Secratariat - What A Horse! 2 May 2008
Anyone recall this? No – it’s not the tanker market, but it is an incredible sight. Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths (1973). Pretty good, I must say. Though I know the crowd near Penn Station recalls there were only 5 horses in the Belmont affair, we can all agree this was stunning then - and stunning now. But it isn't the 1973 Belmont that brings about this post. It's actually the '73 Kentucky Derby. Secretariat won that race too, but the real story is that this once-in-a-century thoroughbred ran one and one quarter mile, with each quarter mile successively faster than the one before it. Got that? He got faster as the race went on. Imarex home gamers are advised to not try this at home, but you are advised to keep an eye on the tanker market. This sector apparently has a heart two and one half times the norm, and will run until pretty much forever. As soon as I figure out when "forever" ends, I will let you know.
mike reardon
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Everytime I see it, when Anderson says, "Secretariat moving like a tremendous machine", I weep manly tears of pride for Big Red.
They couldn't even get another horse in the frame at the finish.