But, hey, two out of three ain't bad, with Afleet Alex becoming just the 11th thoroughbred to win the Preakness and Belmont after running -- but not winning -- the Derby. Among the elite group are ...

When the striking bay colt Journalism (Curlin x Mopitism, by Uncle Mo) swept under the wire to an impossible victory in the Preakness on May 18, his thrilling finish set off a series of flashbacks ...

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 ...

The Preakness winner became the second favorite in 10 years to win the Belmont. NEW YORK -- No acrobatics, no long shots. Just an overpowering, seven-length victory by Afleet Alex in Saturday's ...

When last year's Champion Horse of the Year, Ghostzapper, was injured this summer and had to be retired, a collective groan was audible throughout the horse racing national community. After all, the ...

Afleet Alex has also touched the colt's breeder, who has terminal cancer, and the parents of an 8-year-old girl who died of cancer last August. And now they have the classic victory they wanted so ...

NEW YORK - No acrobatics, no long shots. Just an overpowering, seven-length victory by Afleet Alex in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, the final and longest leg of the Triple Crown. The Preakness winner ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE -- In a miraculous recovery, Afleet Alex kept his balance after being knocked to his knees by Scrappy T at the top of the stretch and won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Kentucky Derby ...

Afleet Again after the Breeders' Cup Marathon. Anne M. Eberhardt Afleet Again in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Marathon. Mathea Kelley Afleet Again in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Marathon. Mathea Kelley Afleet ...

Afleet Express wins the 2010 Pegasus. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO Afleet Express wins the 2010 Pegasus. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO Afleet Express wins the 2010 Pegasus. Bill ...