Afleet Alex Preakness Stakes 2005 + overview of near fall!
June 28, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Horse Racing
This is Afleet Alex’s Preakness 2005 run where he almost falls at the top of the stretch! He recovers to take off and win in stunning fashion. There is footage after the race which covers slow motion footage of the near fall.
Tags: 2005, Afleet, Alex, Fall, Near, overview, Preakness, STAKES
June 28th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
One of the most incredible things I have ever seen any athlete in any sport do. WOW!!
June 28th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Cool
June 28th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Cannot wait to see what his son Dublin will do in the TC this year. I think he’s going in underrated and the extra distance will make him dangerous.
June 28th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
10K to get back 40K, one of my biggest bets ever. It was just unreal!
June 28th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Amazing horse!
June 28th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
this is awesome beautiful race its my favorite
June 28th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
could not have said it better , could have added eat that scrappy bastad’.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
I was at the OTB and got their a bit late.the lines at the screens were long and I still needed to withdraw cash, this guy was standing there and he said he’d spot me whatever I wanted to bet, I said 100 dollars on AA to win. When he came around the last turn I said alright!!! HERE WE GO! Then the stumble and I mean it happened so quick I didn’t really have a reaction but, when he and Jeremy righted themselves I went absolutely BONKERS!!!I was jumping and actually hugged the guy who helped me
June 28th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
WOW I had no idea…….he shoulda won the TC that year. Jeremy Rose took the heat for the narrow derby loss. He didn’t want to diminish such an incredibly gifted athlete like Afleet Alex. Good on Jeremy Rose (one of my favorite young jockeys).
June 28th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Yes Dave Rodman was EPIC in his call of this race.
“But here comes Afleet Alex and he’s got room to rolllllllllll!”
“BOY, does he have some HEART!”
“How much the BEST is HE?!”
“Afleet Alex……..AWESOMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE”
June 28th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Incredible recovery and a great horse. That was an awesome move and ride by Jeremy Rose. I especially loved the part when 1 of the owners screams SOB and then says moments later, he’s still gonna win. If you his see his owners reaction you can realize they did not care so much about the money. They are just genuinely excited their colt survived a near fall and won a Classic TC race as they also promised a percentage of any purse to that little girl. Class act!
June 28th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Dave Rodman! BEST……CALL…….EVER! I’m going to watch it now. Brings a lump to my throat every time.
June 28th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
I think there are only a handful of horses that are better than Afleet Alex in the History of the sport. And the Belmont win showed everyone, all the doubters, what kind of VERY gifted horse Alex was. And just his life story is a total miracle. Push button speed. Crazy athleticism. BIG heart (maybe physically too). And some really sick finishing kick.
June 28th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
that was Dave Rodman right? MUCH BETTER call from Rodman. But, Durkin was very dramatic nonetheless.
June 28th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I agree. Durkin was good, but the track announcer’s call is much better in this case.
June 28th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
this is an amazing ride! alex my fav preakness.i loved alex..miracle ride!
June 28th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
amazing=]
June 28th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
well thats what i heard so i thought it was tru just repeating what i heard end of story..even if its not tru o well
June 28th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
He wasnt named after her. And her parents weren’t co-owners either.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
“Afleet Alex jockey Rose almost … FELL OUT OF THE SADDLE!”
One of my favorite announcing deliveries ever.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Most amazing performance I have ever witnessed. This, combined with the Belmont,m is a testament to the athletisism of this horse. The most underrated horse ever.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:14 am
They’ve commented on what a coincidence it was that they had the same name. The 5 owners that owned him chose to get him involved with her cause after they bought him.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:24 am
yes they did her parents are co owners of the horse
June 29th, 2010 at 1:04 am
They didn’t name him after her. It was coincidence that they had the same name.
June 29th, 2010 at 1:32 am
everyone knows that