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JOHN ROWE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-22-2005

Afleet Alex races into spotlight
JOHN ROWE
Date: 05-22-2005, Sunday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: HORSE RACING

BALTIMORE - Years from now, the lasting image of this Triple Crown campaign will be larger than 50-1 long shot Giacomo winning the Kentucky Derby and probably whatever transpires in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks. This Preakness Stakes was one for the ages.

Horse racing's archives have a new four-star attraction: Afleet Alex's victory on Saturday with Jeremy Rose aboard, the fastest rising star in the jockey colony.

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	Down to his knees, Afleet Alex turns nightmare into dream ending. Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) ; ...Use any to describe what Afleet Alex and Rose overcame at the head of Pimlico...tiring pacesetter High Limit, Rose moved Afleet Alex boldly past Closing Argument...did lose his rear action. Rose felt Afleet Alex's front heels clip the back...
	Quite a Trip for Afleet Alex; Horse and Jockey Both Hang On After Stumble Near the Finish Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; ...Preakness Stakes for Afleet Alex wasn't winning...jockey Jeremy Rose flipped up his...318 gasped as Afleet Alex clipped his left...Just as suddenly, Rose ended the age...23.17 seconds. Rose immediately took Afleet Alex from post position...
	Afleet Alex shows its true brilliance. Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) ; ...he never did. For Afleet Alex , the Belmont was pretty uneventful, Rose said. After being...Giacomo raced fourth. Rose sat chilly on Afleet Alex down the backstretch...boldly to the front, Rose remained patient while Afleet Alex carried him between...
	Afleet Alex survives sideswipe to win Preakness. Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; ...stretch, Jeremy Rose stopped thinking...Preakness aboard Afleet Alex. At that moment...excellence of Rose's ride. Leaving...position he angled Afleet Alex to the inside...with Bandini, Rose was reunited with Afleet Alex and the colt...
	Remembering Afleet Alex's Preakness, a year later.(race horses) Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) ; ...on his computer and Afleet Alex is in the starting...together and made Afleet Alex its first purchase...Course. Jockey Jeremy Rose barely staying on Afleet Alex after he clipped heels...daily basis, said Rose, who is expected to...trainer who spotted Afleet ...
	Triple Crown a what-if for Afleet Alex Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; ...two long shots, Afleet Alex won the Preakness...jockey Jeremy Rose was blaming himself...Churchill Downs, where Afleet Alex looked like a winner...out of options," Rose said Sunday outside Afleet Alex's barn at Belmont...getting weary." So Rose went back to ...
	Afleet Alex rockets into stardom Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze ; ...Jockey Jeremy Rose turned him loose...for home and Afleet Alex responded with...I messed up," Rose said, referring to Afleet Alex's third-place...you can. Jeremy Rose has now ridden...Hall of Famer." Afleet Alex, with his eighth...
	Afleet Alex earns bounce-back win Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze ; BALTIMORE -- Afleet Alex was gathering momentum...frightening collision and Afleet Alex was nearly forced...up," jockey Jeremy Rose said, "and from that...won." Incredibly, Afleet Alex regained his footing...to get run over," Rose said. "The instinct...and directly into ...
	Afleet Alex looks to Belmont in 3 weeks; Preakness winner escaped unscathed Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) ; ...the stretch sent Afleet Alex to his knees, with jockey Jeremy Rose hanging on for dear...have been horrific," Rose said. Incredibly, Afleet Alex and Rose gathered themselves...the athleticism of Afleet Alex and Rose, a former wrestler...
	Horse: Another impressive win for Afleet Alex at Belmont Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia) ; ...turn approached before Rose urged on Afleet Alex, who swept past Giacomo...17 3/4 lengths behind Afleet Alex. "I had the best horse," Rose said. "The only thing...messed up or whatever," Rose added of Afleet Alex's failure to win the...

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