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BarbD

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15. Thanks for posting Big Red's great race.

Reply to George II (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 09:43 PM

Jun 2018

My kids and I watched it on TV and I remember how worried I was that he was going too fast until he rounded the turn and headed for home. What a horse!!! He was a folk hero. My friend's daughter had a poster of him in her bedroom. We may have disagreed about a lot of things, but the entire country got caught up in Secretariat fever.

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1973. Secretariat. The Belmont. [View all] Faygo Kid Jun 2018 OP

Secretariat beats the world dawg day Jun 2018 #1

Great post. Faygo Kid Jun 2018 #8

It still gives me goosebumps....... a kennedy Jun 2018 #2

The People's Horse Faygo Kid Jun 2018 #7

Man O' War and Secretariat... lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #3

i agree. Faygo Kid Jun 2018 #5

I agree also. shanny Jun 2018 #10

Man O' War didn't win the Triple Crown. His owner (Sam Riddle) thought that 1-1/4 mile... George II Jun 2018 #13

yes, I was only naming the greatest horses in modern horse racing history lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #17

"Which way did he goooo?" saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #4

I remember. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #6

Such a stunning, overwhelming, off-the-charts achievement. shanny Jun 2018 #9

Loved that photo as well..... a kennedy Jun 2018 #11

I was in the third level in the aisle between sections S and R. We couldn't believe... George II Jun 2018 #12

You might enjoy this one...a very well done video of his last race up at Woodbine in Toronto... George II Jun 2018 #14

Thanks for posting Big Red's great race. BarbD Jun 2018 #15

I used to go to Keeneland in the spring for vacation. Back in 1993 Penny Tweedy was there... George II Jun 2018 #16