New York Racing Association Mickey and Karen L. Taylor, Tayhill Stable, Jim Hill, etc." 1978: Ridden by Steve Cauthen, Affirmed became the 11th horse to win the Triple Crown in storybook fashion. In all three Triple Crown races, he defeated Alydar, ridden by Jorge Velasquez, by a nose in one of racing’s epic rivalries. Two months later in the Travers, Affirmed finished first but is placed second for interfering with Alydar, who was declared the winner. Affirmed and Alydar would race 10 times in their careers, with Affirmed winning seven times. Cauthen was 18 when he captured the Triple Crown, the youngest jockey in
Triple Crown (baseball) the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average (ERA) is said to have won the "Pitching Triple Crown". In contrast to the respective batting statistics, the Pitching Triple Crown statistics are more or less complementary of one another (for example, a pitcher who is especially proficient at striking out batters is likely to allow a relatively low number of earned runs, and consequently more likely to win games), therefore, the accomplishment is not quite as rare as the batting feat. In the major leagues, the Pitching Triple Crown has been accomplished 38 times. The most by one player is