alex was my favorite horse ever... such heart.. he gave his all in these races!
@alexanderpatrick48667 ай бұрын
The energy from that horse was incredible, one of the greatest of all time!
@whirlaway0510 жыл бұрын
"Afleet Alex just ran by Giacomo like he was standing still!!"- I love that! This is my favorite Belmont besides Secretariat's. I love Afleet Alex!!
@JOHN----DOE8 жыл бұрын
+Whirlaway Well, those two and Rags to Riches. The way she faced down Curlin was spectacular.
@charlesstich18215 жыл бұрын
Not old enough to remember Risen Star?
@boswindle90504 жыл бұрын
Seattle Slew for me
@callmeishmael46594 жыл бұрын
he took off like he had a rocket up his ass, jesus
@chrispafrieddreams91183 жыл бұрын
@@charlesstich1821 Risen star by 15, by 18 he looks just like his Daddy..
@meymolyons72952 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this a jillion times. Inspirational 🎉 🏇🏿 thanks 😊
@rachelalexandra98186 жыл бұрын
The absolute cream of that crop - and it was a sin that he didn't win the TC. He was such an exciting horse to watch!!
@ballenkerr78432 жыл бұрын
Alex is still a beautiful horse even today. He’s my favorite!!
@bat6t12 жыл бұрын
I've watched this like 50 times and I get goosebumps evertime. Greatest horse ever!
@heidijankowski55583 жыл бұрын
I had the privilege of watching Secretariat win the Triple Crown. He may be the greatest horse ever, but Afleet Alex is my favorite horse ever.
@CamaroKidd20222 жыл бұрын
Great race but Afleet didn't break Big Reds record time. Secretariat is the Goat until some horse comes along and breaks his record times in all 3 races of the TC
@boswindle9050 Жыл бұрын
@@CamaroKidd2022 no he isn't? Tell Onion who chased Big Red down and beat him he is the GOÀT
@CamaroKidd2022 Жыл бұрын
@@boswindle9050 did you ever lose at anything in your life? Secretariat was races 21 times in times in 16 months which averages out to a little over 1 time a month! He was raced two times on 9 days rest! Don't you think he probably got tired once in awhile and lost some races because of it? Every human, horse, dog, cat, etc etc has their bad days. Do the best NFL, NBA, NHL teams ever lose? Did Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus ever lose a golf tournament? They are the best golfers of all time but they lost a lot! As you know Secretariat won the TC and set records in all three and that will never be broken. He also holds other records as you know and he has the highest Beyer speed ever at 139. Instead of blabbing your mouth and saying nothing why don't you say who the GOAT is and give reason's! I don't want to hear that it is FL who only raced 6 times in 18 months! Secretariat raced more in 5 weeks then Flightline did in 1 year! Secretariat and MOW are the greatest horse's ever.
@boswindle9050 Жыл бұрын
@@CamaroKidd2022 so time isn't everything? Overall I think Slew is a better IMO. He had the better career which makes him better...that's my point
@kadir198210 жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex...what an animal! There are GREAT horses who ve come along and who done the unthinkable but alex? He will always have a special place in my heart...
@DexterHaven9 жыл бұрын
kadir1982 Honor Code's win yesterday reminds me of Afleet Alex, same muscular sprint.
@jesusfuckingchrist72746 жыл бұрын
He was the greatest!
@jonbrockway66635 жыл бұрын
Rush 2112 my way
@jonbrockway66635 жыл бұрын
.net e finding my way Rush
@nycitylifeandhistory10 жыл бұрын
The Derby is all about the trip and the Belmont all about the talent
@lawrenceredfilm86505 жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex is my favorite of all time. Jeremy said the horse was 3C worthy, the jockey wasn't. said he moved too soon in the derby....still love him.
@callmeishmael46594 жыл бұрын
interesting
@mellopez87392 жыл бұрын
"Afleet Alex just ran by Giacomo like he was standing still " that just encapsules how lucky Giacomo really got in the Derby. Afleet Alex was on a different level
@brucerobbins6528 Жыл бұрын
Jock was a 50-1 shot in the Derby. "The luckiest horse wins the Derby, the fastest horse wins the Preakness, but the BEST horse wins the Belmont". Alex was 2 and 3. A much better horse than giacomo.
@johnnyjack1552 Жыл бұрын
A great Horse
@alexanderpatrick48667 ай бұрын
Giacomo was a horrible fluke......!
@gregrice15326 ай бұрын
Giacomi was a lucky pig
@wabstat8 жыл бұрын
VERY underrated horse. Tremendous talent.
@blueeyedhorse618911 жыл бұрын
What a horse he is! He should have one the Triple Crown for sure!!
@brucerobbins6528 Жыл бұрын
Giacomo beat two horses in the Derby. Closiung Argument and Alex. No more than a length. Yes, Alex should have won the TC!!!
@YouDontKnow-that8 ай бұрын
@@brucerobbins6528 Could have. Not should have.
@brucerobbins65288 ай бұрын
@@YouDontKnow-that No, should have. He was a much better horse than Giacomo annd proved it on the track!!!!
@YouDontKnow-that8 ай бұрын
@@brucerobbins6528 should have. So then ....Point Given should have. Smarty Jones. Alysheba, Sunday Silence, California Chrome, etc.... all "should have"? I agree. Afleet Alex was much much better than Giacamo. But that doesn't me "he should have won". Based on your rationale, there should never be any upsets in horse racing.
@alexanderpatrick48667 ай бұрын
@@YouDontKnow-thatno..... Should have!
@bennyboy63674 жыл бұрын
Funny that so many people in these comments are saying Afleet Alex is their favorite horse. There are so many great horses but the 2005 Preakness victory was incredible, then follow that with this great win in the Belmont. This horse was definitely fun to watch. What a horse. And yes, one of my favorites too.
@YouDontKnow-that8 ай бұрын
Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex have a special place in many people's hearts. Alex's Lemonade Stand plays a part in the love for Afleet Alex.
@terrifictroll19167 жыл бұрын
This horse only ran 12 times and was getting better with each race..Afleet Alex had a chance to really become one of the "Great Ones"..What a POWERFUL animal..if he didnt get injured i can definitely see him crushing field after field..this race alone was eye popping
@gobabygirlzen13 жыл бұрын
I just love this little horse with all my heart!
@ScotchIrishTarheel10 жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex should have been disqualified. Only race horses are allowed to run in the Belmont. He was a rocket ship.
@HorsesIC9 жыл бұрын
ScotchIrishTarheel I was going to get mad, then I got happy.
@alexd4426 жыл бұрын
ScotchIrishTarheel ha
@brucerobbins35845 жыл бұрын
yeah, Alex was a one run horse. Stayed at the back of the pack for most of the race, saving his energy for the final turn. You must have great "turn of foot" , that is the ability to accelerate on a dime, and Alex had it. Most Belmonts go to the front runner, but Jeremy Rose rode him perfectly, and that, with his stamina and turn of foot, and toughness just made the other horses ask why they even bothered to come out. Giacomo was stupidly overrated that year.Alex's pre-Derby races were all won easily. It was a good year for horses, but Alex was the best.
@larrythiel6915 жыл бұрын
Lol! My favorite race horse ever.
@desertgirl23715 жыл бұрын
I loved Afleet Alex ans so did Jeremy Rose..
@pellebravesskylar16 жыл бұрын
The announcer's "And Afleet Alex runs by Giacamo as if he were standing still!" has to rank up there as one of the best lines ever!
@alexanderpatrick48667 ай бұрын
True!
@Venckman12 жыл бұрын
I was so disappointed when they retired him. I think the consensus was that the injury was a result of his Preakness mishap. He was such an explosive runner, and such a big-hearted, fun little horse to watch.
@jeremyrosefan15 жыл бұрын
afleet alex was so amazing! i wish he could have ran in the Breeders Cup Classic, i know he would have won it.
@YouDontKnow-that8 ай бұрын
You don't know.
@L9470bb11 жыл бұрын
I am going to look for these. I remember Little Current but not all that well. Closers are spine-tinglers. And swooping the field in a Classic is a rich experience to watch. Still get the bumps when watching past races on youtube, thank God for it.
@matthewjbutch6 жыл бұрын
What a horse. One of my top 3 favorite horses. Should've won the Triple Crown.
@ken45y10 жыл бұрын
Oh God..enough with the "garbage fields, weak crops" We get that every year!!!! Say what you will but this horse was an athlete.
@amygilboard33278 жыл бұрын
My favorite horse of all time
@williamfluck148 Жыл бұрын
Awesome to watch even years after!
@corneliagirl10113 жыл бұрын
LOVED his horse, one of the GREAT ones! he had the speed, the determination and the heart. One of the best to never win the triple crown. If i win the lottery he's the first thoroughbred stud i'd buy lol
@bnegs52110 жыл бұрын
Point Given and Afleet Alex, those are two horses that I scratch my head over them not winning the Triple Crown but the derby is so tough with 20 horses.
@Bunnylefluf10 жыл бұрын
i think his rider didnt give him a good ride in the derby.. i feel alex could have won the triple crown.
@bnegs52110 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Rose did not give him a good ride in the Derby you are right on there. He saved him in the Preakness from a disaster and had a great ride in the Belmont. But you are right the Derby trip was a bad one for Rose.
@Bunnylefluf10 жыл бұрын
alex was a great race horse.. one of my favs.. i remember how before this race they were doubting him.. he showed them!.. i also like how nolans cat came in 3rd.. after being 10 off... in last place :)
@bnegs52110 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about Nolan's Cat. A late strider like Concern or Mine That Bird.I saw Nolan's Cat in person at Presque Isle Downs in PA. He won his race with that patented late kick.
@jamesbarry852610 жыл бұрын
bnegs521 Nolan's Cat was a maiden too
@wildh.orsefeathe.rs187211 жыл бұрын
that horse was a BEAST! amazing we need more like him
@bnegs52112 жыл бұрын
He was around after that. He actually piloted Afleet Alex in the Belmont and was around for a few years later but now has disappeared.
@moose624112 жыл бұрын
He had Big Brown's maiden win, was suspended in 2008 for six months, rode Ben's Cat, but hasn't been in too many big races lately. He did get his 2000th win recently. He also rode Havre de Grace early on.
@strwbrypop5 жыл бұрын
Just watched this again, for the umpteenth time. Alex' performance will always stand out in my memory as one of the great moments in racing. The only fly in this ointment was Tom Durkin's call, where he: Unashamedly fawned over Giacomo throughout the race, to the extent that I though he was going to contemplate suicide when Alex blew by Giacomo. He stacked the fractions on top of one another, instead of keeping up, he stumbled over names and always seemed to be a step behind in his call, noting that Rose hadn't moved Alex and that he was coming on, in the same sentence! I have heard Durkin call innumerable races since and he's competent, but I cannot erase the image he created this day.
@BurnNotice20232 жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex made his move while he was speaking is why it came out like that, when he started the gap was not shrinking and Giacomo was making his move
@chrisuncleahmad6669 жыл бұрын
The rare reverse Triple Crown miss (Win Preakness and Belmont, Lose Derby) instead of what we're used to
@kentuckyman217 жыл бұрын
Chris Kreager Hansel did that in 91
@D1TemplarKnight6 жыл бұрын
Sam M, as did Secretariat's boy, Risen Star.
@raygordonteacheschess55015 жыл бұрын
Proving he deserved to be a Triple Crown winner but for that horrible misfortune in the slop at Churchill.
@michaelpflug73054 жыл бұрын
Such a great racehorse camera angle in Ky Derby I initially thought he had won that , then the to the knees amazing Preakness, and finally closing from ten out and cruising home in a Belmont romp. Great champion .
@mottthehoople68410 жыл бұрын
what a kick..dramatic and very impressive...Look how quickly he gapped the field!
@joechrow83414 жыл бұрын
24 2/5 finals 1/4....He was FLYING!!
@johnfsu67898 жыл бұрын
Should have been a Triple Crown winner! What a horse.
@dat_one_gamerpaul24578 жыл бұрын
Haggler vs hearns
@juandiaz90655 жыл бұрын
But he didn't Uppppsss So sorry Most famous kentucky derby winner GIACOMO
@WarrenThacker Жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex would have won the Kentucky Derby but jockey Jeremy Rose dropped him to the inside for the stretch run and the rail was absolutely not the place to be that day. I was there that day and he would have won if he had stayed in the middle of the track. In an interview that was in the Daily Racing Form a few days after the race , Jeremy Rose admitted that the move to the inside cost him the win in the Kentucky Derby . I was on him in all 3 Triple Crown Races and he won 2 of them but should have been a Triple Crown winner! That Preakness win was amazing when he stumbled so badly that he almost went to his knees but recovered to win was simply a miracle. I've never seen anything that amazing for a horse to overcome what happened to him that day and still WIN!
@oderfla3318616 жыл бұрын
i've watch this video like 10 times and god!!! i love this horse!!!
@jesusfuckingchrist72746 жыл бұрын
Had they made the point system for the Derby a decade earlier, Afleet Alex was Triple Crown winner for sure. Walls of stopping horses in front of him compromised his move on three occasions. Those sprinter types who would absolutely stop after 7f are no longer allowed in the Derby.
@adrianashilling2573 Жыл бұрын
You go Alex! You are the man!
@gobabygirlzen13 жыл бұрын
@Kostly When I checked into it a little more I agree that they may be too closely linked - damn!!! Now I'm excited at the mere thought of AA and Rachel Alexandra - sadly it remains only a thought. Maybe Zenny and City Zip?
@nessmabuyo73574 жыл бұрын
My favorite Horse
@lambofgod19659 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite of all time what a horse!
@staceyhoffrichter31842 жыл бұрын
Love Afleet Alex.Should have been a triple crown winner.
@kareemwhyte720011 жыл бұрын
He would have smashed the competition in the breeder's cup that year.
@TheDarkAntares4 жыл бұрын
Saint Liam would’ve said no.
@joechrow83415 жыл бұрын
Preakness/Belmont double ...What a spectacular show this horse put on...Only a few horses in history were moving as fast as this horse in the Belmont stretch...So much potential this horse had...Really wish he could have had a longer career cause he was about to put on a show and win some more big races
@StFidjnr Жыл бұрын
If it wasn't for a bad jockey in the Kentucky derby afleet alex would've won the tc
@bnegs52112 жыл бұрын
yep that was his running style. Nolan's cat was still running two years ago. Saw him in Erie PA came from last to first to win.
@jasonrothstein2919 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest rides in Belmont Stakes history.
@dippens38276 жыл бұрын
My man my man , did y'all see that, not too many back to back performances like that in the history of racing, mail it.
@ScottBiladeau5 жыл бұрын
Should of been a triple crown winner
@DexterHaven9 жыл бұрын
Alex was the best horse that year.
@TheDarkAntares4 жыл бұрын
Saint Liam was the best that year.
@Venckman12 жыл бұрын
That's Giacomo, the Derby winner from that year. Same owner/trainer/rider combo as Zenyatta.
@dabomb204511 жыл бұрын
We've seen alot of close calls to the Triple Crown recently....Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Charismatic, Smarty Jones etc. But I think out of all them, I think Afleet Alex is the one that I can really say with 100% belief should have won the Crown.
@StFidjnr Жыл бұрын
A bad jockey in the Kentucky derby
@adammiller6606 Жыл бұрын
Spectacular Belmont win. 🏇
@clintonpearson31638 жыл бұрын
they oughta mail the eclipse award this afternoon is priceless, make it yesterday, lol , Alex is always gona be my fav, PERIOD
@BE10916 жыл бұрын
That move at the 1/4 pole proved beyond a shadow of a doubt who the champion horse was. That was electric the way he just opened up like the rest had pulled out parachutes.
@JesuscantergallopTB13 жыл бұрын
Afleet Alex is one of favorite racehorses! And he's actually one that had to win for a great cause!
@The17romeo Жыл бұрын
It was obvious from listening to both the Preakness and the Belmont the announcer favored Giacamo........ Even after the miraculous win in the Preakness. One of the greatest horses of all time.
@Webuiltthepyramids13 жыл бұрын
He is definitely the greatest horse to win 2/3 of the Crown. And yes, I have seen Curlin, and Smarty Jones, and Big Brown, and they were all great horses, but Alfeet Alex is right with them. He is easily my favorite racehorse of the decade, and I think an argument can be made for him being the greatest of the decade, too.
@iheartpanic006 ай бұрын
The triple crown winner that never was. He barely lost the Derby. I ❤ Afleet Alex
@callmeishmael46594 жыл бұрын
just kills me that Afleet Alex was retired after this! what a shame!!
@L9470bb11 жыл бұрын
some will have the room, some will make the room. great response. thanks!
@HHH-ye1ro11 ай бұрын
You can see why Jeremy Rose returned to journeyman status after this. Beating AA with a 10 length lead in the stretch. He was later suspended for whipping the face of another horse a few years after this.
@phillipivey54766 жыл бұрын
Risen Star, Smarty Jones, Spectacular Bid, and Afleet Alex should have all been TC winners.
@silvereyedstacker18425 жыл бұрын
Phillip Ivey All worthy and spectacular horses.
@freespeech4all7574 жыл бұрын
Why 'Alex' was retired (From Wiki) : "The colt's fall campaign was derailed when he was found in late July 2005 to have a hairline fracture in his left front cannon bone, near the ankle. The fracture was discovered very early, and the prognosis was good for Afleet Alex to return to his previous level of performance. Once fully healed, the colt returned to working for the Breeder's Cup Classic, putting in two bullet works. However, Tim Ritchey decided to take the conservative path with the colt and shelved him for the year. Later in the year, avascular necrosis (the dying of tissue in the bone, creating a brittle patch) was discovered and diagnosed. The necrosis was probably due to an undetected deep bruise sustained when Afleet Alex nearly fell in the Preakness. It is believed the necrosis caused his summer condylar fracture. Tim Ritchey and Cash is King Stable announced the horse's retirement from racing on December 1, 2005.
@jesusthroughmary12 жыл бұрын
"And Afleet Alex just ran right BY Giacomo like he was standing STILL!" What a great call, and what a beast of a horse. Should have won the Triple Crown.
@pellebravesskylar15 жыл бұрын
What a litle superhorse! Jeremy Rose did a fantastic job in this race and the Preakness. Did Afleet Alex retire because of problems he suffered from the near collision at the Preakness?
@brucerobbins35846 жыл бұрын
Alex should have won the TC easily. He was the best horse of that year of many good horses. Andromeda's Here, Nolan's Cat and other. It was a freak Derby with the "luckiest horse wins". Alex was not lucky. But he showed h imself to be the best even in the pre Derby races.
@smartyjonesfan7 жыл бұрын
looks like Andromeda's Hero got some of Afleet Alex's energy, the two of them made the rest of the horses look like they were standing still
@L9470bb11 жыл бұрын
Please take a look at that derby. Afleet Alex closed like a freight train in traffic and Giacomo closed on the outside and in the clear. Of course that is memory and I should take another look myself. I will!
@Kostly15 жыл бұрын
Yeah Alex is siring colts in Kentucky I think. My favorite horse of all time!
@mallorys7288 жыл бұрын
The greatest racehorse ever to not of won the Triple Crown. Period.
@mallorys7288 жыл бұрын
I meant within the last quarter century but I get what you mean
@SnidgetAsphodel7 жыл бұрын
MoW didn't really try. Back then the TC was not the TC we know today. All respect to MoW, of course as I think he is one of the best two racehorses to ever live, but let's not include him in that discussion.
@supersolo66 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm... keeping it fairly recent: Spectacular Bid Alysheba Point Given Smarty Jones I'll Have Another Were all better than AA to me. I think he was definitely awesome, but I thought those horses were better as 3 y.o.
@morgancameron87936 жыл бұрын
Barbaro
@brucerobbins35846 жыл бұрын
Mallory: Well, you are going to have arguments from quite a few people. Ever hear of Spectacular Bid? Native Dancer? Kelso? Buckpasser? Forego? I love Alex, too, but there are so many greats who also did not win the TC.
@ScotchIrishTarheel11 жыл бұрын
I dearly love Afleet Alex. One of my all-time five favorite horses. But keep his last quarter in context. His overall time of 2:28.75 would still have lost to Secretariat by 23-24 lengths. In fact, AA's time may not be in the top 20 fastest Belmonts. When the pace is slow you have a lot of energy to sprint the last bit. Anyway, he should have won the Triple Crown.
@penelopelopez82962 жыл бұрын
Love Afleet Alex.
@skontch115 жыл бұрын
great call by durkin, but charlsie really hits the nail on the head..."what a little super horse"...."and he kinda chirps to him, gets him moving and then it's katie bar the door...he's just gone, he's just gone"...secretariat and forego were always my favorite horses of all time, but alex now has to be right up there also...what a horse
@kb4790115 жыл бұрын
and afleet alex just ran by giacamo like he was standing still!! what a great call.
@bnegs52112 жыл бұрын
What happened to Jeremy Rose? No longer on the national scene.
@flipo25rid10 жыл бұрын
Man this horse is too good.
@dingerz256416 жыл бұрын
I wish he had raced longer.. And yes, not winning the Kentucky Derby was frustrating. He certainly was *very* good.
@tubeyhamster13 жыл бұрын
I would have liked to have seen Afleet Alex race as a four-year-old. He was a good racehorse and well bred.
@breyerandschleich722012 жыл бұрын
pause at 2:47.. left of Alex....is that zenyattas silks??
@abrahamjackson60196 ай бұрын
A fleet Alex is criminally underrated
@juismac9 жыл бұрын
Truly the last great horse that should have won the Triple Crown if not for a bad race in the Derby which he lost by less than a length! Ran all three races in the TC won the last two extremely impressively and didn't seem tired there at the end! Hoping his son Materiality can follow in his daddy"s footsteps and win the Belmont!
@BurnNotice202313 жыл бұрын
The greatest horse of my lifetime. Triple Crown winner if not for a bad placement in the derby.
@cobaltcanarycherry5 жыл бұрын
He has Somethingroyal in the lower part of the distaff pedigree. That's a fun fact, good staying blood for the mile and 1/2.
@Kostly16 жыл бұрын
I also liked "Alfeet Alex opening up with a tremendous burst of energy!"
@1948BigCy11 жыл бұрын
. L947: watch the TC races of Little Current in 1974 on youtube...he always ran at the back until the far turn, when he turned it on. In the Preakness, he was driven in a tiny spot against the rail, but made it. In the belmont, he was next to last until the final turn, when his jockey sent him thru 3 horses, then had to go around 3 horses, since he could not find an opening, but Current, a handsome chestnut, like Secretatiat the year before, easily went around them and won by 5 lengths!
@brenleegentry3726 жыл бұрын
They need a movie if you see the story behind afleet Alex's it will make you cry
@PlaYah197916 жыл бұрын
That was the most impressive race. I have ever seen!! He just did it with such ease Amazing..What happend to him in the derby? Seems like he woulda been cinch to win it
@Kostly14 жыл бұрын
What a racehorse. What a sire. Get him with Zenyatta first thing after she retires. A SHARP staminized horse and a broodmare with BEASTLY size and a brutal finishing kick. Something VERY good will come from that.
@meymolyons72956 ай бұрын
All heart ❤️ and guts and talent !! Indeed❤️❤️❤️❤️🏇🏿🌹 0:15
@Kostly13 жыл бұрын
@MissStarryDay I really wish he could have at least finished that year. Go to the BCC and romp that. I wish he had a 4 year old campaign, too. Like you said, he was never given the chance because they were scared about his injuries. Most likely a result of that near fall at top speed in the preakness. But, I imagine he would have been very successful in the travers and the BCC in 2005. AT least he's a successful stallion, his progeny look great on the track.
@reallytalldwarf12 жыл бұрын
which is the race where he nearly fell over?
@MissStarryDay13 жыл бұрын
@Kostly At 1 3/4, Alex would've been a monster indeed. I'd take Easy Goer against him at that distance (or maybe Risen Star), but if we still ran classic races at 1 3/4 in America, that would've been a sight to see. Especially when you think about Afleet Again winning the Marathon last year. My main gripe with AA is the same as Smarty Jones - wish we could've seen what he was really made of by seeing him race against older. I think AA would've won the Classic that year. Wish he had the chance
@dawgho210 жыл бұрын
he should have won the triple crown..
@goforwand319 жыл бұрын
zdlr Yes he should have.
@GermanOperaSinger9 жыл бұрын
goforwand31 KY Derby's such a crapshoot these days, with that 20 horse mob, doesn't matter even if you're Citation or Secretariat if you get a bad trip, you just can't win it. I've more respect for Preakness/Belmont winners like Point Given and Afleet Alex than for dual Derby/Preakness winners, who run out of steam at a mile and half.
@UnionRags1239 жыл бұрын
GermanOperaSinger It's a shame we'll never know how I'll Have Another would've done...in the Belmont Stakes.
@fullstrutn9 жыл бұрын
GermanOperaSinger way too many horses in the Derby!!!
@bubblinbrownsugar6169 жыл бұрын
Maya Joffe I agree but I have much respect for O'Neill thinking about the well being of the horse. To make that decision when you have with a potential triple crown winner, dollar signs everywhere and the nation's attention had to be a tough pill to swallow.
@MissStarryDay13 жыл бұрын
@Kostly I agree that he would've been a TC winner had he not been a victim of a poor trip. That said, who did he beat in any of his races? Scrappy T, Giacomo, Closing Argument, Sun King, Andromeda's Hero? Giacomo was the only other G1 winner of that bunch. Maybe my problem is that while Afleet Alex had the guts to be a legend, he was never given a chance to, a la Smarty Jones. Loved the horse as a fan, but he was the best of a weak group. Pity he wasn't born in 07 - then we'd see what he had
@callmeishmael46594 жыл бұрын
A couple things here: 1) how ELITE was Afleet Alex? MY GOD 2) Andromeda's Hero in any normal yr would've won here and w/o him in the race Alex wins by 15 lengths? jesus christ
@Kostly12 жыл бұрын
The Preakness 2005. Watch all of his races. This is the most amazing horse since Big Red.
@brenleegentry3726 жыл бұрын
I like the rumble from the horses as they run
@skontch113 жыл бұрын
one of the great things about horse racing is that everyone has their opinion about certain horse's greatness, and there is no way to truly find out who's right. i think AA was the best since big red. there is too much luck involved (lousy trips, lousy jocks) to go by just winning races. knowing that only big red ran a faster last 1/4 than alex, speaks volumes. the races i always watch are this one, alex's preakness, zenyatta's '09 cup, and forego's '76 marlboro, man, do i love this sport...