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  • SuperBeatlesguy Says:

    1/08/2012 3:37:01 AM

    In William Nack's book on Secretariat,Ron Turcotte is quoted as saying Secretariat was just toying with a field of championship horses. He would let out a bit of rein and Big Red would move up so easily...to the point where he had them all at his mercy.

    A magnificent creature!

  • 80cathryn Says:

    5/05/2012 3:14:33 PM

    Secretariat was an amazing creature. We are so lucky to have film of his performances to live on in posterity. The bar he set is so high, it may never be equaled. someday perhaps another huge colt may come along and until that time, let's honor this champion by remembering how special he truly was. In the presence of so greatness, we are or we should be in awe.

  • bbmtge Says:

    24/12/2011 6:56:27 PM

    Very important to note that Sec, while setting a WR in this race, was absolutely nowhere near his TC form. Also, Cougar II would never had started his charge that soon if it was a longer race. Zenyatta did the same thing in hugging the rail and making a very measured move to the outside with a very specific distance remaining in her. Sec showed in the KD he could make a charge of immeasurable distance. Even champions horses could not/cannot do the same.

  • rscarbro100 Says:

    17/12/2011 5:13:51 AM

    One example how fast that Santa Anita track was when SB ran his WR 1:57 4/5. The Bid went through the mile in 1:32 4/5. Relaunch was in 2nd with a 1:33 flat 1 mile. Flying Paster was the 2nd place finsher in a time of 1:58 2/5 time for the 1 1/4 mile. He came within 1/5 of a second of tying Noor WR that The Bid broke in that race. No way the Bid or Paster would have ran that time on a Belmont Park track like Big Red did. The Bid & Paster were 4 yrs. at the time.

  • eckythimble Says:

    9/12/2011 11:32:03 AM

    This classic race gives a good example of what would likely occur if Zenyatta took on Secretariat, both in form. Watch Cougar come from way back to a thundering close third behind Riva Ridge. A great, Zenyatta-like run but by this time Secretariat was already well on his way to smashing the unofficial mile and a quarter world record, having already broken the mile and one eighth mile world record at the post.

  • kwgrid Says:

    4/10/2011 3:39:13 AM

    YAY! The Meadow took home a bucket-o-money that day!!! ♥

  • rscarbro100 Says:

    16/07/2011 9:23:27 PM

    Why did not Turcotte hit big Red with a whip after coming out of the turn? I tell you why. As Whitney Tower said Turcotte knew he had plenty of horse left in him even after running the 1st 6 furlongs in 1:09 2/5 with only 4 workouts in 2 wks. after being off for 6 wks coming off a serous illness that would have put most stakes horses out for the yr. yet not in top form he pulled away for a world record. Charles Hatton said Laurin never did get to the bottom of him. That is hard to imagine.

  • casterTroy1941 Says:

    10/07/2011 6:10:39 AM

    Only a handful of athletes in history had the presence of dominance among other elites. There's a particular swagger that demands a sort of reverential treatment by their competition. The moment they are on the field, the court, the ring, or even the track, the most finely tuned athletes submit and give space to allow greatness through-Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, SECRETARIAT. It's almost magical.

  • ItsCappyBitches Says:

    28/06/2011 3:29:03 PM

    I remember seeing an interview (somewhere) by Riva Ridge's jockey where he said he thought he had a shot at it in the turn and then he saw a red nose in the corner of his right eye and it was then that knew he was riding for second. Just unreal

  • bbmtge Says:

    13/06/2011 10:07:27 AM

    What is interesting about PO's fall of "73 campaign is that he (from memory) set a stakes record at Saratoga for 7 furlongs, a track record at Belmont for 1 1/16th miles, ran the 2nd fastest 1 1/2 miles in history and the only horse to run the 2 mile Jockey Gold Cup faster was the great Kelso...and in that race, PO hit the rail!!! PO defeated Sec, Forego and Rive Ridge that summer/fall. Not too shabby, huh? Jerkins brought out the best in a horse that had been given up on by everyone.

  • bbmtge Says:

    13/06/2011 10:03:39 AM

    I missed this post. You make a great point. I think, simply, that Sec was worn down as he never fully recovered from his virus, ran the MC two weeks prior and was completely unprepared for the 1 1/2 mile distance. Key word here is VIRUS. Funny how so much criticism was laid on the horse, though he ran ~2:26 and 3/5th's in the WW. However, Prove Out ran an awesome race with the last 3 quarter fractions run at 24 seconds each!!! PO still has the 2nd fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt...con

  • MelC54 Says:

    30/05/2011 12:55:26 PM

    Where is "ONION"? I think I saw "ONION" cross the finish line about 12 lengths BEHIND SECRETARIAT.

  • secordman Says:

    14/05/2011 2:09:07 PM

    Kennedy Road was indeed a good one, winner of the Queen's Plate, the Derby of Canada in 1971. Went head to head with Secretariat in Big Red's final race at Woodbine until unable to keep up the pace. What more is there to say about Secretariat though? Even as kids we knew we were seeing something special at the time, that we haven't seen since.

  • rscarbro100 Says:

    27/04/2011 8:26:33 PM

    Also remember my good man that Cougar II has the second fastest 7 furlong of all time in 1:39 1/5 And R.R. still has the fastest 1 3/16 time of all time in1:52 2/5 in which Secretariat broke here unoffically. He ran 1:51 3/5 for the 1 3/16 mile pulling up and a 1:39 2/5 or possibly a 1:39 1/5 7 furlongs in this race. According to Andy Beyer is was not in top form like he was in his T..C. races.

  • bbmtge Says:

    25/04/2011 6:29:49 AM

    Amazing race. A 3/4 fraction of 1:09 and 1 among 4 horses. WR at 1:45 and 2 with RR at, roughly, !;46 and Cougar II at, roughly, 1:46 and 1. Hand-ridden and pulling up @ 1:57 and 4 for 10 furlongs. Simply unheard of!!!

  • redtrakehner Says:

    23/04/2011 2:02:53 AM

    Fabulous race by Secretariat! I love watching him run. It's effortless and beautiful! Thanks for posting! He really is the greatest of all time.

  • BettorOffSingle Says:

    20/02/2011 11:57:49 PM

    Without the intenet, events like these were much bigger. National television was all we had, and it took a lot to get everyone in one place for a race.

    The Marlboro Cup was a great race.

  • gajdijaa Says:

    10/02/2011 1:35:11 AM

    what a great race by R.R......he was 1st from the horses, and second to a machine :)

  • rscarbro100 Says:

    19/12/2010 5:07:23 AM

    Sept. 12 Laurin put the Zinger into him, Went 5 panels in 57 flat galloping out 6 panels in 1:08 Just 1/5 off the track record. This was 3 days before the race. Laurin made public he needed another week.. He was forced to drive 4 workouts into him in 2 weeks. That would have ruined a ordinary horse. He improved off each of those workouts & came back almost as fit as he was for the Derby. What a Hoss.

  • rodd7 Says:

    12/12/2010 5:26:38 PM

    The money was on Cougar II that's why the jockey held him for the first half mile. There is no excuse for the break..

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