Affirmed vs. Alydar, the GREATEST rivalry in the history of Horse Racing!!!!! Swaps vs. Nashua, Secretariat vs. Sham, and Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer, other Great rivalries!!!
According to The Bloodhorse Magazine "Top U.S 100 Racehorses of the 20th. Century, Affirmed (February 21, 1975 - January 12, 2001) is ranked in 12th. position. 29 starts: 22 wins, 5 seconds, 1 third and U.S $ 2.393.818,00 earned. 1978 and 1979 American Horse of the Year, 1979 American Champion Older Male Horse, 1978 Horse of the Year and inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1981 ☺ In the same list, Alydar (March 23, 1975 - November 15, 1992) is ranked 27. 26 starts: 14 wins, 9 seconds, 1 third and U.S. $ 957.195,00 earned. Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990 ☺ Regards from a 56 year-old venezuelan citizen who emigrated to Chile searching a better way of life.
"It's been said racing encompasses hours of agony and moments of glory. But moments like the 1978 Triple Crown inspire the pursuit of greatness" Steve Cauthen (May 1, 1960 - ) Hall of Fame Jockey Greetings from Venezuela. "Se ha dicho que las carreras abarcan horas de agonía y momentos de gloria. Pero momentos como la Triple Corona de 1978 inspiran la búsqueda de la grandeza" Steve Cauthen (1ro. Mayo, 1960 - ) Jinete del Salón de la Fama Saludos desde Venezuela.
I agree, Affirmed was OUTSTANDING!!!! I am a Secretariat Fan, LOVE him!!! But, I LOVE Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and ALL of the other Triple Crown Winners!!!! I LOVE Affirmed's rival, Alydar, and so MANY, MANY other Racehorses!!!!!!
@@xtbum3339, yes, he did. It was the first time, EVER, that two (2) Triple Crown Winners raced each other, which was in 1978. But, keep in mind, that Seattle Slew was (4) Four-Years Old, and Affirmed was (3) Three-Years-Old. In the world of Horse Racing, that makes a Huge difference. Also, Affirmed kept Winning against his rival, Alydar. They raced (10) Times, and Affirmed Won (7) of those races. This is why Affirmed was the 1978 Triple Crown Winner......well deserved. Seattle Slew, was the 1977 Triple Crown Winner.......well deserved. Personally, I would have loved to have seen Seattle Slew, Affirmed, and 1979 (Almost) Triple Crown Winner, Spectacular Bid, raced against each other, in 1979. Seattle Slew, would have been 5-years-old, Affirmed would have been 4-years-old, and Spectacular Bid, would have been 3-years-old, in 1979. That would have been a Great race! But, they were all OUTSTANDING Racehorses! However, Secretariat, will ALWAYS be my Favorite Racehorse, and My Favorite TRIPLE Crown Winner, which he Won in 1973!!!!
If only alydar was born a year later, he would have had a great chance against spectacular bid. if he was born a year earlier, i dont think he could have beaten seattle slew. That horse was a freak! 1979 would have seen 3 consecutive triple crown winner if alydar was born a year later than he was
Have to feel sorry for Alydar in his 3yr old campaign losing to Affirmed in 3 close races & their 2yr old campaign was 4-2 & I thought Alydar was the better horse BUT the Unbelievable Steve Cauthen ( The Kid ) 18yrs old rode like a seasoned jockey. That's why he was my favourite jockey when he came to England & paired up with the LEGEND Sir Henry Cecil, Steve had a clock in his head. That's why he was my favourite because he was the best jockey at riding/pacing a race. R.I.P Sir Henry 🙏 Hope Steve gets all the LUCK he deserves. Steve ( The Kid ) Cauthen =with Pat Eddery👍
Secretariat's was the best Belmont race ever. Him winning by aind blowing margin is what made it great. I bet you would have rather seen the secretariat race then the affirmed and alydar race. Enough said
i have the bloodhorse magazine of his belmont win and watched it live on T.V. but i was at belmont park june 10th ,1978 when affirmed beat alydar.(still have my $2 win ticket). went to secretariat grave at claiborne farm. visited affirmed and holy bull at jonabell farm.had a private showing of seattle slew.i could go on but because i was at the affirmed - alydar belmont it will always remain special to me.
Any other year Alydar is probably a Triple Crown winner.
Affirmed vs. Alydar, the GREATEST rivalry in the history of Horse Racing!!!!! Swaps vs. Nashua, Secretariat vs. Sham, and Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer, other Great rivalries!!!
According to The Bloodhorse Magazine "Top U.S 100 Racehorses of the 20th. Century, Affirmed (February 21, 1975 - January 12, 2001) is ranked in 12th. position. 29 starts: 22 wins, 5 seconds, 1 third and U.S $ 2.393.818,00 earned. 1978 and 1979 American Horse of the Year, 1979 American Champion Older Male Horse, 1978 Horse of the Year and inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1981 ☺
In the same list, Alydar (March 23, 1975 - November 15, 1992) is ranked 27. 26 starts: 14 wins, 9 seconds, 1 third and U.S. $ 957.195,00 earned. Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1990 ☺ Regards from a 56 year-old venezuelan citizen who emigrated to Chile searching a better way of life.
The greatest sport’s rivalry of all time.. INDEED! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I agree
HEAR HEAR !!
For horse racing maybe but not for all of sports. Other sports rivalrys last for years. This rivalry lastest a year at the most
Well you're intitled to you're opinion friend & they 2 greats were you're greatest rivalries & it was some rivalry for sure friend.👍
Affirmed won the battle on the track BUT Alydar was by far the better sire.
What a great race with those two 🐎
"It's been said racing encompasses hours of agony and moments of glory.
But moments like the 1978 Triple Crown inspire the pursuit of greatness"
Steve Cauthen
(May 1, 1960 - )
Hall of Fame Jockey
Greetings from Venezuela.
"Se ha dicho que las carreras abarcan horas de agonía y momentos de gloria.
Pero momentos como la Triple Corona de 1978 inspiran la búsqueda de la grandeza"
Steve Cauthen
(1ro. Mayo, 1960 - )
Jinete del Salón de la Fama
Saludos desde Venezuela.
AFFIRMED....OUTSTANDING TRIPLE CROWN WINNER.....!!!
I agree, Affirmed was OUTSTANDING!!!! I am a Secretariat Fan, LOVE him!!! But, I LOVE Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and ALL of the other Triple Crown Winners!!!! I LOVE Affirmed's rival, Alydar, and so MANY, MANY other Racehorses!!!!!!
@@tracydavis8982 Seattle Slew beat Affirmed in next years' Marlboro Cup.
@@xtbum3339, yes, he did. It was the first time, EVER, that two (2) Triple Crown Winners raced each other, which was in 1978. But, keep in mind, that Seattle Slew was (4) Four-Years Old, and Affirmed was (3) Three-Years-Old. In the world of Horse Racing, that makes a Huge difference. Also, Affirmed kept Winning against his rival, Alydar. They raced (10) Times, and Affirmed Won (7) of those races. This is why Affirmed was the 1978 Triple Crown Winner......well deserved. Seattle Slew, was the 1977 Triple Crown Winner.......well deserved. Personally, I would have loved to have seen Seattle Slew, Affirmed, and 1979 (Almost) Triple Crown Winner, Spectacular Bid, raced against each other, in 1979. Seattle Slew, would have been 5-years-old, Affirmed would have been 4-years-old, and Spectacular Bid, would have been 3-years-old, in 1979. That would have been a Great race! But, they were all OUTSTANDING Racehorses! However, Secretariat, will ALWAYS be my Favorite Racehorse, and My Favorite TRIPLE Crown Winner, which he Won in 1973!!!!
If only alydar was born a year later, he would have had a great chance against spectacular bid. if he was born a year earlier, i dont think he could have beaten seattle slew. That horse was a freak! 1979 would have seen 3 consecutive triple crown winner if alydar was born a year later than he was
It was actually an extremely talented 3 year old crop that year besides the obvious top two.
Great show
Affirmed had the heart of a champion refusing to lose.
His tactical style was alydars demise.
Have to feel sorry for Alydar in his 3yr old campaign losing to Affirmed in 3 close races & their 2yr old campaign was 4-2 & I thought Alydar was the better horse BUT the Unbelievable Steve Cauthen ( The Kid ) 18yrs old rode like a seasoned jockey. That's why he was my favourite jockey when he came to England & paired up with the LEGEND Sir Henry Cecil, Steve had a clock in his head. That's why he was my favourite because he was the best jockey at riding/pacing a race. R.I.P Sir Henry 🙏 Hope Steve gets all the LUCK he deserves. Steve ( The Kid ) Cauthen =with Pat Eddery👍
their belmont is the best race EVER.
Secretariat's was the best Belmont race ever. Him winning by aind blowing margin is what made it great. I bet you would have rather seen the secretariat race then the affirmed and alydar race. Enough said
i have the bloodhorse magazine of his belmont win and watched it live on T.V. but i was at belmont park june 10th ,1978 when affirmed beat alydar.(still have my $2 win ticket). went to secretariat grave at claiborne farm. visited affirmed and holy bull at jonabell farm.had a private showing of seattle slew.i could go on but because i was at the affirmed - alydar belmont it will always remain special to me.
In every race Alydar covered more ground
@alec ordway with Ron turcotte aboard Alydar would have won more often
@alec ordway yep but I saw the races, it's in my book
I agree with you. Alydar is always running on the outside. I wondered why his jockey never tried to win the inside.
Well Alydar jockey was a really STUPID man & the owner & trainer should've jockyed him off & replaced him.
Uno de los más emocionantes y grandes finales de la historia en carreras de caballos
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That was horse racing
That's horse racing.