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•   Facts on Alydar
Pedigree, Career Highlights, Facts on Alydar: Born 1975; Died 1990; Trainer: John Veitch; Owner: Calumet Farm; Jockey: Jorge Velasquez; Breeder: Calumet Farm.

•   Alydar: Champion Sire
Under the training of John Veitch, Alydar began his racing career in 1977, making his first start in the Youthful Stakes and finishing fifth. He then won a maiden race before meeting Affirmed for the second of six times at the age of two. While they had met in the Youthful Stakes, the pair really began their rivalry in the Great American Stakes.

•   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.

•   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.

•   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.