Triple Crown winners: Watch Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Secretariat enter racing history in Belmont Stakes
Seattle Slew, with jockey Jean Cruget aboard, wins the Belmont Stakes June 11, 1977, in Elmont, N.Y.
/ AP GraphicsBankNot since Affirmed's victory by a head over Alydar in 1978 has a contender swept horse racing's three premier races. The 34-year gap stands as the longest in the history of the prize since Sir Barton won the first Triple Crown in 1919.
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Dry spells aren't new to racing's prestigious prize. In 1973, Secretariat ended the 25-year reign of what was then the prize's last champion, Citation, winning the Belmont by the race's largest margin (31 lengths) and in its fastest time (2:24). (Secretariat's own reign was short-lived with Seattle Slew defeating Run Dusty Run by four lengths in 1977.)
Take a trip back to the '70s and watch the last three Triple Crown victors win what's known as the Test of the Champion.
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