1978 Belmont Stakes

110th Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Location Belmont Park,
Elmont, New York,
US
Date June 10, 1978
Winning horse Affirmed
Jockey Steve Cauthen
Conditions Fast[1]
Surface Dirt
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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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[3] This was despite a slow early pace.[3]

Payout

The 110th Belmont Payout Schedule[1]

Program
Number		 Horse Name Win Place Show
3 Affirmed $3.20 $2.10 -- (no show wagering)
2 Alydar -- $2.20 -- (no show wagering)
1 Darby Creek Road -- -- -- (no show wagering)

Full chart

Finish
Position		 Lengths
Behind		 Post
Position		 Horse name Jockey Trainer Owner Morning Line Post Time
Odds		 Purse
Earnings
1 3 Affirmed Steve Cauthern Laz Barrera[1] $110,580[1]
2 Head[2] 2 Alydar Jorge Velasquez[1] John M. Veitch[1] $40,546[1]
3 1 Darby Creek Road Angel Cordero Jr.[1] Thomas L Rondinello[1] $22,116[1]
4 4 Judge Advocate Jeffery Fell[1] John W Russell[1] $11,058[1]
5 5 Noon Time Spender Ruben Hernandez[1] Antonio Arcodia[1] --

Race Information:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "110th Running-1978-Affirmed" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Affirmed: The Greatest Rivalry".
  3. 1 2 3 Cady, S. (June 10, 1978). "Losing Isn't Everything". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
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