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Bayard

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8. He had another gear

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2024, 10:39 AM

May 2024

I watched the Derby that year on TV with another high school horsey friend. We were actually rooting for Sham, but Secretariat just blew all the other horses away in all 3 races of the Triple Crown. Hard not to cheer him on.

I was just reading that after he died, the necropsy showed his heart weighed 22 pounds--about twice what a normal horse's weighs. He didn't really reproduce himself in breeding, but ended up being a great producer of good broodmares.

Definitely one for the ages.

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On this day, May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59-2/5, still a record. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 OP

I remember! Goddessartist May 2024 #1

I've watched videos of that race many times. Still stunning. Magnificent. Raven123 May 2024 #2

It's cool to watch the video of Secretariat viva la May 2024 #4

Maybe the greatest horse of all time. lastlib May 2024 #3

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I had never heard of the Kentucky Derby until the excitement about that race Deuxcents May 2024 #6

I didn't see that race EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #7

He had another gear Bayard May 2024 #8

The Belmont Was Ridiculous ProfessorGAC May 2024 #11

I can still remember the excitment as my friends and I watched the Derby. Biophilic May 2024 #9

An incredible stat that underlines his unparalleled greatness. BobTheSubgenius May 2024 #10