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2010 Breeders' Cup
Where: Churchil Downs
When: 62 days until the Breeders' Cup takes place on November 5 & 6
Watch: See
it on TV with ESPN at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Nov 6th)
Bet: Our Breeders' Cup Odds are in our Sportsbook.
Purse: $25.5 Million
Affirmed
Trainer: Laz BarreraOwner: Harbor View Farm
Stable: Harbor View Farm
Earnings: -
Foaling Date: 1975-02-21
Pedigree: Exclusive Native and Wont Tell You of Crafty Admiral
Dosage: 8-6-24-0-0
Dosage Index / CD: 2 / 1
Best Beyer Figure:
Notes:
Affirmed
is the
eleventh
winner of
the US
Triple
Crown of
Thoroughbr
ed Racing.
Considerin
g his
pedigree
he had
potentiali
ty to
break the
jinx of
the triple
crown – he
was
rightly
from the
great-grea
t-grandson
of the
Triple
Crown
Winner War
Admiral
through
dam-sire
Crafty
Admiral.
Since his
birth on
February
21st,
1975,
Affirmed
ran
several
races but
his
rivalry
with
Alydar is
noticeable
; Affirmed
met with
him ten
times,
including
in all
three
Triple
Crown
races —
interestin
gly Alydar
became the
first
racehorse
to finish
second in
all three
Triple
Crown
races.
After his
brilliant
career in
racing,
Affirmed
was
syndicated
at a
then-recor
d 14.4
million
dollars;
he has
sired over
80 stakes
winners, 9
champions
including
Flawlessly
and
Peteski
(Canadian
triple
crown
winner in
1993). In
2001,
Affirmed
was
euthanized
after
falling
ill with
laminitis
– a
circulator
y hoof
disease.
He was
buried at
Jonabell
Farm.
| • Important Racing Wins: — · Futurity Stakes (1977) · Hopeful Stakes (1977) · Santa Anita Derby (1978) · Kentucky Derby (1978) · Preakness Stakes (1978) · Belmont Stakes (1978) · Hollywood Gold Cup (1979) · Santa Anita Handicap (1979) · Woodward Stakes (1979) · Jockey Club Gold Cup (1979) |
| • Racing Awards: — · 11th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1978) · American Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1977) · American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (1978) · American Horse of the Year (1978, 1979) |
| • Honors: — · United States Racing Hall of Fame (1980) · #12 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century · Affirmed Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack · Affirmed Street in Napa, California |
