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Affirmed defeats Alydar again to win the Triple Crown.

St. Petersburg Times - Bruce Lowitt: Two-horse race an Affirmed delight

Once again, as in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, it looked like an eight-legged, two-headed horse charging down the stretch at the 1978 Belmont Stakes. It was Affirmed and Alydar going at it again. Few horses have been linked the way these two were, and are. Think of one and the other instantly comes to mind, one name following the other as comfortably as jelly follows peanut butter. .....more

Affirmed wins the Preakness, Alydar closer, but still second.

About.com: Affirmed vs. Alydar

1978 Preakness chart notes: AFFIRMED, taken under light restraint after breaking alertly, quickly joined TRACK REWARD from the outside, gained the advantage leaving the first turn, made the pace under clever rating, responded gamely to rousing when challenged by ALYDAR in the upper stretch and turned back that rival under brisk handling. ALYDAR, under restraint and allowed to settle early, advanced willingly outside of horses in backsretch, engaged AFFIRMED well out from the rail approacking the stretch to nearly reach even terms then couldn't get to that rival when set down in a steady drive......more

Affirmed wins the Kentucky Derby.

About.com: Affirmed vs. Alydar

1978 Kentucky Derby chart notes: AFFIRMED away alertly but held in reserve for six furlongs, moved up boldly along outside thereafter to take command on second turn, relinquished the lead momentarily a quarter mile out but responded to a rousing ride to regain command in upper stretch and was fully extended to hold ALYDAR safe. The latter, under snug restraint early, commenced to advance from the outside after six furlongs, continued wide in the stretch, swerved to bump with BELIEVE IT in closing sixteenth and finished strongly when straightened. .....more