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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I was on the third floor at Belmont for that Belmont Stakes. Those were very exciting times.
I can still remember Affirmed's win in the Jim Dandy. I was sitting around the sixteenth pole, and Sensitive Prince ( who may not have seemed like a killer then but I would venture a guess would be drooled over on internet boards should his likeness show up now ) had a FIVE length lead at the eighth pole, and Affirmed ran him down in what was his first start after the Belmont.
And, frankly, the recovery Alydar made in the subsequent Travers, regardless of what camp you are in as to whether or not he could run down Affirmed if they were eye to eye, was spectacular. Not quite as spectacular, as the decisive move Alydar made at the top of the stretch on the way to his seven length destruction of the Whitney field ( of which JO Tobin was a member ).
Man, THOSE were good racehorses.
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BTW, i didn't see this yesterday. reading it now gives me chills. I was fortunate enough to have discovered thoroughbred racing in the late seventies. little did i know at the time that that I was witnessing a rivalary for the ages (Affirmed/Alydar) and also some greats that we would not see equaled again for a long time. Slew/ The Bid etc.
I have to agree, those WERE good racehorses and it was a great era for racing.