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Although Affirmed beat Alydar three times in as many tries in the 1978 Triple Crown races, Alydar did best the champ twice in 1977. Alydar was the bigger, favored colt.

There are always rivalries in thoroughbred racing. Affirmed and Alydar took their six-race juvenile battle to the Kentucky Derby as three-year-olds. Fans liked Alydar.

The toast of Belmont town is Big Brown, in line to win the first Triple Crown since 1978 when Affirmed scalded his usual rival, Alydar, at the wire.

Danzig tops the list of sires who have produced the most Breeders' Cup starters, while Sadler's Wells, pensioned this year, leads the BC list of winners and earnings.

The Blood-Horse magazine conducted its poll vote for the Ten Best Kentucky Derbies ever run and came up with a few surprises. Big Red, Secretariat, easily copped No. 1.

A loose shoe and a safety pin apparently cost two Triple Crown titles almost thirty years apart. Was Big Brown's shoe, or Spectacular Bid's pin the worst culprit?

There have been only eleven Thoroughbreds to win the Triple Crown. Eddie Arcaro rode two of them, Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). Who are the other 9 jockeys?

Alysheba, son of Alydar, did inherit his father's heart and will to win. He demonstrated that in Kentucky Derby 1987 after surgery corrected his breathing problem.

New on the card at 2008's Breeders' Cup World Championships was the Juvenile Fillies Turf event. It rendered a blazing finish. Heart Shaped caught early leader Laragh.

Winning Colors, Alysheba, and Genuine Risk won the Kentucky Derby in 1988, 1987, and 1980, respectively. After falling in his stall March 27, Alysheba was euthanized .

Triple Crown champions Affirmed and Secretariat won best two-year-old and best three-year-old Eclipse Awards. They raced in the same decade, but took different paths.

Secretariat's 1973 Derby record time still stands. Seattle Slew was called Baby Huey. Affirmed stood firm against Alydar. Riva Ridge was Secretariat's stablemate.

Triple Crown Champions Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Assault, and Affirmed won April races. Carry Back and Sunday Silence surprised, others ran rivalries.

Richard Dutrow, Jr. says there is "no way" Big Brown can lose his Triple Crown attempt June 7. Trainer Bob Baffert likes Dutrow's situation, one Baffert has lost 3 times.

Citing his awareness of the value of Alysheba to American Thoroughbred fans, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah planned Derby victor Alysheba's generous return to U.S. soil.

E Z Warrior, Nobiz Like Shobiz, and Notional won five races among them, placed once, and brought in one show in eight starts in 2006, their two-year-old seasons.

In the short lineage outlook, Jerry Hollendorfer-trained Chocolate Candy has a winning Kentucky Derby pedigree. Trained by Jeff Mullins, I Want Revenge has steady genes.

In 1977, jockey Steve Cauthen was 17 when he was named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Cauthen won a record $6 million that year riding Thoroughbreds.

While Secretariat broke records and competitors' hearts, Black Gold won with popularity, and Canonero II overcame everything, other top derby winners wove their stories.

The Wood Memorial is an opportunity for Nobiz Like Shobiz. Will blinkers help his behavior? Tagg says, hopefully. Any Given Saturday gets another try at Street Sense.

Big Brown's records are growing along with his celebrity. His Derby and Preakness winning margins match those of Sir Barton and other Triple Crown greats.

Unbridled's Song progeny will vie for Kentucky Derby honors on Saturday. General Quarters turned back Hold Me Back in the Blue Grass. Dunkirk went second in Florida.

The Preakness Stakes presented little problem for Big Brown. The Derby champ took the Triple Crown's 2nd jewel with ease, and looks for a New York Triple Crowning day.

Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are built for speed.

Jogging an easy mile on May 7, Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown remained scheduled for the Preakness Stakes May 17 with only Recapturetheglory to try him again.

Three outstanding Kentucky Derby champions from the 1980s were fillies Genuine Risk (1980) and Winning Colors (1988), and Alysheba (1987), who won after throat surgery.

Riding gallops in Louisiana, jockey Ronnie Franklin, 47, hopes for a return to winning mounts. Rejected in Maryland, the 'Bid's rider seeks return at the Fair Grounds.

It's very early in the Triple Crown hunt, yet Pyro's victory in the Risen Star Stakes earned him Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen No.1and mention for the Triple Crown.

Since 1978 the racing world has anxiously awaited the next Triple Crown coronation and post Big Browns failed delivery, continues to wait.

Exceller, like Ferdinand, was slaughtered years after he attained stardom on the Thoroughbbred track. He defeated Triple Crown champions Seattle Slew and Affirmed.

From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners. Can a 2007 three-year-old step into TC horse shoes?