He doesn’t hold the record for the Preakness, I’ve heard that he broke the track record that day but there was a problem with the timer or something like that? He definitely holds the track record for the Derby and the one that I think will stand forever is the Belmont. 2:24 is flat out flying for a mile and a half race!!! The closest to that record is a 2:26!?!
Greatest racing horse whom ever lived. The Belmont was watching the greatest race and racer of the century. It brought you to tears to see this magnificent horse racing with all of his heart leaving ordinary behind to enter monumental perfection.
God decided to create only one perfect horse and that horse was Secretariat.He still holds the record for all 3 triple crown races. In 2012 the racing authorities held a hearing to review his run in the Preakness, after all the reviews his time was changed to even faster so he now holds the record in the Preakness. RIP BEAUTIFUL BOY YOU WERE AND ARE SO LOVED AND YOU TRULY ARE MISSED.
Your accolades to this amazing athlete is truly warranted and brought back some great memories. The magnificent Big Red will always bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye when I think of him. Thanks for posting such a terrific tribute.
The greatest horse of them all. Consider that in the Derby not only did he set the record which still stands today, he ran every quarter faster than the one before it. Truly remarkable. It was only a foretaste of what was to come, culminating of course in that unbelievable Belmont Stakes when he destroyed not only the field (winning by 31 lengths), but the clock as well. He did the 1.5 miles in 2;24 - in the over 40 years since then no horse has even come close to that time. Indeed, I have heard interviews with Ron Turcotte (Secretariat's jockey) in which he claims that he was never really tested in any of the 3 TC races. That he could have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in as dominant a fashion as he did the Belmont. I remember on the 1973 CBS broadcast of the Belmont one of the commentators after the race called Secretariat a "heavenly horse". He was right. Even if they are still doing horse races 10,000 years from now, no horse will ever rival Secretariat. We will never see his like again. Wow!!
Absolutely & unequivocally no doubt about it!!!! U are correct in ALL of ur points(words)....his winning time ⏲ in the Belmont Stakes will NEVER NEVER EVER be broken (2:24) flat over a mile & half dirt track ANYWHERE on this Planet, much less even come close to!!! the Second fastest winning time on that track and/or the Belmont Stakes is (2:26) flat Tied by Easy Goer(1989) & AP Indy(1992) !! and 3rd[technically 4th] fastest winning time is by his son Risen Star (1988) at (2:26 2/5) ... Bottom Line is: Judgement Day{Armageddon/the end of the World} will happen BEFORE (2:24 flat) is ever broken !!!! BOOK IT
That's why I love watching this race over and over again. I've NEVER seen any horse race with this burst of speed like it was straight out a fictional movie. It's absolutely incredible to watch him overtake every horse from the outside as if the other horses are racing in slow motion. "Superhorse" is really a well deserved title:-)
im all about moments of epic greatness in sports and this one transcends that... secretariat was certainly one of the greatest athletes of the last century WITHOUT QUESTION. i only wish i couldve been alive to witness this... to make the golden bear himself cry over a horse race is truly remarkable, and such a feat will perhaps never be accomplished again in the history of sports as we know it.
We've had a lot of great race callers in our time, but no one is as good as Chic Anderson once was. He left us way too soon. I'm glad he announced all of Secretariat's Triple Crown races.
I was nine years old that summer and I still cry when I watch videos of him...a once in a lifetime occurence, unfortunately. The horse with the Big Heart - figuratively and literally!
I have no knowledge about horse racing at all but when i watch that Belmont race I get emotional. It's like witnessing perfection on the biggest stage. There was something powerful going on in the horses mind.
In 1973, I was 14 years old, and it was Secretariat that started me on my way toward my lifelong passion for thoroughbred racing!! There's an old saying that they save the best for last? Not in this case. Because he was the first horse that I ever started following his races, and I know I won't ever see any better again in my lifetime!! His 31 length Belmont Stakes victory is still the closest thing to perfect that you'll ever see anywhere on a racetrack.
Great~even awesome documtary on Secretariat ! Love it for sure! We will never see another Secretariat in my lifetime, at least not in the next 50 yrs I'm sure! He was just too good, too phenomenal to be real, at least in my mind. We need to promote racing somewhat in this fashion! Love it and need to let people know about how awesome it can be. Been on the backside, been there, done that....but there is nothing quite like watching a very good horse race!
Watching him supersonic his way to the lead in the Preakness took my breathe away. I actually got a lump in my throat and got very emotional. I was only 2 when he won the Belmont, but I now live in Kentucky! About 20 miles from Churchill Downs.. so I can watch history every year. I just watched Justify make history ❤
Thank you posting this video. I was a child and Secretariat was a "somebody" if you can fathom that. His heart was two and a half times the size of a "normal" horse. He was abnormal I agree, he was our national hero and he was sensational! Watch Part 2 of SportsCentury also!
At Belmont they put a blue and white Pole 31 lengths from the finish line to Mark Secretariat’s margin of victory over this competitors what a great tribute to a great horse
"Secretariat widening now. He is moving like a Tremendous MACHINE!" I think the announcer's name was Chick Anderson. That has got to be one of the greatest sports calls of all time - fitting, of course, for what may be the single greatest performance in the history of sports.
After Man o' War, as years went by, everyone said there would never be another like him. And then came Secretariat. There will be another, someday, I know it. I just hope I'm still alive to see him.
At his autopsy his heart was 21 pounds skills the size of the normal racehorse. He didn't take steroids,after every race they do a test on the foam in there mouth immediately after racing to test for drugs. STOP SAYING BAD AND NASTY REMARKS ABOUT SECRETARIAT, HE TRULY WAS AND IS THE GREATEST RACEHORSE EVER.
Underrated Jockey. He know the only way he could lose at Pimlico was if he got trapped behind the field. Then saved his horse at the end for the Belmont.
2002, Slew's story, War Emblem, all got me interested again, and finally reading Nack's bio of Secretariat (twice in 6 months and still go back to it all the time) learning basics of racing. It's wonderful. Of course access to internet at job I had helped !
Thats cool that you "get it" when it comes to that Belmont. A lot of people have forgotten about horse racing, as its nowhere near as popular (atleast in US) as it was in the early to mid 1900s. What amazes me most about the 73 Belmont is those fans that were touched that IN NO WAY, were fans of the sport. This horse, in that year, was something special. Historic, but even cooler was that he was just something to root for. Like I said, im glad you understand it was more. So cool.
Its just unbelievable him making his move on the turn like that...........But with his heart weighing 22lbs, I think it was just more than blood flowing through those veins............. I bawl everytime I see clips of him running.
This run was even more amazing than the Belmont - think about for a minute. Secretariat came from so far behind to win. Can any of us think that we will live out such a legend>
I love the quote at 2:57, "Another quarter mile, and he might have taken to the air and flown." I will never EVER tire of watching this horse, and I still get choked up as if each time was the first.
Secretariat made the same move in the KD & Preakness that he made as a 2 y/o in the Hopeful that had jaws dropping because no 2 y/o had ever done such a thing.
I wasn't criticizing this. I just wanted a version of it that would show up better on the tv when I have it connected to my iPod. This is one of my favorites on UA-cam.
unless my math is wrong, Secretariat had the exact same average speed for the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont...in other words, he ran 1.5 miles at a pace that still stands as a record for 1.25 miles.... there is no doubt this was a touched-by-God superhorse. THE best.
hello boy,-i'd say to every horse hello champion -i'd say to the big red known as SECRETARIAT. that horse gave me a reason why i should start horse riding. secretariat is my inspiration.i mean i know hes a horse and im a rider but i believe that every horse has a heart but secretariat has a soul that only he can stand and as his owner said :HE ALWAYS DOES WHAT HE LIKES THE MINUTE HE DESIDES HE LIKES IT.... boy i will always love u -new champion always in my heart!!!thank u BIG RED!
Many people don't even realize, because of his racing legend, that the great Forego also raced against Secretariat and was a 3yr.old at the time himself. Secretariat, the greatest of my lifetime. And probably always will be.
Secretariat's performance in the Preakness is my favorite of his Triple crown races. Review 4:08 - 4:22. This horse was a maniac. How fast was he running when he made his move from last to first? 45 mph? 50 mph?
@labsrus1 I get so many feelings watching "the move" that I get dizzy. I like the spot between horses with his mane flying back as Chick says.... "and it's RIGHT now he's looking for it !" (the lead).
thank you! yeah I hav seen alot of his videos and I love them all. I will buy a book on Secretariat very soon because I want to know how great he really was and know more about him.
I share your love of Seattle Slew. To think he died on 25th anniversary of his Kentucky Derby Win, w/his people in his stall with him. I cried, couldn't help it. Nack thought Slew cld likely have given Secretariat his greatest competition. "Slew is a monster."You should read Talkin' Horses on Blood Horses, the Nack Q/A interviews, 2005, 2006, 2007. Great reading.
It has to be Nack's bio. You can get it on Amazon or Ebay. I got it for $5.00 plus postage, new. The description is his races, esp. TC races is gripping. I also love The Hopeful, the description is surreal, and doing a 1/4 in 22 sec. He was big even as a baby, and had a huge appetite, a "big pumpkin of a colt, good natured not really interested in running in beginning, fascinating unfolding story. Woolfe's book is good too, w/add'l facts and info, beautiful pictures.
@WMJCPA thanks, I keep meaning to stop and look at a copy somewhere, because I wondered if he wrote any additional thoughts on Secretariat. Now I don't have to.
hey thanks alot im on that website now and reading it! I have Seattle Slew book and the DVD and I love them, very interesting. Still cant believe how many so-called experts doubts him when he was a foal, or even till he takes on Affirmed and Exceller.
@catface1958 I have hoped as well, but I've always worried bec of Walt Disney production. For example, they have Penny and her children watching his birth like a happy family. They weren't even there. It was a cold rainy night, 3/30/70 just past midnight. Farm mgr Howard Gentry, was called to shed and he and stable emplyees brought Sec into the world. Nack describes it dramatically in a mere two page Chapter One. Other things worry me as well.
This is an example of why we must not allow race horses or any horse to be cruelly killed for their meat. They are beautiful creatures capable of greatness and of inspiring the highest emotions in us, and I hope that anyone who is moved by Secretariat's magnificence will join the fight to protect horses. They have done so much for man throughout history - we owe it to them.
you're welcome, coincidentally, I just found a new video by my friend cf1970 posted 2/23/08 called The Great Seattle Slew. You must see this. We honor them all regardless of our personal favorites, if you see cf1970's account here, Secretariat is his love also, but he respects all the winners. Enjoy!
They ran it several times on ESPN Classic during the Triple Crown series this year. I found it by setting a "google alert" for Secretariat sports century espn"... you might want to try that... dunno if they run it all year though.
@TheVagolfer Wow,that's amazing! I didn't know that about Sham either! If it werent for Secretariat,would Sham still hold the record for the Derby,because didn't his 2nd place finish beat the old Derby record?? Anyway,thanks!
Some people say I only like Secretariat so well, because of the nostalgia of it. If it were nostalgia, I'd probably say Man-O-War was the best, but I don't. Secretariat was the best because the records prove it out. And, by the way, I did see it on TV in 1973, when I was 30 years old, so I remember it very very well indeed. To those who insinuate steroids, to that I say, "hog wash".
The fates robbed us of seeing Man O War and Big Red race, we'll never know. If there is a just God, they get to graze together somewhere and take off on races on their own terms.
@CountryGirl5077 you're right, secretariat was never on steroids,. He got laminitis on his hoofs and until his owner noticed that it was so bad they decided to put him to sleep so it wouldn't get any worse! His last race was on the Belgian grass :'(
@WMJCPA I haven't seen the 2010 edition yet. Are you talking of "Pure Heart"? That was added to the 2002, 2nd edition, at the end. It was the tribute he wrote for Sp Ill I think. The original came out in 1974. If you are talking of Pure Heart (when I started to read it the first time I started to cry bed of the opening sentence. Did he do a new intro to this 3rd edition?
@rscarbro100 .... you're right.... cruise control. Turcotte said he really cldn't tell how fast he was going. It was so smooth, relentlessly even, no faltering. He said once riding Secretariat was like steering a jet plane. TIME Mag said "he has a neck like a buffalo and a back the size of a sofa!"
If you want to see what he does when Turcotte does that flick of the wrist and a pull on rt. rein to go to the outside, look at cf1970's Preakness Recap. The camera angle is rt. on Secretariat fm his rt. side so you see him leap and "take off like a flushed deer," as Nack put it. Turcotte only intended to begin positioning this red bullet, but he had other ideas.
"There's a strong left-hand whip by Pincay. He goes to it time and time again. But Ronny Turcotte has his whip put away. And Secretariat has 'em put away!" - Chic Anderson, it's almost not fair to other broadcasters to be that good.
It's true. He had the largest heart ever recorded in history. His heart weighed 21 pounds. The average weigh of a horse's heart is closer to about 13 pounds. Sham also had an unusually large heart. His was approx. 17-18 pds. The reason why Secretariat defied nature is that he was able to speed up during races...due to his enlarged heart which allowed him to pump more oxygen.
secretariat's great grandson or grandson i dont remember used to be at my barn! His name is Frankie but his regesterred name is He's All That he was soooo sweet but he was moved with his best friend tacoma (beautiful 18 hand paint/warmblood)
@TheChoice264 The average horse's heart weighs about 8.5 lbs. There have been a few horses hearts that have weighed more. As far as I know, to date, Secretariat has had the biggest heart in a horse found, although there could be other horses out there that I dont know of :) Hope this information helps!
@Jailbirdx .... and it breaks your heart for Sham and it hurts to read Nack's description. Jockey behind Sham and Pincay could see Sham's legs getting rubbery at the 3/4 pole. That's when Secretariat started pulling away. Pancho Martin told Pincay to keep up with Secretariat. Sham never shld've run this race. He wasn't the same horse.
thank you for adding this...Secretariat IS the GREATEST of all time
Secretariat still holds all three Triple Crown track records. That's just incredible. The greatest horse to ever live. PERIOD.
He doesn’t hold the record for the Preakness, I’ve heard that he broke the track record that day but there was a problem with the timer or something like that? He definitely holds the track record for the Derby and the one that I think will stand forever is the Belmont. 2:24 is flat out flying for a mile and a half race!!! The closest to that record is a 2:26!?!
Greatest racing horse whom ever lived. The Belmont was watching the greatest race and racer of the century. It brought you to tears to see this magnificent horse racing with all of his heart leaving ordinary behind to enter monumental perfection.
Any time I want to cry from happiness, I watch this documentary.
That sudden burst in the beginning is so awesome it is almost as impressive as the belmont. Almost.
That move in the Preakness was just amazing. Reeling 'em on the turn. Stunning.
One of the most amazing performances I have ever seen...man or animal! I cry everytime I watch the Belmont!
Yeah thanks for posting this, i've been looking for this on here for quite a while.
God decided to create only one perfect horse and that horse was Secretariat.He still holds the record for all 3 triple crown races. In 2012 the racing authorities held a hearing to review his run in the Preakness, after all the reviews his time was changed to even faster so he now holds the record in the Preakness.
RIP BEAUTIFUL BOY YOU WERE AND ARE SO LOVED AND YOU TRULY ARE MISSED.
Thanks so much for this post. There's so little opportunity to learn about the really great events in the history of horseracing.
I really love watching this. Agree that this is the best SportCentury. I would love to have this on DVD.
Your accolades to this amazing athlete is truly warranted and brought back some great memories. The magnificent Big Red will always bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye when I think of him. Thanks for posting such a terrific tribute.
Secretariat was truly nature's gift to us all.
The greatest horse of them all. Consider that in the Derby not only did he set the record which still stands today, he ran every quarter faster than the one before it. Truly remarkable. It was only a foretaste of what was to come, culminating of course in that unbelievable Belmont Stakes when he destroyed not only the field (winning by 31 lengths), but the clock as well. He did the 1.5 miles in 2;24 - in the over 40 years since then no horse has even come close to that time. Indeed, I have heard interviews with Ron Turcotte (Secretariat's jockey) in which he claims that he was never really tested in any of the 3 TC races. That he could have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in as dominant a fashion as he did the Belmont. I remember on the 1973 CBS broadcast of the Belmont one of the commentators after the race called Secretariat a "heavenly horse". He was right. Even if they are still doing horse races 10,000 years from now, no horse will ever rival Secretariat. We will never see his like again. Wow!!
I think God made what he thought was a perfect horse, Man O War. Then he thought, "You know, what if we fit a turbo on the next one..."
Absolutely & unequivocally no doubt about it!!!! U are correct in ALL of ur points(words)....his winning time ⏲ in the Belmont Stakes will NEVER NEVER EVER be broken (2:24) flat over a mile & half dirt track ANYWHERE on this Planet, much less even come close to!!! the Second fastest winning time on that track and/or the Belmont Stakes is (2:26) flat Tied by Easy Goer(1989) & AP Indy(1992) !! and 3rd[technically 4th] fastest winning time is by his son Risen Star (1988) at (2:26 2/5) ... Bottom Line is: Judgement Day{Armageddon/the end of the World} will happen BEFORE (2:24 flat) is ever broken !!!! BOOK IT
@@scottrackley4457😃Love your comment
That's why I love watching this race over and over again. I've NEVER seen any horse race with this burst of speed like it was straight out a fictional movie. It's absolutely incredible to watch him overtake every horse from the outside as if the other horses are racing in slow motion. "Superhorse" is really a well deserved title:-)
im all about moments of epic greatness in sports and this one transcends that... secretariat was certainly one of the greatest athletes of the last century WITHOUT QUESTION. i only wish i couldve been alive to witness this... to make the golden bear himself cry over a horse race is truly remarkable, and such a feat will perhaps never be accomplished again in the history of sports as we know it.
We've had a lot of great race callers in our time, but no one is as good as Chic Anderson once was. He left us way too soon. I'm glad he announced all of Secretariat's Triple Crown races.
48 years later, secretariat still holds the racetrack records
Belmont should stand permanently, same with other two. The mighty Sham still holds 2nd fastest KD time, powerful pedigree.
I was nine years old that summer and I still cry when I watch videos of him...a once in a lifetime occurence, unfortunately. The horse with the Big Heart - figuratively and literally!
I have no knowledge about horse racing at all but when i watch that Belmont race I get emotional. It's like witnessing perfection on the biggest stage. There was something powerful going on in the horses mind.
In 1973, I was 14 years old, and it was Secretariat that started me on my way toward my lifelong passion for thoroughbred racing!! There's an old saying that they save the best for last? Not in this case. Because he was the first horse that I ever started following his races, and I know I won't ever see any better again in my lifetime!! His 31 length Belmont Stakes victory is still the closest thing to perfect that you'll ever see anywhere on a racetrack.
Great vids thanks! Imagine sitting on that horses back as he let go what an amazing feeling
Great~even awesome documtary on Secretariat ! Love it for sure! We will never see another Secretariat in my lifetime, at least not in the next 50 yrs I'm sure! He was just too good, too phenomenal to be real, at least in my mind. We need to promote racing somewhat in this fashion! Love it and need to let people know about how awesome it can be. Been on the backside, been there, done that....but there is nothing quite like watching a very good horse race!
OMG that was amazing. He went from first to last early, then actually PULLED AWAY from number two towards the end.
Astonishing! Thanks for the vid!
Watching him supersonic his way to the lead in the Preakness took my breathe away. I actually got a lump in my throat and got very emotional. I was only 2 when he won the Belmont, but I now live in Kentucky! About 20 miles from Churchill Downs.. so I can watch history every year. I just watched Justify make history ❤
I love that headline, perfect for him... "RED ROSES FOR SECRETARIAT !!"
Thank you posting this video.
I was a child and Secretariat was a "somebody" if you can fathom that. His heart was two and a half times the size of a "normal" horse. He was abnormal I agree, he was our national hero and he was sensational!
Watch Part 2 of SportsCentury also!
I love watching athletes who are great at what they do. But what Secretariat did that year was truly the pinnacle of Greatness!
At Belmont they put a blue and white Pole 31 lengths from the finish line to Mark Secretariat’s margin of victory over this competitors what a great tribute to a great horse
Secretariat = PERFECTION
Not sure why, but this video always chokes me up.
"Secretariat widening now. He is moving like a Tremendous MACHINE!"
I think the announcer's name was Chick Anderson. That has got to be one of the greatest sports calls of all time - fitting, of course, for what may be the single greatest performance in the history of sports.
After Man o' War, as years went by, everyone said there would never be another like him. And then came Secretariat. There will be another, someday, I know it. I just hope I'm still alive to see him.
"another 1/4 of a mile and he would have flown"
So true lol
Greatest of all time... Secretariat!!!!
At his autopsy his heart was 21 pounds skills the size of the normal racehorse. He didn't take steroids,after every race they do a test on the foam in there mouth immediately after racing to test for drugs.
STOP SAYING BAD AND NASTY REMARKS ABOUT SECRETARIAT, HE TRULY WAS AND IS THE GREATEST RACEHORSE EVER.
Underrated Jockey. He know the only way he could lose at Pimlico was if he got trapped behind the field. Then saved his horse at the end for the Belmont.
I love how you put it in words:-) So well stated:-)
awesome Big Red....
2002, Slew's story, War Emblem, all got me interested again, and finally reading Nack's bio of Secretariat (twice in 6 months and still go back to it all the time) learning basics of racing. It's wonderful. Of course access to internet at job I had helped !
Thats cool that you "get it" when it comes to that Belmont.
A lot of people have forgotten about horse racing, as its nowhere near as popular (atleast in US) as it was in the early to mid 1900s.
What amazes me most about the 73 Belmont is those fans that were touched that IN NO WAY, were fans of the sport.
This horse, in that year, was something special. Historic, but even cooler was that he was just something to root for.
Like I said, im glad you understand it was more. So cool.
Its just unbelievable him making his move on the turn like that...........But with his heart weighing 22lbs, I think it was just more than blood flowing through those veins............. I bawl everytime I see clips of him running.
Excellent show. Secretariat the greatest EVER! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇
Yep. The most amazing 10 seconds in horse racing history!
This run was even more amazing than the Belmont - think about for a minute. Secretariat came from so far behind to win.
Can any of us think that we will live out such a legend>
man there are some things in life that i wished i could of witness......This is one of them....Makes me feel good:)
I love the quote at 2:57, "Another quarter mile, and he might have taken to the air and flown." I will never EVER tire of watching this horse, and I still get choked up as if each time was the first.
Secretariat made the same move in the KD & Preakness that he made as a 2 y/o in the Hopeful that had jaws dropping because no 2 y/o had ever done such a thing.
That ladies and gentlemen is what you call a Champion
I wasn't criticizing this. I just wanted a version of it that would show up better on the tv when I have it connected to my iPod. This is one of my favorites on UA-cam.
Thanks, brother. By the way, I live in Kentucky and they're filming the movie "Secretariat" right now. I can't wait to see it.
unless my math is wrong, Secretariat had the exact same average speed for the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont...in other words, he ran 1.5 miles at a pace that still stands as a record for 1.25 miles.... there is no doubt this was a touched-by-God superhorse. THE best.
hello boy,-i'd say to every horse
hello champion -i'd say to the big red known as SECRETARIAT.
that horse gave me a reason why i should start horse riding.
secretariat is my inspiration.i mean i know hes a horse and im a rider but i believe that every horse has a heart but secretariat has a soul that only he can stand and as his owner said :HE ALWAYS DOES WHAT HE LIKES THE MINUTE HE DESIDES HE LIKES IT.... boy i will always love u -new champion always in my heart!!!thank u BIG RED!
what an awesome horse... i love secretariat
He liked giving the others a head start.
Many people don't even realize, because of his racing legend, that the great Forego also raced against Secretariat and was a 3yr.old at the time himself. Secretariat, the greatest of my lifetime. And probably always will be.
The greatest horse EVER:)
Secretariat's performance in the Preakness is my favorite of his Triple crown races. Review 4:08 - 4:22. This horse was a maniac. How fast was he running when he made his move from last to first? 45 mph? 50 mph?
Best. Racehorse. Ever. Period.
Yes, we Secretariat lovers on these videos all say that.. dear Sham.
@labsrus1 I get so many feelings watching "the move" that I get dizzy. I like the spot between horses with his mane flying back as Chick says.... "and it's RIGHT now he's looking for it !" (the lead).
thank you! yeah I hav seen alot of his videos and I love them all. I will buy a book on Secretariat very soon because I want to know how great he really was and know more about him.
I share your love of Seattle Slew. To think he died on 25th anniversary of his Kentucky Derby Win, w/his people in his stall with him. I cried, couldn't help it. Nack thought Slew cld likely have given Secretariat his greatest competition. "Slew is a monster."You should read Talkin' Horses on Blood Horses, the Nack Q/A interviews, 2005, 2006, 2007. Great reading.
It has to be Nack's bio. You can get it on Amazon or Ebay. I got it for $5.00 plus postage, new. The description is his races, esp. TC races is gripping. I also love The Hopeful, the description is surreal, and doing a 1/4 in 22 sec. He was big even as a baby, and had a huge appetite, a "big pumpkin of a colt, good natured not really interested in running in beginning, fascinating unfolding story. Woolfe's book is good too, w/add'l facts and info, beautiful pictures.
Would someone please upload this in a higher quality somewhere?
@WMJCPA thanks, I keep meaning to stop and look at a copy somewhere, because I wondered if he wrote any additional thoughts on Secretariat. Now I don't have to.
I cry when I watch that Belmont race.
thank you....
He went by five of the best horses in the world like they were mules.
agreed kinger...i wish the whole episode was up....
hey thanks alot im on that website now and reading it! I have Seattle Slew book and the DVD and I love them, very interesting. Still cant believe how many so-called experts doubts him when he was a foal, or even till he takes on Affirmed and Exceller.
Domination
I just saw the movie. It was awesome.
They generally run it on ESPN several times during the Triplke Crown series.
@catface1958 I have hoped as well, but I've always worried bec of Walt Disney production. For example, they have Penny and her children watching his birth like a happy family. They weren't even there. It was a cold rainy night, 3/30/70 just past midnight. Farm mgr Howard Gentry, was called to shed and he and stable emplyees brought Sec into the world. Nack describes it dramatically in a mere two page Chapter One. Other things worry me as well.
This is an example of why we must not allow race horses or any horse to be cruelly killed for their meat. They are beautiful creatures capable of greatness and of inspiring the highest emotions in us, and I hope that anyone who is moved by Secretariat's magnificence will join the fight to protect horses. They have done so much for man throughout history - we owe it to them.
Just saw the movie. It was awesome.
Thanks for this! When was this on?
you're welcome, coincidentally, I just found a new video by my friend cf1970 posted 2/23/08 called The Great Seattle Slew. You must see this. We honor them all regardless of our personal favorites, if you see cf1970's account here, Secretariat is his love also, but he respects all the winners. Enjoy!
They ran it several times on ESPN Classic during the Triple Crown series this year.
I found it by setting a "google alert" for Secretariat sports century espn"... you might want to try that... dunno if they run it all year though.
They really should replay all these
@TheVagolfer Wow,that's amazing! I didn't know that about Sham either! If it werent for Secretariat,would Sham still hold the record for the Derby,because didn't his 2nd place finish beat the old Derby record?? Anyway,thanks!
Nothing can touch that horse, never in all history and future will it be duplicated.
I think when they put it on full, it is taken off, but if you keep the parts to 9 or so minutes it seems to stay up..
Yeah, no kidding. He just exploded off that first turn. Best move I've ever seen.
i agree tat move in the preakness was the best ever
Obviously I meant from last to first in my last post. It's like watching a mutant on the track. Amazing!
Some people say I only like Secretariat so well, because of the nostalgia of it. If it were nostalgia, I'd probably say Man-O-War was the best, but I don't. Secretariat was the best because the records prove it out. And, by the way, I did see it on TV in 1973, when I was 30 years old, so I remember it very very well indeed. To those who insinuate steroids, to that I say, "hog wash".
The fates robbed us of seeing Man O War and Big Red race, we'll never know. If there is a just God, they get to graze together somewhere and take off on races on their own terms.
@CountryGirl5077 you're right, secretariat was never on steroids,. He got laminitis on his hoofs and until his owner noticed that it was so bad they decided to put him to sleep so it wouldn't get any worse! His last race was on the Belgian grass :'(
@WMJCPA I haven't seen the 2010 edition yet. Are you talking of "Pure Heart"? That was added to the 2002, 2nd edition, at the end. It was the tribute he wrote for Sp Ill I think. The original came out in 1974. If you are talking of Pure Heart (when I started to read it the first time I started to cry bed of the opening sentence. Did he do a new intro to this 3rd edition?
@rscarbro100 .... you're right.... cruise control. Turcotte said he really cldn't tell how fast he was going. It was so smooth, relentlessly even, no faltering. He said once riding Secretariat was like steering a jet plane. TIME Mag said "he has a neck like a buffalo and a back the size of a sofa!"
If you want to see what he does when Turcotte does that flick of the wrist and a pull on rt. rein to go to the outside, look at cf1970's Preakness Recap. The camera angle is rt. on Secretariat fm his rt. side so you see him leap and "take off like a flushed deer," as Nack put it. Turcotte only intended to begin positioning this red bullet, but he had other ideas.
wish i had a horse like that, i love him
"There's a strong left-hand whip by Pincay. He goes to it time and time again. But Ronny Turcotte has his whip put away. And Secretariat has 'em put away!" - Chic Anderson, it's almost not fair to other broadcasters to be that good.
@revpgesq You're right....at the 1 1/4 mile mark in the Belmont he hit 1:59 FLAT ! 2/5 sec shorter than his Derby record !!!
It's true. He had the largest heart ever recorded in history. His heart weighed 21 pounds. The average weigh of a horse's heart is closer to about 13 pounds. Sham also had an unusually large heart. His was approx. 17-18 pds. The reason why Secretariat defied nature is that he was able to speed up during races...due to his enlarged heart which allowed him to pump more oxygen.
secretariat's great grandson or grandson i dont remember used to be at my barn! His name is Frankie but his regesterred name is He's All That he was soooo sweet but he was moved with his best friend tacoma (beautiful 18 hand paint/warmblood)
What's the music used at the very beginning of the piece? Does anyone know what soundtrack it came from, or was it an original composition?
@TheChoice264 The average horse's heart weighs about 8.5 lbs. There have been a few horses hearts that have weighed more. As far as I know, to date, Secretariat has had the biggest heart in a horse found, although there could be other horses out there that I dont know of :) Hope this information helps!
@Jailbirdx .... and it breaks your heart for Sham and it hurts to read Nack's description. Jockey behind Sham and Pincay could see Sham's legs getting rubbery at the 3/4 pole. That's when Secretariat started pulling away. Pancho Martin told Pincay to keep up with Secretariat. Sham never shld've run this race. He wasn't the same horse.
As much as i luv the big red,It is always in my back of mind what if sham was born in any other year.