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 in Chile are: Winners of the Chilean Triple Crown are: The winners of the Dominican Republic Triple Crown have been: The Jamaican Triple Crown series consists of: The winners of the Jamaican Triple Crown are: The Jamaican Fillies' Triple Crown consists of: The winners of the Jamaican Fillies' Triple Crown are: The winners of the Panamanian Triple Crown have been: In Poland, the Triple Crown ("Potrójna korona") consists of Known Polish Triple Crown winners are: The classic races for fillies are: No filly is known to have won the Polish Fillies' Triple Crown, which would conclude with the St. Leger.