Lemonade Girl's Preakness Save

Jockey Of Winning Horse Credits Late Alex Scott With Averting Fall

(CBS)  A childhood cancer victim whose fund-raising lemonade stands have raised well over $1 million for research is still working miracles, months after her death, says the jockey of the horse that won the Preakness.

Alexander Scott died in August but, observes The Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith, "in the brief eight years she was alive, (she) accomplished more than many people who see old age."

Little Alex opened her first lemonade stand nearly five years ago, and the movement has taken off. Before her death, she set a donations goal of $5 million for this year.

Her efforts caught the attention of the owners of Afleet Alex, who's not named after Alex Scott, but whose breeder also happens to have been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

During Saturday's Preakness, Afleet Alex somehow kept his balance after being knocked to his knees by Scrappy T at the top of the stretch.

The scene occurred as a full field of 14 3-year-olds turned for home. Scrappy T, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, went wide off the turn as the jockey was whipping left-handed, and the gelding drifted into the path of Afleet Alex, who was just behind.

Afleet Alex's front legs buckled and the colt almost fell, nearly unseating jockey Jeremy Rose as the crowd gasped.

"I thought for sure we were going to have a roll," Rose said.

But Rose managed to stay on as Afleet Alex regained his momentum, neatly cut to the inside and went on to win the second jewel of racing's Triple Crown.

Alex Scott's mom, Liz, told The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm Wednesday that, when she saw Rose after the race, "He said to me, 'I think little Alex pulled me and the horse up. I felt like she was with us.' "

"Every time (Afleet Alex) wins, places or shows," Alex's dad, Jay, told Storm, "they make a nice donation to (Alex's) foundation. So the horse has been doing great, it's brought in a lot of money."

Lemonade stands were set up at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.