![]() ![]() Beyond that, four of the top six vote-getters in that poll raced in 1978. To better understand how stupendous that year was, five of the horses who raced in 1978 filled the top nine spots in TRC’s poll of the top ten horses from 1967-2017. They were among the ten horses now enshrined in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame who raced during that calendar year, joining Ancient Title, Exceller, Cafe Prince and Davona Dale. Yet fans were also treated in that spectacular year to the heroics of legends such as Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, three-time Horse of the Year Forego, Spectacular Bid, perhaps the greatest horse to capture two jewels of the Triple Crown, and two-time Horse of the Year John Henry. Yes, there was Affirmed and Alydar, who clashed in four epic meetings that year. Yet, as much as 1978 produced the greatest rivalry in Triple Crown history, and perhaps American racing as well, it can also be framed as perhaps the greatest year of racing on American shores. Whenever the year 1978 is mentioned to a longtime horse racing fan, three words inevitably follow. ![]() A highlight in a year of highlights: Alydar (near) is touched off by Affirmed at the end of their epic duel for the Belmont Stakes. ![]()
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