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 of Thoroughbred Racing undefeated. Those marked with an asterisk retired undefeated. Only two jockeys have won the Triple Crown with different horses (i.e., rode horses to Triple Crowns in different years): At least two jockeys is known to have won all three of a country's Triple Crown races in the same year on different horses: One trainer is known to have accomplished the same feat as Contreras and García Paduani: Don Seymour (Canada) Javier Santiago (Puerto Rico) Winston Grifiths - Jamaica (5) Alexis Feliciano - Puerto Rico (3) Emisael Jaramillo - Venezuela (3) Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred