Practically every Affirmed-Alydar meeting was close

All 10 head-to-head meetings between Affirmed and Alydar, with race finishes and margins (lengths)

† Alydar finished 5th; the only time either Affirmed or Alydar finished worse than 1-2 in a head-to-head race together.

* Affirmed initially won by 1 3⁄4 lengths at the line, but was later disqualified for crowding Alydar against the rail, giving victory to the runner-up Alydar.
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