2005 Preakness Stakes

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130th Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes
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"The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown"
"The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"
Location Pimlico Race Course,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States
DateMay 21, 2005
Winning horse Afleet Alex
Winning time1:55.04
Final odds3.3-1
Jockey Jeremy Rose
Trainer Timothy F. Ritchey
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance125,687
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The 2005 Preakness Stakes was the 130th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 2005, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Afleet Alex, who was jockeyed by Jeremy Rose, won the race by four and three quarter lengths over runner-up Scrappy T. Approximate post time was 6:21 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:55.04. [1] The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 125,687, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 2005. [2]

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Race description

Scrappy T broke well and went to the early lead, then was overtaken by High Limit and Going Wild who set a reasonably fast pace. Afleet Alex settled behind the leaders, then started his move on the far turn, racing wide to pass other horses. Scrappy T retook the lead as they rounded into the stretch, but his jockey Ramon Domínguez looked back and saw that Afleet Alex was gaining ground on the outside. Dominguez swung the whip left-handed and Scrappy T swerved sharply away, directly into the path of Afleet Alex. The two horses clipped heels and Afleet Alex stumbled to his knees, his nose nearly touching the ground. "I thought for sure we were going down", said Jeremy Rose, the jockey of Afleet Alex. "The thought process was I was going to get run over. The instinct was just to hang on and try to get my balance back." [3]

The crowd gasped, [4] but Afleet Alex regained his balance and was quickly back into stride. Rose, a young jockey who was riding in the Preakness for the first time, was credited for skill in staying on, but gave the credit to Afleet Alex. "He was just that athletic, and I was just that scared", he said. Scrappy T had reopened his lead after the incident but Afleet Alex soon ran him down and pulled away to win by 4+3⁄4 lengths. [5]

"Over 30 years, I've seen some horses take some bad steps in races and still win", said trainer Tim Ritchey. "I've never seen a horse stumble that badly and lose his momentum that much to come back on and win in a grade I race like this." [3] Veteran sportswriter Steve Haskin wrote that it "remains arguably the single most athletic feat by a Thoroughbred seen in many years." [4]

Payout

The 130th Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule

Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
12 Afleet Alex US$8.60$5.00$3.20
5 Scrappy T -$11.20$5.80
13 Giacomo --$4.80

The full chart

Finish
Position		Margin
(lengths)		Post
Position		Horse nameJockeyTrainerOwnerPost Time
Odds		Purse
Earnings
1st012 Afleet Alex Jeremy Rose Timothy F. Ritchey Cash Is King Stables3.30-1
favorite		$650,000
2nd4+3⁄45 Scrappy T Ramon Domínguez Robert BailesMarshall E. Dowell13.30-1$200,000
3rd9+3⁄413 Giacomo Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 6.00-1$100,000
4th10+3⁄410Sun King Rafael Bejarano Nicholas P. Zito Tracy Farmer21.10-1$50,000
5th11+3⁄411High Limit Edgar Prado Robert J. Frankel Gary & Mary West18.70-1
6th18+1⁄23Noble Causeway Gary Stevens Nicholas P. Zito My Meadowview Farm11.30-1
7th19+3⁄44Greeley's Galaxy David Flores Warren Stute B. Wayne Hughes 9.40-1
8th20+3⁄41Malibu MoonshineSteve Hamilton King T. Leatherbury Woodrow Marriott24.00-1
9th27+3⁄47 Closing Argument Cornelio Velásquez Kiaran McLaughlin Phillip & Marsha Cohen7.20-1
10th302High Fly Jerry Bailey Nicholas P. Zito Live Oak Plantation5.10-1
11th35-1/46Hal's Image José A. Santos Barry R. RoseRose Family Stable23.50-1
12th369 Wilko Corey Nakatani D. Wayne Lukas J. Paul Reddam 13.30-1
13th375Galloping Grocer Joe Bravo Dominick SchettinoR. Rosenthal & B. Waldbaum27.00-1
14th4314Going Wild Robby Albarado D. Wayne Lukas Robert B. Lewis 26.50-1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daily Racing Form, May 22, 2005 Preakness Stakes Chart.
  2. 1 2 2010 Preakness Stakes Media Guide; page 95 (page P-7 of The Preakness section). The Maryland Jockey Club reported official Total Attendance as 125,687. This is listed as 115,318 Pimlico on-site attendance and 10,369 at Laurel on-site attendance.
  3. 1 2 Liebman, Dan. "What a Finish! Afleet Alex Nearly Falls, Wins Preakness". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Haskin, Steve. "Looking Back at Afleet Alex and Tapit". cs.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Drape, Joe (22 May 2005). "Afleet Alex Wins Preakness Despite His Scary Stumble". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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