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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 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 ...
Afleet Alex, who had finished third in the Derby, rebounded to win the Preakness Stakes despite nearly falling when another horse swerved into his path at the head of the stretch. Afleet Alex was favored to win the Belmont, with morning line odds set at 6-5 while Giacomo was the second choice at 4-1.
In the last 20 years, three horses have won the Belmont after also winning the Preakness: Afleet Alex (2005), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018). American Pharoah and Justify did so as ...
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.
The post position draw for the Preakness is set for Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. Post time for the Preakness is set for 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. NBC will televise the race.
How to watch the 2024 Preakness Stakes Preakness Stakes coverage on NBC and Peacock on Saturday, May 18, begins at 4:30 p.m. ET, live from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (Peacock is owned by ...
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, third or fourth place and earned a purse check along with the number of starters in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at 1-3/16 mile on dirt for three-year-olds at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. [1]