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Secretariat - Preakness Stakes 1973
https://youtu.be/eV89InWOENc ^ | July 29, 2011

Posted on 05/18/2018 9:09:53 AM PDT by NKP_Vet

Since Secretariat won the Preakness in 1973 there have 45 Preakness Stakes ran. Going into the first turn he’s in last place, then like he was playing with the rest of the horses, he passes them all. It was like he said “clear the way boys, here I come.” His winning time is still the Preakness record.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: horseracing; preakness; workingdogs
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To: TBP

That’s part of the reason I liked him so much.

I’d forgotten until now, but...... When I was very young, I read a great book about Man ‘O War. I think my love of horses started then.

For sure, it was cemented years later when my Dad became a horse racing fanatic. I’ve never reached that level.... I still think it’s WAY too hard to win money betting on horses. But, I LOVE living in Louisville, and having a job that lets me attend the Derby, for free!

IMO, the Derby is the BEST race of the year to bet on. Best odds ever.


61 posted on 05/18/2018 2:13:48 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: NKP_Vet

“He’s moving like a tremendous machine.” Greatest words ever said in horse racing.


62 posted on 05/18/2018 2:18:47 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: Fiji Hill

I think he was born about the time Kurt Waldheim was elected. He sired “General Assembly.”


63 posted on 05/18/2018 2:30:51 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Clutch Martin

Sham’s heart was also huge. If he had not been born in the same year as the spectacular Secretariat, Sham would have gone down in history as a suoer horse instead of an also ran.


64 posted on 05/18/2018 5:12:43 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: freepertoo

SUPER horse.


65 posted on 05/18/2018 5:18:33 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: TBP
Lucky. I did see it on TV at the time, but I'm sure being in the stands and seeing it up close was 100 times better.
66 posted on 05/18/2018 5:57:55 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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To: NKP_Vet

What an incredible horse that was. Turcotte never used the whip in any of those races and he just ran away.


67 posted on 05/18/2018 9:16:16 PM PDT by Figment
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To: Clutch Martin

His and him


68 posted on 05/18/2018 9:17:15 PM PDT by Figment
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To: SomeCallMeTim

My parents taught me to love horse racing. We used to go to the track at least once a year, and we always had a big party for Derby Day, with small wagers and everything. Derby Day is one of the most important days in my calendar.

The very first horse I ever bet on paid me $36.40. It isn’t always that easy, but I do know how to read a racing form, and I’ve kind of taught my wife how to do it, though she ultimately leaves it up to my judgment.

I’m a paddock better. Dad taught me that. I can pick a few horses off the form, but I want to see them in the paddock before I put my $2 on them. How they’re walking today is important. Some are too relaxed, some are overeager, some walk with a confident gait. Those are generally the ones I like, unless it’s a short race.


69 posted on 05/18/2018 10:37:34 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Major Matt Mason

A pure stroke of luck. We would go to Belmont Park (great track, BTW), but Mother wanted to go to the Belmont Stakes. Dad did a little investigation and found out that you have to get those tickets about a year in advance. he bought them — for June 9, 1973. Look what we walked into!

I do seem to have a knack for being in interesting places. A friend and I bought tickets for Yankee Stadium for August 3, 1979, almost a month in advance. On August 2, Thurman Munson had his fatal plane crash. That was a weird night.

And I was at this performance of the opera with my mother. We had bought tickets to see Domingo, and, well...

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/15/arts/photo-of-carlo-bini-a-night-at-the-opera-triumph-and-disaster.html


70 posted on 05/18/2018 10:44:44 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: TBP

Is there a Preakness thread?


71 posted on 05/19/2018 3:28:13 PM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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