Afleet Alex Belmont Stakes 2005 - amazing kick in the end! 

+Whirlaway Well, those two and Rags to Riches. The way she faced down Curlin was spectacular.

Not old enough to remember Risen Star?

Seattle Slew for me

he took off like he had a rocket up his ass, jesus

@@charlesstich1821 Risen star by 15, by 18 he looks just like his Daddy..

The energy from that horse was incredible, one of the greatest of all time!

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.

A great Horse

Giacomo was a horrible fluke......!

Giacomi was a lucky pig

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.

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

@@CamaroKidd2022 no he isn't? Tell Onion who chased Big Red down and beat him he is the GOÀT

@@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.

@@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

interesting

kadir1982 Honor Code's win yesterday reminds me of Afleet Alex, same muscular sprint.

He was the greatest!

Rush 2112 my way

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Giacomo beat two horses in the Derby. Closiung Argument and Alex. No more than a length. Yes, Alex should have won the TC!!!

@@brucerobbins6528 Could have. Not should have.

@@question_it_701 No, should have. He was a much better horse than Giacomo annd proved it on the track!!!!

@@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.

​@@question_it_701no..... Should have!

True!

You don't know.

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.

ScotchIrishTarheel I was going to get mad, then I got happy.

ScotchIrishTarheel ha

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.

Lol! My favorite race horse ever.

I loved Afleet Alex ans so did Jeremy Rose..

Saint Liam would’ve said no.

Haggler vs hearns

But he didn't Uppppsss So sorry Most famous kentucky derby winner GIACOMO

Chris Kreager Hansel did that in 91

Sam M, as did Secretariat's boy, Risen Star.

A bad jockey in the Kentucky derby

Saint Liam was the best that year.

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

i think his rider didnt give him a good ride in the derby.. i feel alex could have won the triple crown.

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.

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 :)

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.

bnegs521 Nolan's Cat was a maiden too

Phillip Ivey All worthy and spectacular horses.

If it wasn't for a bad jockey in the Kentucky derby afleet alex would've won the tc

zdlr Yes he should have.

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.

GermanOperaSinger It's a shame we'll never know how I'll Have Another would've done...in the Belmont Stakes.

GermanOperaSinger way too many horses in the Derby!!!

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.

I meant within the last quarter century but I get what you mean

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.

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.

Barbaro

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.