Afleet's best season came in 1987 during his three-year-old campaign, in which he won six races in ten starts.

[2] Afleet was retired to stud in 1989 and stood at Taylor Made Farm who had bought an interest in him while still racing.

He also produced the Grade 2 winner, Northern Afleet, who is a successful sire standing in Kentucky.

His progeny includes the 2005 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner, Afleet Alex.

In 1990 Afleet was sold to Japanese breeders, he continued producing grade 1 winners such as Big Wolf and Bamboo Ere, along with multi-millionaire Preeminence.