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(March 30, 1970) Secretariat Foaled 40 Years Ago
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| March 30, 2010
| David Schmitz
Posted on 03/30/2010 6:38:50 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
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Secretariat...such a fine horse.
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:39:47 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
His wake.
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:44:51 PM PDT
by
Krankor
(nO)
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:50:34 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I do not want the Union to be maintained. I want the US to break up. I support secession.)
To: Krankor
Not funny - he is actually buried whole in Kentucky with a statue made in his honor. He is consistently on the list of greatest athletes of all time even though he’s a horse. Not dog food at all.
To: nagdt
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:55:11 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
To: DogByte6RER
Secretariat...such a fine horse. Got a chance to pet him and meet him up close and personal at the grooming shed at Claiborne. What a beautiful animal!
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:56:49 PM PDT
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Prokopton
To: DogByte6RER
I remember watching him on ABC’s Wide World of Sports and he was beautiful. You could tell he was something special even when just being led to the gate. And I agree with him being one of the top 10 athletes of all time.
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posted on
03/30/2010 6:57:48 PM PDT
by
Bad Jack Bauer
(Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
To: DogByte6RER
I remember watching him race when I was a kid, and thinking “Wow, how did he do that?” after he won the Belmont.
Also, interesting to study the angles of his hind leg joints, length of his rump and length of his neck. All put together for long strides and high speed.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:04:45 PM PDT
by
Cloverfarm
(This too shall pass ...)
To: DogByte6RER
Color me callous but I never could understand all the fuss and muss over a horse that could run fast.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:08:55 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(I am 18 days away from outliving Jack Kerouac)
To: DogByte6RER
I saw Secretariat race in one of the races he lost, to Prove Out.
They actually suspended betting on place and show - you could only bet him to win. There were massive tickets left all over the ground after, because people sought to capitalize on a “sure” thing by betting massive amounts of money. We stood next to a man who threw $250 tickets down on the ground after the race - in the 70’s quite a bit of cash.
I was a young girl and I didn’t feel sorry for him - as far as I was concerned, people who did that were missing the whole idea of being there. The horse was beautiful and a thrill to watch. I wasn’t disappointed. I’m so sorry I didn’t pick some tickets up though; they would have been a great souveneir.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:15:40 PM PDT
by
I still care
(I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
To: DogByte6RER
One of the best sports photos ever:
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:18:16 PM PDT
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Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: DogByte6RER
The first Derby I attended was the ‘73 Derby. I put $2 on Secretariat to win and he did not disappoint.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:27:40 PM PDT
by
bagman
To: DogByte6RER
Magnificent. I watched the Triple Crown on TV as a kid, and like many other horse-crazy teenaged girls, was enchanted.
Secretariat, 1988
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:33:49 PM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: A.A. Cunningham
Beautiful horse. Big Red.
Wonderful memories.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:36:18 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Facts don't matter. Proof not required. Anything goes! Racial slurs, death threats.....)
To: SamAdams76
Color me callous but I never could understand all the fuss and muss over a horse that could run fast.
He was not just a horse that ran fast. It was that he was special, great. No one that saw his greatest races will ever forget them.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:39:19 PM PDT
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Bad Jack Bauer
(Fat and Bald? I was BORN fat and bald, thank you very much!)
To: DogByte6RER
I will never forget the stretch run at Belmont. Such power and grace, a perfect performance. God's perfection on earth.
To: Prokopton
Got a chance to pet him and meet him up close and personal at the grooming shed at Claiborne. What a beautiful animal!
Me too. I took a five day bicycle trip from Columbus, Ohio to Lexington, Ky and back with a friend dring college days (summer 78). We stopped at a gas station/country store for a break and met a caretaker. He took us over to meet Secretariat and pet him. Great memory.
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:51:17 PM PDT
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: DogByte6RER
I get goosebumps every time I see a replay of that Belmont Stakes. “Moving like a tremendous machine.”
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posted on
03/30/2010 9:56:21 PM PDT
by
Rainbow Rising
(I'm suffering from Obama Fatigue Syndrome. Does Obamacare cover that?)
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