Affirmed
Sign in to saveAffirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eleventh winner of the American Triple Crown. Affirmed was well known for his famous rivalry with Alydar, whom he met ten times, including Alydar coming second in each of the three 1978 Triple Crown races. After Affirmed won the Triple Crown, there was a 37-year wait until American Pharoah swept the series in 2015.
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- Instance of
- horse
- Gender
- male organism
- Place of birth
- Florida
- Image
- Affirmed at Spendthrift Farm 1981.jpg
- Has use
- racehorse
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- date of birth
- 1975-02-21
- date of death
- 2001-01-12
- animal breed
- Thoroughbred
- competition won
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
- Commons category
- Affirmed (horse)
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Affirmed (21 februari 1975 – 12 januari 2001) was een Amerikaans racepaard. Affirmed was de laatste winnaar van de Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing tot nu (2008) toe. Het had een rivaal genaamd . Alydar kwam van een andere die de Harbor View farm steeds probeerde te overtreffen door middel van goede racepaarden. Affirmed en Alydar hebben heel vaak tegen elkaar gelopen en meestal won Affirmed. Alydar was het enige paard in de geschiedenis dat elke tijdens Triple Crown race 2e is geworden.
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