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Title

Affirmed : the last triple crown winner / Lou Sahadi.

Author

Sahadi, Lou.

Publication

New York, NY : Thomas Dunne Books, c2011.

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Details

Description

xvii, 280 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

• "The descendent of Man o' War and War Admiral, Affirmed won all three stages of the Triple Crown in 1978 by a combined margin of less than two lengths over rival Alydar. Lou Sahadi draws on interviews with Steve Cauthen, the family of owner Louis Wolfson, and many more to tell the story of this courageous horse, whose unrivaled combination of speed and heart twice earned it Horse of the Year honors and placed him #12 on the Blood-Horse list of Top 100 Horses of the 20th Century. In the tradition of successful horseracing titles such as Man O' War, The Horse God Built and Wild Ride, Affirmed recreates an unforgettable era in American racing history"--
• "The first biography of Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown The descendent of Man o War and War Admiral, Affirmed won all three stages of the Triple Crown in 1978 by a combined margin of less than two lengths over rival Alydar. Lou Sahadi draws on interviews with Steve Cauthen, the family of owner Louis Wolfson, and many more to tell the story of this courageous horse, whose unrivaled combination of speed and heart twice earned him Horse of the Year honors and placed him twelfth on the Blood-Horse list of Top 100 Horses of the 20th Century. In the tradition of successful horseracing titles such as Seabiscuit, Man o War, The Horse God Built, and Wild Ride, Affirmed recreates an unforgettable era in American racing history"--

Subject

Affirmed (Race horse)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270) and index.

Contents

Forward / Steve Cauthen -- Preface -- How it all began -- Louis Wolfson: a junk dealer's son -- A heartbroken man -- Steve Cauthen: the Kid -- The 1977 season -- The Derby and Calumet -- Road to the Derby -- The Derby. Derby week ; Derby day -- The Preakness. Race day -- The Belmont. The race -- The final turn -- Laffit Pincay: Affirmed's new jockey -- Epilogue.

ISBN

• 9780312628086 (hardback)
• 0312628080 (hardback)

LCCN

2010041291

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library