saint0917
March 4th, 2009, 07:29 AM
3/4/79:
Four-year-old Affirmed, Laffit Pincay Jr. up, captures the Santa Anita Handicap in a track record time of 1:58.6 for the mile-and-a-quarter distance. The 1978 Triple Crown winner, Affirmed wins by four and a half lengths over Tiller, delighting the 66,000 racing fans on hand for the running of the “Big Cap.” Named Horse of the Year in 1978, Affirmed will repeat that honor this year by winning the last seven races of his career, including the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Woodward and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
B I R T H D A Y S
Knute Rockne b. 1888
Dazzy Vance b. 1891
Margaret Osborne duPont b. 1918
“Badger Bob” Johnson b. 1931
Kevin Johnson b. 1966
Four-year-old Affirmed, Laffit Pincay Jr. up, captures the Santa Anita Handicap in a track record time of 1:58.6 for the mile-and-a-quarter distance. The 1978 Triple Crown winner, Affirmed wins by four and a half lengths over Tiller, delighting the 66,000 racing fans on hand for the running of the “Big Cap.” Named Horse of the Year in 1978, Affirmed will repeat that honor this year by winning the last seven races of his career, including the Hollywood Gold Cup, the Woodward and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
B I R T H D A Y S
Knute Rockne b. 1888
Dazzy Vance b. 1891
Margaret Osborne duPont b. 1918
“Badger Bob” Johnson b. 1931
Kevin Johnson b. 1966