeful Stakes). [2] Texas Red's dam, Ramatuelle, was a successful racemare in Chile before being sent to the United States, where she was placed in the Desert Stormer Handicap . [ 3 ]
The crowd gasped, [4] but Afleet Alex regained his balance and was quickly back into stride. Rose, a young jockey who was riding in the Preakness for the first time, was credited for skill in staying on, but gave the credit to Afleet Alex. "He was just that athletic, and I was just that scared", he said. Scrappy T had reopened his lead after ...
The charity was set up by a young girl, Alex Scott, and had come to the attention of Afleet Alex's owners. By the end of 2005, over $4 million had been raised. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] By 2015, the fundraising has surpassed $100 million, and the publicity associated with Afleet Alex's Triple Crown run was a major factor in the continued success.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has brushed off the sexual misconduct allegations against former attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, calling him “a stud.”. Jones claimed he “knows what’s ...
Northern Afleet, Afleet Again's grandsire, is the sire of Breeders' Cup winners Amazombie and World Approval, as well as Afleet Alex. Afleet Again was trained by Robert "Butch" Reid, Jr. and owned by Cash Is King Racing Stable (owners of Afleet Alex) and Kasey K Racing Stable during his career. [1]