Afleet Alex wins Belmont Stakes
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June 11, 2005
CBC Sports
Afleet Alex conquered an 11-horse field Saturday to win the 137th Belmont Stakes on a muggy evening in Elmont, N.Y.
Ridden by jockey Jeremy Rose, Afleet Alex used a mighty surge down the final quarter-mile of the 1 ½-mile oval track to handily take the season's third and final event in horse racing's Triple Crown.
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