Affirmed won the 1978 Triple Crown. He was the 11th Triple Crown winner, and so far remains the last horse to win all three races. Alydar* placed second in each of the three races, no doubt he would have been the Triple Crown winner if not for Affirmed winning by distances ranging from one length to just a head.
Affirmed looks very well proportioned, with a thin neck and lean body to correspond with his thin, long legs. His ribs are not as sprung as horses with deeper barrels, yet this did not seem to be a major problem for him.
Affirmed looks very well proportioned, with a thin neck and lean body to correspond with his thin, long legs. His ribs are not as sprung as horses with deeper barrels, yet this did not seem to be a major problem for him.
* "Alydar." Horse Racing Nation. Immerse!, LLC, n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.horseracingnation.com/horse/Alydar>.