Afleet Alex, the 2005 champion 3-year-old male after winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1), died Feb. 6 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 24 ... .
When Afleet Alex won the 2005 Preakness, the bay horse did more than just cross the finish line first ... At the head of the stretch at Pimlico Race Course, rounding the turn for him, jockey Jeremy Rose guided Afleet Alex around the outside of the turn.