Those of us who saw Secretariat run compare every horse to him. California Chrome was a good horse, but I think the race was tipped for me when his owners made a deal about the nasal strip. That suggested to me they had concerns about his wind. Since it was a mile and a half, I believed them. That’s how it worked out, too. He was in position to win, but there wasn’t any power left to make that huge burst.
Being fair, though, he wasn’t an especially big or small horse, so he gets all the credit in the world for what he accomplished.
But, it would be awesome to see another like Secretariat again. That horse was a work of art.
Chrome was a good horse, but not a Triple Crown-worthy horse.
He has raced with that nasal strip all of his life-—as many other horses have. It is a product that has been out on the market for about 15 years.