I remember that race well. Secretariat won it by 31 lengths.
Watched the movie a few weeks ago. Most enjoyable.
Greatest quote in the history of racing, “He’s moving like a machine!”
Amazing.
Could do without the background music.
Also, I hate that video of these old races are of such poor resolution.
48 years later Secretariat still holds the speed records for the Kentucky Derby(1:59), Preakness(1:53), and Belmont Stakes(2:24). No other horse has finished the Belmont Stakes faster than 2:26.
i was a very young child, but I remember it because we were at my uncle’s cabin and the adults were listening on the radio. I had the sense it was historical.
Just a remarkable animal and competitor.
It just destroyed that other horse. I wonder if it ever won another race.
That was fun to see again.
Racing coverage these days sucks.
They let in so much background noise I can’t hear the announcer call it.
I remember Chic Anderson’s great call of the race. At one point, it became clear that he was no longer just an announcer, but one of many onlookers who could not believe what he was seeing.
“Secretariat is all alone! He’s out there almost a sixteenth of a mile away from the rest of the horses!”
My favorite movie
My favorite movie
I was there. When he appeared in the home stretch, watching from the rail - he was all alone.
Never seen anything like it before or since.
Great horse. He was a true champion and national hero.
Who was the jockey?
Absolutely - MAGNIFICENT - Animal!
Hands down. The Big Red One.
Wrong. You mean the Derby.
Too much of Secretariat is all built on this single race.
But yes, a scintillating performance.
A lot of people don’t realize that the horse that he was running against early in the Belmont, Sham, was one of the greatest racehorses of all time. His second place finish in the Kentucky Derby is the second fastest Derby time ever.
Horse of the gods ping.
The Untold Story of Secretariat, from the Vet who Discovered His Secret
https://issuu.com/equestriandirectory.ensomedia/docs/ked-2020/s/10168613