| 词条 | 1978 Kentucky Derby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|surface = Dirt |class = Grade I stakes race |horse race = Kentucky Derby |image = |caption = |location = Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky |date = May 6, 1978 |winning horse = Affirmed |winning jockey = Steve Cauthen |conditions = |previous = 1977 |next = 1979 }} The 1978 Kentucky Derby was the 104th running of the Kentucky Derby.[1] Affirmed, under jockey Steve Cauthen, won the race by 1 1/2 lengths over Alydar.[1][2] Believe It finished 3rd, 1 1/4 lengths behind Alydar, and 30-1 longshot Darby Creek Road finished 4th.[3][4] Affirmed won the Triple Crown by defeating Alydar by decreasing margins in the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.[1] 11 horses competed in the race.[1] Alydar went into the race as a 6-5 favorite, despite Affirmed having won 4 of the 6 previous races between the two.[1] Affirmed went off at 9-5.[1] Sensitive Prince and Believe It were the only other horses to go off at less than 30-1, at 9-2 and 7-1 respectively.[3] Sensitive Prince and Affirmed, both frontrunners, were near the lead early in the race behind long shot Raymond Earl.[3] Sensitive Prince took the lead at the first turn, but Affirmed gained the lead at the second turn.[5] After attaining the lead, Affirmed held it for the remained of the race except for a brief moment when Believe It led by a head.[5][4] Alydar charged from the outside down the stretch, and overtook Believe It, despite the two horses bumping, but Alydar could not overtake Affirmed.[5][2][4] Payout
ResultsThe results were as follows:
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Triple Crown Winner Affirmed Euthanized|author=Mitchell, R.|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/2447/triple-crown-winner-affirmed-euthanized|date=January 12, 2001|publisher=Blood Horse|accessdate=2015-05-17}} {{Kentucky Derby}}{{Thoroughbred Racing on ABC}}2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Kentucky Derby countdown: Affirmed, 1978|author=Rees, J.|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/01/17/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-triple-crown-winner-affirmed/21929203/|publisher=The Courier-Journal|date=January 18, 2015|accessdate=2015-05-17}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite video|title=1978 Kentucky Derby telecast|publisher=ABC|date=May 1978}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite book|title=The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes: A Comprehensive History|author=Sowers, R.|page=232|year=2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn= 9780786476985}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Affirmed Wins!|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1978|publisher=Churchill Downs|accessdate=2015-05-17}} 4 : Kentucky Derby races|1978 in horse racing|1978 in American sports|1978 in sports in Kentucky |
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