@BE109 Yeah I would put this right behind that belmont romp. This horse was a small compact horse. He was good....REAL good rating horse and his stretch runs probably have only been matched by a very small group of horses throughout history. But, he required a good ride and he just did not get a good ride in the Derby. I think most of that fault lies with Jeremy Rose. Even he said as much. Though he didn't win the race he is cleary a top 20 if not top 10 horse all time.
A crying shame he had to be retired. This colt had some serious afterburners. Who knows what he could have accomplished as a 4YO? We can only dream....
i completely agree with you. this race is very much like the Belmont race. Afleet Alex's kick at the Belmont is something i've never seen before in my life. it's absolutely amazing.
Never seen a closing kick like this little horse had. He's all heart and guts and sheer speed. My little man!!!
gobabygirlzen 7 months ago
@jgp1322 LOL I totally agree.
This horse should have been the 2005 Triple Crown winner. But alas, bad luck plagued him the Kentucky Derby.
FireGirlG 11 months ago
His closing speed just makes other horses look stupid
jgp1322 1 year ago
@afleetalex05 Couldn't agree more. Total star he was.
schardy80 1 year ago
Most underrated horse in history. My hero. xoxoxoxo
afleetalex05 1 year ago
I think that Alex was one of the best racehorses, I think that many people under-rated him.
jeremyrosefan 1 year ago
@BE109 Yeah I would put this right behind that belmont romp. This horse was a small compact horse. He was good....REAL good rating horse and his stretch runs probably have only been matched by a very small group of horses throughout history. But, he required a good ride and he just did not get a good ride in the Derby. I think most of that fault lies with Jeremy Rose. Even he said as much. Though he didn't win the race he is cleary a top 20 if not top 10 horse all time.
Kostly 1 year ago
He had to be born with turbofans or something like that! Amazing!
westxlcr 2 years ago
A crying shame he had to be retired. This colt had some serious afterburners. Who knows what he could have accomplished as a 4YO? We can only dream....
all66books 2 years ago
i completely agree with you. this race is very much like the Belmont race. Afleet Alex's kick at the Belmont is something i've never seen before in my life. it's absolutely amazing.
Keeheek 3 years ago