Affirmed - 1978 Kentucky Derby

25 Responses to “Affirmed - 1978 Kentucky Derby”

1. khavarian Says:
   March 29th, 2008 at 5:14 am

   stevie had too much early success
   it jinxed him

2. Tromminator Says:
   April 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am

   Loved it. Thanks for posting. This was the first KY Derby I ever saw. Great race!

3. xxwelshponyxx Says:
   May 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 pm

   COOL!!!! i also ♥ northern dancer…u should post races with him in it…or have u????

4. 81way Says:
   May 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am

   Affirmed was such an apted name for that horse. He dug in and never relinquished.Great horse not in the same class as Secretariate (SP) or Seattle Slew but my favorite.

5. cf1970 Says:
   May 5th, 2008 at 10:28 am

   Yes, I’ve posted a few videos with Northern Dancer. Go to my video list and look for him by typing in his name in the search bar. There are other great videos of him on YouTube as well, including a great tribute video from my friend Dingerz.
   Take care.

6. RidingWithRuffian Says:
   May 13th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

   I bet Alydar would have won one of the triple crown races if he hadn’t have injured his eye. But who knows? Affirmed was a great horse too! Just to see they battle and be great rivals with one another truly shows this sport. These two were a great example of racing’s best performances. They are legendary champions.

7. obywankenoby Says:
   May 19th, 2008 at 10:05 am

   es verdad que este caballo corrio 100 metros en 3 segundos?

8. orangecountydrums44 Says:
   June 1st, 2008 at 12:34 am

   HOW OLD IS HIS JOCKEY?!?!?!!

9. Wando2000 Says:
   June 3rd, 2008 at 5:44 am

   He turned 18 shortly before the Belmont, so I guess technically he’s 17 in this race.

10. gregarious24 Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 6:57 am

    orangecountydrums - That was my exact reaction, too. Haha.

11. jazzaboomer Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    My daughter does “Eventing” with one of Affirmed’s grandsons…ferriers, vets, everyone who has met “Diamond” says he has the biggest heart…must be his pedigree.

12. TangledWebFilms Says:
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Alydar came on so strong at the wire…wow!

13. Tromminator Says:
    July 6th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Actually, he’d just turned 18. Steve was born May 1, 1960.

    However, he’d started racing a couple of years before that. You are right, he was young.

14. Barbaro2012 Says:
    July 10th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    Any horse that wins the Triple Crown is great!
    Alydar did a great job too, so did Barbaro and Street Sense

15. 54spiritedwill54 Says:
    September 13th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Alydar was a better horse

16. xmi11 Says:
    November 16th, 2008 at 1:51 am

    agreed…

17. aosics Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am

    My client owns a stallion sired by Alydar and the mare Fargaze.

18. VisayanPrincess Says:
    March 7th, 2009 at 1:19 am

    I own a daughter of Affirmed and she is 16 years old and in foal to a young stallion named Suances who stands in Ca. Her name is Floraffirm and gave me a filly 2 years ago named Single Deck,who hopefully will run in Ca. next year. This mare is arthritic and has crooked legs but has the spirit of her father and a will to live.She ran once and won and her trainer said she was way to fast for her legs. This will be her last baby and I will love her until the day she leaves me. Thank you Affirmed!

19. indyfan22k Says:
    May 2nd, 2009 at 10:04 am

    are you in the horse racing biz ?

20. brianclough Says:
    May 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Steve Cauthen, great jockey

21. jhordanian Says:
    May 10th, 2009 at 10:16 am

    In addition to owning a 7-3 heads-up advantage, Affirmed proved his superiority over Alydar as a 4 year old. Whereas Alydar was only 2 for 6 at age 4, with only one graded stakes win (grade 3), Affirmed won the last 7 races of his career at age 4, with 6 of those wins coming in grade 1s. Affirmed won the gr1 Strub by 10, the Santa Anita Cap by 4.5 under 128, grade 1 Californian by 5 under 130, the gr1 Hollywood Gold Cup under 132, the gr1 Woodward, and gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup over the Bid.

22. barbaroluver1996 Says:
    January 1st, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    wow thats was amzing win for affirmed! it just took my breath away but wow did alydar come on storng!

23. HollywoodParkSteward Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Coming into this race Sensitive Prince was undefeated! Believe It had crushed the Wood Memorial field and then you had Affirmed and Alydar. Alydar would have been a 2/3 year old champ almost any other year, but the same is true for Believe It! Alydar beat him in the Tremont and Florida Derby, he creamed Alydar in the Remson. Believe It could also have been going for the triple crown in most other years- THAT is how great the division was!

24. tkkrupnikas Says:
    May 1st, 2010 at 9:08 am

    My Uncle was in this race. Unfourtunatly he got in last. But atleast he made it to th Kentucky derby.

25. ewd76 Says:
    May 13th, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Ten horses in 1978 to nineteen in 2010.

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