Afleet Express retired to Gainesway

Afleet Express retires with a mark of 7-4-1-1, $835,140.

"Afleet Express exemplifies the very best qualities in the Thoroughbred race

horse, and of the Afleet Alex progeny in particular," Gainesway President and

CEO Antony Beck said. "The Travers victory, at the American classic distance of

1 1/4 miles, when Afleet Express just would not be denied, showed his class and

courage under fire. But he also won his two-year-old debut in New York going

away, at six furlongs. And equally important, around the barn he has a

tremendously calm temperament and demeanor, which is representative of his

sire's progeny. We are very excited to be standing this outstanding stud

prospect."

A stud fee will be announced at a later date.

Bred in Kentucky by McMillan Brothers and James Devaney, Afleet Express was a

$245,000 Keeneland January yearling. He's out of the stakes-placed Expanse

(Distant View), who is also the dam of multiple stakes winner and 2007 Illinois

Derby (G2) runner-up Reporting for Duty (Deputy Commander) as well as a yearling

colt by Tiznow. The mare is a half-sibling to Grade 2 victor Eye of the Tiger

(American Chance) and stakes-winning heroine Wildwood Flower (Langfuhr). Other

notables in this female family include Grade 1 hero Snow Ridge (Tabasco Cat),

Grade 2 winner Sweetnorthernsaint (Sweetsouthernsaint) and multiple Grade 3

scorer Fighting Fantasy (Fighting Fit).