Afleet Alex Gallops
Afleet Alex went out for his first gallop in nearly two months this morning at Belmont. “I spoke to Dr. Hogan and Dr. Bramlage yesterday, and they said the x-rays were really good,” trainer Tim Ritchey said (Blood-Horse). Alex galloped with a pony today and will do so for the next two or three days before going out on his own. “He’s a little eager, obviously,” said Ritchey. The trainer said yesterday that he’d still like to try to get Afleet Alex to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which must be hoped for (although, obviously, I don’t mean at the price of rushing him back or pushing too hard). The Classic field may shape up nicely with the impending return of Rock Hard Ten and the likely entry of horses such as Sun King, but no other starter will have Alex’s star power, something the sport desperately needs this fall.
