HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- The lung infection is gone, and Afleet Alex is off to the Kentucky Derby. With a powerful surge in the final quarter mile, Afleet Alex pulled away from the field and won the $1 ...

NEW YORK -- On the morning after the Belmont Stakes, reality set in: Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex came within 8 feet of winning the Triple Crown. Unlike the past three years, when the ...

Of all the classic races for 3-year-olds, the Belmont Stakes is supposed to be the “truest.” Belmont was designed to allow a horse’s ability to decide the race while minimizing the effects of the post ...

As trainer Tim Ritchey pondered how to prepare Afleet Alex for the Kentucky Derby, he looked to history for guidance. He discussed his options with Billy Turner, who trained Seattle Slew to sweep the ...

NEW YORK -- The rematch replaces the Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes. For the first time in four years, and for just the third time in nine years, no horse will attempt to sweep the Kentucky ...

Afleet Alex was a brilliant 2-year-old, winning his first four starts, including the Sanford and Hopeful at Saratoga. He was second in the Champagne and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile after a troubled ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Afleet Alex is running for more than glory in the Kentucky Derby. The big bay colt is running to beat cancer, too. When the starting gate springs open Saturday for the Derby, Afleet ...

Twenty years later, Afleet Alex’s victory remains one of the most memorable in the storied history of the Preakness Stakes (G1). But not for his margin of victory of 4 ¾ lengths. Or his time of ...