Affirmed

Overview

$2,393,818 in LTE

• [29] 22-5-1
• 1978 Triple Crown winner and 1978 Eclipse Award Winner as Horse of the Year.
• Affirmed was euthanized on January 12, 2001 from complications of laminitis and buried whole--the ultimate honor for a race horse--at Jonabell Farm where he stood at stud, wearing the flamingo pink silks of his original owners, Harbor View Farm.
• In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Affirmed was ranked #12
• AFFIRMED had a famous rivalry with ALYDAR, who ran 2nd in every leg of the 1978 Triple Crown.

Pedigree

Outstanding Progeny sired by Affirmed