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Alydar (March 23, 1975 –
November 15, 1990) was an
American Thoroughbred race
horse and sire. A
chestnut colt, he was most
famous for
finishing a close...
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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...
- Cauthen, won the race by 1 1/2
lengths over
Alydar.
Believe It
finished 3rd, 1 1/4
lengths behind Alydar, and 30:1
longshot Darby Cr**** Road finished...
- 1978.
Ridden by eighteen-year-old
Steve Cauthen,
Affirmed defeated rival Alydar with
Jorge Velásquez in the saddle. At the time the race was the third-slowest...
- sire, he
produced 11
stakes winners. A bay colt,
Alysheba was
sired by
Alydar out of the mare Bel Sheba, by Lt. Stevens. He was bred by
Preston Madden...
- Free Handicap. He
sired 74
stakes winners,
including Majestic Prince and
Alydar. In its 1988
obituary for the horse, The New York
Times called him "the...
- Glitter, Bewitch, Coaltown, Real Delight, Bardstown, Our Mims,
Davona Dale,
Alydar, and
Before Dawn. Calumet's
racing silks Founded in Libertyville, Illinois...
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aboard Alydar to
Affirmed in all
three of the 1978
American Triple Crown races,
losing by a
combined total of less than two lengths.
Velasquez and
Alydar later...
- The
Alydar Stakes is an
American Thoroughbred horse race held
annually in
early August at
Saratoga Race
Course in
Saratoga Springs, New York. Made a Listed...
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holding on to a head lead.
Alydar is
outside of him and
challenging that lead. The two are
heads apart and
Alydar's got a lead!
Alydar put a head in
front right...
