Full Result 11.09 Pimlico (USA) | 21 May 2005

Preakness Stakes (Grade 1)

(3yo) (1m1f110yds) 1m1½f Fast

1st £338,542 2nd £104,167 3rd £52,083 4th £26,042

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	12. Afleet Alex (USA) 33/10F Jeremy Rose Tim F Ritchey	Jeremy Rose Tim F Ritchey	3	90	–	–	128	–
b c Northern Afleet (USA) - Maggy Hawk (USA) (Hawkster)
Raced in 10th, good headway on inside 3f out, close 2nd when clipped heels and almost fell entering straight, recovered to lead over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽⁵⁾ 4¾	5. Scrappy T (USA) 133/10 R A Dominguez W Robert Bailes	R A Dominguez W Robert Bailes	3	90	–	–	117	–
br g Fit To Fight (USA) - Perpetual Light (USA) (Sunny's Halo)
Led 1f, tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3f out, veered out almost bringing down rival when hit with whip entering straight, headed over 1f out, one pace

3⁽¹³⁾ 5 [9¾]	13. Giacomo (USA) 6/1 Mike E Smith John Shirreffs	Mike E Smith John Shirreffs	3	90	–	–	108	–
gr c Holy Bull (USA) - Set Them Free (USA) (Stop The Music)
Raced in 11th, pushed along over 4f out, 6th straight, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on but never threatened first two

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [10¾]	10. Sun King (USA) 21/1 Rafael Bejarano Nicholas Zito	Rafael Bejarano Nicholas Zito	3	90	–	–	107	–
bb c Charismatic (USA) - Clever But Costly (USA) (Clever Trick)
Raced in 8th or 9th, switched inside and headway over 2 1/2f out, 4th straight, stayed on at same pace

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [11¾]	11. High Limit (USA) 187/10 Edgar S Prado Robert Frankel	Edgar S Prado Robert Frankel	3	90 b	–	–	105	–
b c Maria's Mon (USA) - Known Romance (USA) (Known Fact)
Led after 1f until headed 3f out, 3rd straight, one pace final 2f

6⁽³⁾ 6¾ [18½]	3. Noble Causeway (USA) 113/10 Gary Stevens Nicholas Zito	Gary Stevens Nicholas Zito	3	90	–	–	93	–
ch c Giant's Causeway (USA) - Mimi's Golden Girl (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Bumped start, in rear on outside, switched inside and headway to go 7th 1 1/2f out, one pace closing stages

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [19¾]	4. Greeley's Galaxy (USA) 94/10 David Romero Flores W Stute	David Romero Flores W Stute	3	90	–	–	90	–
ch c Mr Greeley (USA) - Ascot Starre (CAN) (Ascot Knight)
Went left start, midfield, headway to go 3rd 3f out, 5th and beaten entering straight

8⁽¹⁾ 1 [20¾]	1. Malibu Moonshine I (USA) 24/1 S Hamilton King Leatherbury	S Hamilton King Leatherbury	3	90 b	–	–	89	–
ch c Malibu Moon (USA) - Time To Coast (USA) (Coastal)
13th early, never a factor

9⁽⁷⁾ 6 [26¾]	7. Closing Argument (USA) 36/5 Cornelio H Velasquez Kiaran McLaughlin	Cornelio H Velasquez Kiaran McLaughlin	3	90	–	–	78	–
b c Successful Appeal (USA) - Mrs. Greeley (USA) (Mr Greeley)
Raced in 5th until weakened 2 1/2f out

10⁽²⁾ 2¼ [29]	2. High Fly (USA) 51/10 J D Bailey Nicholas Zito	J D Bailey Nicholas Zito	3	90	–	–	74	–
ch c Atticus (USA) - Verbasle (USA) (Slewpy)
6th early, lost place over 3f out, no danger after

11⁽⁶⁾ 5¼ [34¼]	6. Hal's Image (USA) 24/1 J Santos Barry Rose	J Santos Barry Rose	3	90	–	–	64	–
br c Halo's Image (USA) - Mia's Hope (USA) (Rexson's Hope)
Always in rear

12⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [35]	9. Wilko (USA) 133/10 Corey S Nakatani Craig Dollase	Corey S Nakatani Craig Dollase	3	90	–	–	63	–
ch c Awesome Again (CAN) - Native Roots (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Raced in 7th until weakened 4f out, eased closing stages

13⁽⁸⁾ 1 [36]	8. Galloping Grocer (USA) 27/1 Joe Bravo Dominick L Schettino	Joe Bravo Dominick L Schettino	3	90	–	–	61	–
ch g A P Jet (USA) - Little Evie (USA) (Northrop)
Hampered on 1st turn, raced in 4th until weakened 3f out

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [42]	14. Going Wild (USA) 27/1 Robby Albarado D Wayne Lukas	Robby Albarado D Wayne Lukas	3	90 b	–	–	50	–
bb c Golden Missile (USA) - Pola (USA) (Strawberry Road)
Pressed leader on outside, weakened 3 1/2f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 55.04s Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Cash Is King LLC (Afleet Alex) 1st breeder: John Martin Silverland
2nd owner: Marshall E Dowell (Scrappy T)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Jerome S Moss (Giacomo)

11:09 Pimlico (USA) 21 May 2005

Preakness Stakes (Grade 1)