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==Background== Affirmed was a chestnut horse bred in [[Marion County, Florida]] by [[Louis Wolfson]]'s [[Harbor View Farm]]. The derivation of the name "Affirmed" has been the subject of speculation, in part because the conviction of Wolfson, for securities law violations, had been affirmed on appeal in 1969, resulting in his imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web |first=Alan |last=Weinberger |title=What's in a Name? β The Tale of Louis Wolfson's Affirmed |url=http://www.hofstralawreview.org/2012/05/08/whats-in-a-name-the-tale-of-louis-wolfsons-affirmed/ |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105095703/http://www.hofstralawreview.org/2012/05/08/whats-in-a-name-the-tale-of-louis-wolfsons-affirmed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Affirmed was sired by the Harbor View stallion [[Exclusive Native]], a high-class racehorse and breeding stallion, whose other progeny included the [[Kentucky Derby]]-winning filly [[Genuine Risk]].
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