Affirmed Featuring 1979 Hollywood Gold Cup

[@JayAr709]

I was there, that day. A fine memory. And I watched him race several other times, at Hollywood Park and at Santa Anita, as well.
Best I ever saw.

[@chrispeak6707]

AFFIRMED WAS A TRUE BADASS,never saw another horse 🐎 with that much GRIT

[@johnharman9560]

This race caller and Chic Anderson are the 2 best of my lifetime

[@tdvcleve]

What a horse. I had the pleasure of being at that race. He just wouldn’t give it up even with 132 pounds!

[@robertsacco6568]

AFFIRMED - GREATNESS.

[@trackside77]

Am I right in thinking that Harry Henson called the race?

[@ELIOSANFELIU]

Monster¡¡

[@effeo9962]

Nothing short of amazing. 132 pounds. Nowadays, a trainer would wimp out if his horse was assigned that impost. American racing has really gone downhill.

[@bbmtge]

This is championship racing. Not the stuff we just saw in the Dubai World Cup. We will never bear witness to this type of racing, again.

[@roundtable3501]

bbmtge Completely agreed! Arrogate isn’t even close to the level of the great Affirmed! 1:58 2/5 under 132 pounds!

[@bbmtge]

@@roundtable3501 BTW, Affirmed was giving 12 pounds to Sirlad.

[@roundtable3501]

bbmtge
Yep! And he ran the final quarter in a swift :24 1/5. Horses just aren’t like that anymore.

[@TheManormen]

@@bbmtge and Sir Lad was a very good horse.