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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 .
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. [6]
He also produced the Grade 2 winner, Northern Afleet, who is a successful sire standing in Kentucky. His progeny includes the 2005 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner, Afleet Alex. In 1990 Afleet was sold to Japanese breeders, he continued producing grade 1 winners such as Big Wolf and Bamboo Ere, along with multi-millionaire Preeminence.
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]
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 full field, with post positions and odds, for the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, which is being held at a different location than normal.
Docent, Afleet Alex, Smart Guy, Summer Bird Timothy F. "Tim" Ritchey (born May 27, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer . He is best known as the trainer of Afleet Alex , a 2005 winner of two American Classic Races , the Preakness and Belmont Stakes .
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