by snart » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:11 pm
Secretariat died in 1989, an autopsy revealed that his heart was two and a half times larger than that of the average horse.
What wasn't expected was the performance Big Red would give.
In the most demanding test of his young life, Secretariat rushed to the lead. He was soon challenged by Sham, who had finished second to Secretariat in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. They raced the half mile in 46 1/5, a suicide pace for a mile and a half race.
But then Secretariat began pulling away as he ran the mile in a stunning 1:34 1/5.
The Meadow Stable colt reached the mile and a quarter in 1:59, faster than he ran in setting the Kentucky Derby record. Alone, Secretariat wasn't racing against other horses, but against the clock, against history. When he finished the last quarter in a mind-blowing 25 seconds, there wasn't another horse in the same zip code. The magnificent chestnut finished an amazing 31 lengths in front.
In winning the Triple Crown, Secretariat set a world-record 2:24, breaking Gallant Man's Belmont mark by an incredible 2 3/5 seconds.
He's the greatest horse that has yet developed in this century, The senior trainer of America who saw Man o' War run and saddled the 1916 Kentucky Derby winner. Secretariat Yes, he's the Horse of the Century. For as long as we can remember him, Secretariat has never been beaten for as long as we/i can remember,
Secretariat won the Preakness, It is as if God decided to create the perfect horse.
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