Affirmed: The Last Triple Crown Winner

by Lou Sahadi

Book Overview

In 1978, racing fans witnessed a rivalry for the ages when a horse hailing from Harbor View Farm named Affirmed and an eighteen-year-old jockey dubbed "Stevie Wonder" faced off against the celebrated Alydar and emerged victorious in each leg of the Triple Crown---by a combined margin of less than two lengths. In this long-overdue biography of Affirmed, veteran sportswriter Lou Sahadi captures the life and spirit of this indomitable horse who twice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312628080
• ISBN13: 9780312628086
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"