Afleet Alex Lands on the DL After Being Hit in Head by Line Drive

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Well, not really. But, yes, apparently horses can get injured and not be immediately shot on the spot. Such is the case with Preakness and Belmont hero Afleet Alex as a small leg fracture has sidelined him from the August 7th Haskell Invitational and the August 28th Travers Stakes. In an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, writer Dick Jerardi points out that a similar issue befell Smarty Jones after his Belmont bed shitting and he soon retired after that race was over with a foot injury, sequestered to long days of horsey orgies. But Alex is apparently in much better shape and looks to race again at the end of the year or be ready for the 2006 season. So, don’t close the lemonade stand just yet—the thunder-hoofed hero shold live to race again.

Afleet Alex Out With Leg Fracture [Philadelphia Daily News]