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The Affirmed Stakes is the second leg of the Florida Stallion Stakes series. Inaugurated in 1982 the race was named after the Florida-bred Triple Crown winner Affirmed who was well known for his rivalry with the west coast-bred Alydar. The race was originally run at 6 furlongs but it was quickly increased to 7 furlongs in order to create a gradually increasing set of lengths throughout the series to allow the young horses to step up to each new length as they moved through their training.

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