1978 Belmont Stakes

American horse race Dirt 110th Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Park,Elmont, New York, United States June 10, 1978 Affirmed 2:26 4/5 Steve Cauthen Fast 1977 1979 The 1978 Belmont Stakes was the 110th running of the Belmont Stakes. It occurred on June 10, 1978, and was televised on CBS. Affirmed completed the 11th Triple Crown after his victories in the 1978 Kentucky Derby and the 1978 Preakness Stakes. As in the prior two legs of the Triple Crown, he narrowly defeated Alydar.http://www.belmontstakes.com/history/affirmed.aspx Affirmed: The Greatest Rivalry Affirmed and Alydar ran head to head for the last half mile of the mile and a half race, with Affirmed ultimately winning by a head.Losing Isn't Everything Cady, S. https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/06.10.html June 10, 1978 The New York Times 2015-05-17 Affirmed's winning time of 2:26 4/5 was the 3rd best in history at the time, behind only Secretariat's all-time record of 2:24 in 1973 and Gallant Man's time of 2:26 3/5 in 1957. This was despite a slow early pace. Payout The 110th Belmont Payout Schedulehttp://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1978.pdf 110th Running-1978-Affirmed 2014-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505085137/http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1978.pdf 2015-05-05 dead Program Number Horse Name Win Place Show* 3 Affirmed $3.20 $2.10 – 2 Alydar $2.20 – 1Darby Creek Road – * – No show wagering. Full chart FinishLengths behindPost positionHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerPost time oddsStakes13 Affirmed Steve Cauthen Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm  0.60$110,5802Head2 Alydar Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm  1.10$40,5463131 Darby Creek Road Ángel Cordero Jr. Lou Rondinello James W. Phillips  9.90$22,11647 3/44 Judge Advocate Jeffrey Fell John W. Russell Ogden Phipps30.10$11,05851 1/25 Noon Time Spender Ruben Hernandez Antonio Arcodia Miami Lakes Ranch38.40-- Race Information: Winning Breeder: Harbor View Farm Final Time: 2:26.80 Attendance: References Category:Belmont Stakes races Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes