Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing Winners: Secretariat, Nijinsky II, Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Invasor, Ruffian, Citation, Assault, Sir Barton »

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Secretariat, Nijinsky Ii, Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Invasor, Ruffian, Citation, Assault, Sir Barton, Count Fleet, Gainsborough, War Admiral, Mom's Command, Deep Impact, Omaha, Whirlaway, Ormonde, Sky Beauty, Dance Smartly, Shinzan, Gallant Fox, Gladiateur, Pommern, Octagonal, Isinglass, Bahram, Flying Fox, Shuvee, Chris Evert, Dark Mirage, Izvestia, Symboli Rudolf, Peteski, With Approval, Rock Sand, Narita Brian, Davona Dale, Gay Crusader, St Lite, Mr. C.b., Baguette, West Australian, Wando, New Providence, Canebora. Excerpt: Affirmed Affirmed (February 21, 1975 January 12, 2001) was an American thoroughbred race horse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing . He was the great-great-grandson of Triple Crown winner War Admiral through damsire Crafty Admiral, and thereby the great-great-great grandson of Man o' War who won two of the three Triple Crown races himself. He has other noteworthy horses in his pedigree like Gallant Fox , winner of 1930 Triple Crown and sire of the 1935 Triple Crown Winner Omaha . A well as English Derby winner Mahmoud . Affirmed is also known for his famous rivalry with Alydar , whom he met ten times, including in all three Triple Crown races, and who became the first racehorse to finish second in all three Triple Crown races. Race record at age 2 As a 2 year old, Affirmed won 7 of 9 starts with two place finishes for earnings of $343,477 under regular rider Steve Cauthen , then a teenager. Notably, six of those starts were against his rival, Calumet Farm's Alydar , with Affirmed winning four and Alydar winning two. Affirmed had a front-running style and Alydar closed from far back, so their races together often consisted of Affirmed getting the lead and Alydar attempting to catch him late in t...