retropopcult: Affirmed was the 11th horse in history to win the Triple Crown. In the Belmont Stakes
retropopcult: Affirmed was the 11th horse in history to win the Triple Crown. In the Belmont Stakes (above), Affirmed beat his rival Alydar by a nose after a neck and neck final mile which was the fastest in Belmont History (June 10, 1978).Affirmed and Alydar raced against each other a total of 10 times, with Affirmed winning 7 and Alydar winning 3. The colts’ rivalry was one for the ages. The only other horse to beat Affirmed was 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, in the 1978 Marlboro Cup Invitational. -- source link