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•   Affirmed vs. Alydar
One of the greatest rivalries in racing history would have to be Affirmed and Alydar. They raced each other 10 times, from June 15, 1977, in the Youthful at Belmont, to August 19, 1978, in the Travers at Saratoga. Affirmed won seven of these matches including thrilling duels in all three Triple Crown races.

•   Road to the Triple Crown: Affirmed
At the start of 1978, there had never been back-to-back Triple Crown winners and no horse had ever had to beat the same rival in all three races to earn the Triple Crown title. All that changed during the course of 1978, when Affirmed and Alydar provided the racing world with equal amounts of thrills and pathos.

•   Affirmed/Alydar was Racing's Greatest Rivalry
From the time the two chestnuts raced neck-and-neck down the stretch in the 1978 Belmont Stakes, their names have been inexorably linked. Affirmed and Alydar. Anytime something is written about one, the other is inevitably woven into the story. Never in the annals of racing have two horses battled as frequently with so much at stake and so little separating them.

•   Thoroughbred Champions: Affirmed
Affirmed will always be remembered by the people for his great winning resolve and his victories in the 1978 Triple Crown series. Surely he was one of the greats. But he was to meet his match later on in that year. In an extraordinary matchup, he met the great Seattle Slew, winner of the previous year's Triple Crown, in the 1978 Marlboro Cup.

•   AffirmedTribute.com
Due to an overwhelming outpouring of affection and appreciation for AFFIRMED, Jonabell Farm felt compelled to devote a website to this magnificent Thoroughbred. The 1978 Triple Crown winner, Hall of Fame member, and two-time Horse of the Year spent the last several years of his stud career at Jonabell Farm prior to his death in January, 2001.

•   Triple Crown Winner Affirmed Euthanized
Affirmed was champion 2-year-old of 1977, champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year in 1978, and a repeat Horse of the Year winner in 1979. The chestnut son of Exclusive Native - Won't Tell You, by Crafty Admiral had stood at Jonabell since 1992 and has been represented by 77 stakes winners to date. Trained by Lazaro S. Barrera, Affirmed made his racing debut at Belmont Park on May 24, 1977.

•   Photos of Some Well-Known Horses
Photos of Some Well-Known Horses: Affirmed, Alydar, Believe It, Best Turn, Caro, Caveat, Coastal, Cox's Ridge, Czaravich, Deputy Minister, Drone, Exclusive Native, Gallant Man, Genuine Risk, Lord Avie, Mr. Prospector, Nashua, Nijinsky II, Northern Dancer, Northern Jove, Nureyev, Princess Rooney, Private Account, Raise a Cup, Raise a Native, Riva Ridge, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Sham, Sir Ivor, Sovereign Dancer, Spectacular Bid, Spend a Buck, Sportin' Life, The Minstrel, Tim Tam, Tom Rolfe, Vaguely Noble, Wajima.