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To: Pelham

Did you know that Secretariat had a heart that weighed 22 lbs? The typical thoroughbred heart weighs like 7-9 lbs. Sorry had to give a bit of trivia, I work for a horseracing website and LOVE the sport.


3 posted on 06/09/2008 5:42:25 PM PDT by LegalEagle61 (If you are going to burn our flag, please make sure you are wearing it when you do!)
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To: LegalEagle61
"Did you know that Secretariat had a heart that weighed 22 lbs? The typical thoroughbred heart weighs like 7-9 lbs.

Yes, I heard Secretariet's heart described as 2.5 times normal size.

23 posted on 06/09/2008 6:20:26 PM PDT by steelyourfaith
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To: LegalEagle61

There’s nothing wrong with trivia from someone who loves his subject.

In humans an enlarged heart is not a good thing, apparently it wasn’t the case with Secretariat. I’m only a casual watcher of the sport, but even a casual fan had to find Secretariat about as exciting as sport can get.


37 posted on 06/09/2008 8:01:49 PM PDT by Pelham (Press 1 for English)
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