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billrock
01-12-2009, 11:15 AM
On this date in 2001 Affirmed was euthanized at age 26 due to chronic musculo-skeletal problems.

toetoe
01-12-2009, 01:15 PM
Maybe my favorite of all. :ThmbUp: .

Alyblakester
01-12-2009, 09:26 PM
That was one classy, game animal, that Affirmed! He tried his guts out every time.

Thomas Roulston
01-13-2009, 12:59 AM
For the longest time Affirmed was the only Derby winner since 1939 who had no Solid or Professinal chef-de-race influences in his Dosage Profile.

thespaah
01-13-2009, 04:48 PM
On this date in 2001 Affirmed was euthanized at age 26 due to chronic musculo-skeletal problems.Saw him win the Hopeful at Saratoga on closing day 1977. I still have the program and the DRF from that day. Wish I could scan the program page and post it here

delayjf
01-14-2009, 07:25 PM
1977 the Summer of Andy Beyer's "My 50,000 Year at the Races"

You could take it to Kinkos - the can scan it for you. I'll bet someone you know has a scanner at work.