Down to his knees, Afleet Alex turns nightmare into dream ending. From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Date: May 21, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Dave Joseph

BALTIMORE _ His knees now were inches from the ground.

Afleet Alex, a 1,200-pound thoroughbred traveling at 30 mph, was less than a second away from tragedy; from hitting the hard dirt here Saturday evening at Pimlico Race Course and going down in front of a dozen other charging horses in the Preakness Stakes.

And holding on to Afleet Alex for his life was jockey Jeremy Rose, out of the saddle and nearly over his colt's neck. "I ...