What were the best horse races of the 1970's?

[smartbid09]

What were the best horse races of the 1970's?
This era had some of the greatest horses of all time!! It also had some of the greatest races of all time. Races that are now the stuff of legends...

Including....

1978 Belmont Stakes (Affirmed and Alydar at their heated best!)

1978 Marlbo Cup (First Meeting Between 2 Triple Crown Winners)

1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup (Seattle Slews best performance IMO)

1973 Triple Crown Series (Just 3 solid performances)

1977 Kentucky Derby (Slew stumbles and wins - perhaps his greatest 3-yold race)

1976 Marlboro Cup (Forego's Greatest Race IMO)

1973 Marlboro CUp (Secretariat vs. Stable mate Riva ridge in world record time)

1979 JCGC (Race between the bid and affirmed for HOY)

1978 Travers Stakes (Affirmed and Alydars final meeting and Alydars imfamous win by DQ)

1973 Whitney Handicap (Secretariat's biggest upset defeat - Secretariat loses to Onion)

1975 Ruffian Foolish Pleasure Match Race (The race that ended match races in America... though not a great race you can't say this wasn't a major race in our sports history...)

What else...

[blackthroatedwind]

Alydar won the 1978 Whitney by ten lengths ( it was an amazing performance ). You mean the 1978 Travers.

The 1975 Marlboro ( stretch duel between Wajima and Forego...plus Ancient Title and Foolish Pleasure among others ).

[smartbid09]

Thanks for pointing that out to me wind

I fixed my error.

[Merlinsky]

It was the '78 JCGC where Affirmed's saddle slipped right?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

It was the '78 JCGC where Affirmed's saddle slipped right?

that was the race that Seattle Slew set insane fractions (22.3, 45.1 109.2) going 1 1/2 and still fights on in the lane to get edged by Exceller

and yes that was the saddle slip race

[Cannon Shell]

1973 Woodward - Prove Out beats Secretariat and Cougar II

1979 Travers - General Assembly dusts a pretty good field setting a still standing track record

1971 Big Cap - Ack Ack beats Cougar II carrying 130

1974 match race where Chris Evert beat Miss Musket by 50

1977 Swaps - JO Tobin crushes Seattle Slew

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

1973 Woodward - Prove Out beats Secretariat and Cougar II

1979 Travers - General Assembly dusts a pretty good field setting a still standing track record

1971 Big Cap - Ack Ack beats Cougar II carrying 130

1974 match race where Chris Evert beat Miss Musket by 50

1977 Swaps - JO Tobin crushes Seattle Slew

How cool a horse was Ack Ack? That horse could do anything.

[Cannon Shell]

1970 Interborough hdcp - Ta Wee carries an incredible 142 winning wire to wire

1974 Man o War- Dahlia whips the boys