Afleet Alex Preakness Stakes 2005 + overview of near fall!
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2008
- This is Afleet Alex's Preakness 2005 run where he almost falls at the top of the stretch! He recovers to take off and win in stunning fashion. There is footage after the race which covers slow motion footage of the near fall.
The most amazing example of athleticism and determination that I have ever seen exhibited by a racehorse. It's one thing to win with a perfect trip, this is greatness in its truest sense. Remarkable!
Afleet Alex is one of the most underrated horses in history. More great horses fail to win the Derby, but go on to show just how great they really are. A remarkable recovery after being clipped and then recover to give a performance for the ages. After watching the 2005 Preakness Stakes it reaffirms what I have been saying for years that race horses are great athletes.
I’ve been watching races a long time and this remains the best Preakness I’ve ever seen.
To clip heels and almost fall, recover, and win the race like he did is absolutely incredible. Althought he was much the best, a lot of horses would just say "screw it" and not go on. What an incredible athlete and horse he was. Too bad we weren't able to appreciate him until he was retired. He was a great racehorse. But his babies continue to run well.
Afleet Alex was a hell of a good horse.
This is one of my favorite sports moments, as a kid I was absolutely stunned at this race.
That is one gutsy horse. Respect!
What a tremendous race, I loved the Belmont more though with Afleet, that final kick is amazing and so is Durkins Call
I wish Afleet Alex won the Triple Crown
Incredible recovery and a great horse. That was an awesome move and ride by Jeremy Rose. I especially loved the part when 1 of the owners screams SOB and then says moments later, he's still gonna win. If you his see his owners reaction you can realize they did not care so much about the money. They are just genuinely excited their colt survived a near fall and won a Classic TC race as they also promised a percentage of any purse to that little girl. Class act!
Maybe the most talented 3yo of the last decade. If he hadn't suffered the injury here would've been very interesting to see what he could've accomplished as an older horse, but in this Preakness he really showed just how much resilience he had.
Everybody talks about the near fall, but look at him coming thru around the turn, he was picking them off like flies! What a horse!
BEAST. MODE.
The race call by this announcer was simply classic
Holy cow thats an Athlete!!! GO AFLEET ALEX!
Next to Secretariat's Belmont, this is the greatest performance in a triple crown race that I have ever seen, beating Alysheba's Derby win by a nose . Granted, I have only been watching races for 50 years, but still.
i watched this and the belmont sooooo many times lol =] alex is by FAR my fave racehorse. GO ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Afleet Alex was one tough little colt. His Preakness victory was utterly remarkable given he fell to his knees. This incident would ultimately end his racing career following his convincing victory in the Belmont, as he suffered a deep bruise that caused bone degeneration that fortunately was found before a catastrophic breakdown occurred. With a bit better luck in the Derby he should have been a Triple Crown Winner. He was leading with 60 yards to go and lost by a length. One of my all time favourite horses. And to think he won that year at 6 furlongs and then 1 1/2 miles. Such a versatile horse. So talented.
My favorite horse of all time!! What a horse!!!!!
One of the most incredible things I have ever seen any athlete in any sport do. WOW!!
i have a personal top 10 most spectacular moments i saw in sports ..this always is my personal #1