Sire: Northern Afleet
Grandsire: Afleet
Dam: Maggy Hawk
Damsire: Hawkster
Sex: Male
Foaled: 2002
Country: United States
Colour: Bay
Breeder: Cash Is King, LLC
Owner: Cash Is King, LLC
Trainer: Timothy Ritchey
Jockey: Jeremy Rose
Record: 12 starts, 7 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds
Earnings: Over $2.7 million
Major Races Won: Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes
Notable Events: Named 3-year-old champion by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) in 2005
Post Career: After retiring from racing, Afleet Alex stood at stud at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He has sired numerous stakes winners and has become a successful breeding stallion. Some of his notable offspring include Afleet Express, Afleet Again, and Afleet Summer.
Afleet Alex continued to stand at stud at Gainesway Farm until his death in 2017.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
In 2005, Afleet Alex's owner, Cash is King LLC, partnered with ALSF to raise funds for pediatric cancer research through a series of charitable events. These events included the "Afleet Alex Lemonade Stand Challenge," which encouraged people to hold their own lemonade stands to raise money for pediatric cancer research.