Afleet Alex

Northern Afleet - Maggy Hawk, by Hawkster, 2002 bay
Entered Stud: 2006 - Fee: $15,000 Stands and Nurses (BOOKED FULL FOR 2010)  Submit Mare

North America's #1 Sophomore Sire

Afleet Alex
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  • North America's Leading Second Crop Sire.
  • Sire of the Hopeful (G1) winner and the Travers (G1) winner in his first crop.
  • Already sire of a stakes winner and two Graded stakes horses in his second crop.
  • Leading Sophomore Sire by Stakes Winners (9), Black Type Winners (8), Graded Stakes Winners (5) and Stakes Horses (16) among current Sophomore Sires from all crops to race.
  • Sire of a $750,000 Saratoga colt purchased by Sheikh Mohammed.
  • Fifth-Leading Sire by Avg. at 2010 Saratoga Select ($450,000)
  • 16 stakes horses and $4.8-million in earnings, nearly $800,000 more than any other stallion in his crop.
  • Sire of $1,000,000 Travers-G1 winner Afleet Express.
  • Sire of the $200,000 Pegasus S.-G3 exacta, Afleet Express and Afleet Again.
  • Sire of Withers-G3 winner Afleet Again, who ran one of the fastest miles in race history--1:34.05.
  • Sire of $100,000 stakes-winning juvenile A Brilliant Idea (SW Aug. 29 in 1:35.30).
  • Sire of $100,000 stakes winner Go Ask Alex, winner of the Indiana Downs Distaff S. by 7 1/4 lengths in Course Record Time--1:34 2/5.
  • Sire of Dia de la Mujer-G2 winner Cuqui's Love, stakes winner over a sloppy track.
  • Sire of $200,000 stakes winner Harissa, 3 1/2-length winner of the Sunland Park Oaks and on the board in the Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2).
  • Sire of EIGHT 2010 Triple Crown nominees--more than all but three active sires.  
  • The #7 Freshman Sire of 2009: 20 winners, five stakes horses, two Graded stakes winners.  
  • 2009 yearlings sold for $350,000, $300,000, $170,000, etc.
  • Eclipse Champion won the Preakness-G1 and Belmont-G1 by 11 3/4 combined lengths; also ran 3rd in the Kentucky Derby-G1.  
  • Won the Hopeful S.-G1 and Sanford S.-G2 at 2 (setting a new stakes record); also won the Arkansas Derby-G2 and the Mountain Valley S. at 3.
  • Winner of 8 races in 12 starts, earning $2,765,800.
  • Precocious speed winner of his first 4 starts at 2, including a G1 at Saratoga.

Afleet Alex News

to Sales
on 8/29/2010
Afleet Alex's great weekend got even better when his 2-year-old daughter A Brilliant Idea took the $100,000 Junior Champion...
on 8/28/2010
Afleet Express prevailed by a nose in one of the most thrilling runnings in the 141-year history of the $1 million Travers (G1)...
on 8/28/2010
Alexandra Rylee was never headed in her Aug. 28 debut at Saratoga, taking a $60,000 maiden six-furlong sprint..
on 8/26/2010
The highlight of the Saratoga meet is Grade 1 Shadwell Travers, the marquee race for 3-year-olds...
on 8/23/2010
North America's leading second-crop sire Afleet Alex added his first Japanese bred stakes winner to his impressive resume on Aug. 22...
to Sales
on 8/4/2010
Leading Second-Crop Sire Afleet Alex was represented by one of the top lots at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale, when a bay colt fetched $750,000 on Tuesday...
to Tapit
on 7/26/2010
Two 3-year-olds by Gainesway stallions are expected in the starting gate when they line up for the $1,000,000 IZOD Haskell Invitational (G1) on August 1...
on 7/26/2010
Graded stakes winner and Gainesway sales graduate Afleet Express is on track to run in the $500,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) at historic Saratoga this weekend...
on 7/15/2010
Led by six-figure yearlings of both sexes, Afleet Alex continued his strong 2010 performance, posting the third best average of all sires at F-T Kentucky July Sale...
on 7/3/2010
Leading second-crop sire Afleet Alex added to his 2010 record when Alex's Vision easily won the $75,000 Peppy Addy S...
to Sales
on 6/19/2010
A pair of Afleet Alex colts pulled off a one-two finish in the $200,000 Pegasus S. (G3) on June 19...
on 6/18/2010
First-time starter Commonwealth Rush, a 2-year-old colt by Afleet Alex, started off what could be a big weekend for his sire...
on 5/29/2010
Qanoon kicked off what looks to be a very promising career with an impressive debut in a one-mile maiden event at Newmarket Racecourse in Great Britain...
on 5/22/2010
Afleet Express turned in a stellar performance at Belmont on May 22nd, cruising to a 7 3/4-length victory and earning an impressive 107 Beyer Speed Figure...
on 5/6/2010
The $100,000 Indiana Downs Distaff S. was a runaway for Go Ask Alex...
on 4/25/2010
Afleet Again ran a sparkling mile and became his sire's fourth Graded stakes winner...
on 4/20/2010
Afleet Alex’s G1-winning son Dublin breezed a bullet five furlongs in :59.20 Monday at Churchill...
on 4/12/2010
Dublin, the first G1 winner by Afleet Alex, will make his next appearance in the Kentucky Derby (G1)...
on 4/3/2010
Afleet Alex's 3YO daughter Joyce's Angel broke her maiden at Tampa Bay Downs on Apr. 3...
on 3/29/2010
Bolstered by a new $200,000 stakes winner on March 28, Afleet Alex became the leading second crop sire...

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Afleet Alex Generational Pedigree

Dosage Profile:

NORTHERN AFLEET (USA)
b. 1993
AFLEET (CAN)
ch. 1984
MR. PROSPECTOR (USA)
b. 1970 [BC]
RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 [B]
GOLD DIGGER (USA) b. 1962
POLITE LADY (USA)
b. 1977
VENETIAN JESTER (USA) ch. 1964
FRIENDLY WAYS (USA) b. 1968
NURYETTE (USA)
b. 1986
NUREYEV (USA)
b. 1977 [C]
NORTHERN DANCER (CAN) b. 1961 [BC]
SPECIAL (USA) b. 1969 *
STELLARETTE (CAN)
b. 1978
TENTAM (USA) dkb/br. 1969
SQUARE ANGEL (CAN) b. 1970
MAGGY HAWK (USA)
b. 1994
HAWKSTER (USA)
b. 1986
SILVER HAWK (USA)
b. 1979
ROBERTO (USA) b. 1969 [C]
GRIS VITESSE (USA) gr. 1966
STRAIT LANE (USA)
br. 1974
CHIEFTAIN (USA) br. 1961
LEVEL SANDS (USA) blk. 1949
QUALIQUE (USA)
b. 1981
HAWAII (SAF)
b. 1964
UTRILLO (ITY) ch. 1958
ETHANE (SAF) b. 1947
DOROTHY GAYLORD (USA)
b. 1972
SENSITIVO (ARG) b. 1957
GAYLORD'S TOUCH (USA) b. 1965
courtesy of Pedigree Query

Afleet Alex's Race and (Stakes) Record

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned
2 6 4 (2) 2 (2) 0 $680,800
3 6 4 (4) 0 1 (1) $2,085,000
Totals 12 8 (6) 2 (2) 1 (1) $2,765,800

Won at 2

  • Hopeful S (gr. I, 7 furlongs, defeating Devils Disciple, Flamenco, Consolidator, Storm Surge, Wild Nature, Winning Expression).

  • Sanford S (gr. II, 6 furlongs, by 5 1/4, defeating Flamenco, Consolidator, Winning Expression, Departing Now, Lunarpal, Smokescreen, Calypso Band, Maximus C, Gold Joy, Fire Path).

  • An allowance race at Delaware Park (5 1/2 furlongs, equal top weight, by 12, defeating Monster Chaser, Chazmandu, Tip City, Ease Your Mind).

  • A maiden special weight race at Delaware Park (5 1/2 furlongs, by 11 1/4, defeating B Trick, Precision Perfect, Maybe Satisfied, Siberian Mike, N Y Biscuit).

2nd at 2

  • Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I, 1 1/16 miles, to Wilko, defeating Sun King, Consolidator, Roman Ruler, Proud Accolade, Twice Unbridled, Scandinavia).

  • Champagne S (gr. I, 1 1/16 miles, to Proud Accolade, defeating Sun King, Silver Train, Park Avenue Ball, One Fein Dad, Wallstreet Scandal, All Trumps).

Won at 3

  • Preakness S (gr. I, 1 3/16 miles, by 4 3/4, defeating Scrappy T, Giacomo, Sun King, High Limit, Noble Causeway, Greeley's Galaxy, Malibu Moonshine, Closing Argument, High Fly, Hal's Image, Wilko, Galloping Grocer, Going Wild).

  • Belmont S (gr. I, 1 1/2 miles, by 7, defeating Andromeda's Hero, Nolan's Cat, Indy Storm, A. P. Arrow, Chekhov, Giacomo, Southern Africa, Watchmon, Reverberate, Pinpoint).

  • Arkansas Derby (gr. II, 1 1/8 miles, equal top weight, by 8, defeating Flower Alley, Andromeda's Hero, Real Dandy, Greater Good, Canteen, Rush Bay, Wild Desert, Cat Shaker, Batson Challenge).

  • Mountain Valley S (6 furlongs, top-weighted, by 2 3/4, defeating Razor, Smoke Smoke Smoke, Sir Laff Alot, Dr. Meatball, Rocky River).

3rd at 3

  • Kentucky Derby (gr. I, 1 1/4 miles, to Giacomo, Closing Argument, defeating Don't Get Mad, Buzzards Bay, Wilko, Bellamy Road, Andromeda's Hero, Flower Alley, High Fly, Greeley's Galaxy, Coin Silver, Greater Good, Noble Causeway, Sun King, Spanish Chestnut, Sort It Out, Going Wild, Bandini, High Limit).

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Entered Stud: 2006 - Fee: $15,000 Stands and Nurses (BOOKED FULL FOR 2010)  Submit Mare