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50th Anniversary of Secretariat's epic Belmont win.
Posted on 06/09/2023 12:51:30 PM PDT by cowboyusa
How many here watched it live?
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posted on
06/09/2023 12:51:30 PM PDT
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cowboyusa
To: cowboyusa
To: cowboyusa
To: cowboyusa
I did. I love watching it over again.
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posted on
06/09/2023 12:55:15 PM PDT
by
shotgun
To: cowboyusa
I was 14 but yes I watched it.
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posted on
06/09/2023 12:59:26 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: cowboyusa
I watched his Belmont live on TV. My jaw dropped. Unreal.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:04:47 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: cowboyusa
I was 12 years old and had an uncle who lived in New Jersey. He passed away and the funeral was on that day. We rushed back to his house to catch the race. $5 to pick a horse out of the hat. I won the pool... :-)
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:04:48 PM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: cowboyusa
It was before my time. I was a two year old “mush head” when this race happened.
What a horse Secretariat was and what an amazing race he ran at the Belmont.
Completely burned out Sham early, Sham wanted to keep pace but couldn’t, then Secretariat just maintained the jets.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:05:07 PM PDT
by
unclebankster
( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
To: cowboyusa
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:05:32 PM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: cowboyusa
Never saw it live, but it gives me chills....just amazing.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:06:27 PM PDT
by
unclebankster
( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
To: cowboyusa
My father was dying at the time, but he had always watched the big races and was routinely at the tracks. I’m sure we would have been there with him if he’d been able.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:08:21 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: cowboyusa
I watched it. Depressing to realize it was 50 years ago.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:09:22 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
To: unclebankster
Poor Sham. Sham was running at a world record pace and then Secretariat kicked it into high gear.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:10:37 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
To: cowboyusa
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:12:06 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. )
To: COSIllinois
“Secretariat has accomplished the unbelievable task of breaking the mile and a half record by 2 3/5 seconds (2:24). That is a record that may stand forever.”
50 years and counting…
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:12:13 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
Not just the Belmont but all three triple crown races, Secretariat still holds the record for the fastest time
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:20:12 PM PDT
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srmanuel
To: cowboyusa
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:20:54 PM PDT
by
dadfly
To: cowboyusa
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:24:13 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
To: cowboyusa
I was in high school. My parents were always into the big races. We all watched and could not believe what we were seeing. My mom was almost in tears and was convinced that God was guiding Secretariat to the finish. It was tremendous to see live. I'm so glad I was around.
To: nicksaunt
Horse racing: Tell me-what’s the attraction? I keep hearing about Saratoga. Rich folk. Poor people bet.
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posted on
06/09/2023 1:28:48 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
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