tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7617408407004470624..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes in 1973 - his "tremendous machine" performanceMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64616219623575670872021-05-18T12:10:14.594-05:002021-05-18T12:10:14.594-05:00There is a long form in the New Yorker this month ...There is a long form in the New Yorker this month about the present and future of horse racing that I found interesting, especially for someone uninitiated in the sport.jonkotacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655700947050851426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2495756520402921372021-05-15T12:52:03.719-05:002021-05-15T12:52:03.719-05:00Very interesting. And blogworthy. I'll add s...Very interesting. And blogworthy. I'll add some of that info to the post in another day or two. Thank you (dennis?).Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-89748836081928756332021-05-15T11:35:27.406-05:002021-05-15T11:35:27.406-05:00http://www.uspokersites.com/poker-news/over-90000-...http://www.uspokersites.com/poker-news/over-90000-winning-belmont-stakes-tickets-never-cashed-out-for-triple-crown-race/3661<br /><br />A living memorial for a classy horse.demenace07https://www.blogger.com/profile/16029284097103377500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76995453659184142432013-05-09T23:11:03.921-05:002013-05-09T23:11:03.921-05:00Fellow readers, if you like Secretariat, you might...Fellow readers, if you like Secretariat, you might like to meet the Australian sprint mare, Black Caviar ... undefeated in 25 races. She retired just a few weeks ago. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BWAwK9m13w<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_CaviarDr. Miekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507695484854521737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4864022697922861672013-05-09T10:27:17.029-05:002013-05-09T10:27:17.029-05:00Rose, YouTube has a search box. Just type in Secr...Rose, YouTube has a search box. Just type in Secretariat and look for 1973 Derby in titles.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28184357338868947002013-05-09T10:25:45.227-05:002013-05-09T10:25:45.227-05:00Post it when you find them.Post it when you find them.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74724314526489957382013-05-07T22:04:24.061-05:002013-05-07T22:04:24.061-05:00This was incredible. I try to watch each of the r...This was incredible. I try to watch each of the races of the Triple Crown every year, but it never dawned on me to use the power of the internet to go back and look at some of the classic races. It goes without saying that I've never seen a race run like this before. Thanks for sharing! Now I'm off to find footage of Secretariat racing in the Derby.Lepraenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58991653628629120752013-05-07T19:42:24.036-05:002013-05-07T19:42:24.036-05:00He was a beautiful, powerful horse and a joy to wa...He was a beautiful, powerful horse and a joy to watch. When he died in 1989 the autopsy (or is it a necropsy?) showed that his heart was much, much larger than the average heart size of a thoroughbred. Although the heart was not weighed, the vet estimated that the heart weighed about 22 pounds compared to the average thoroughbred heart weight of 8.5 pounds. Many people felt this was why he was so extremely powerful.<br /><br />One thing I found interesting is that Secretariat was buried intact at Calumet farms, whereas normal procedure I believe is to bury the head, heart and hooves of race horses and cremate the other remains. He was loved by so many people.Cathy Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5221095212308148532013-05-07T16:09:02.432-05:002013-05-07T16:09:02.432-05:00It's always startling how antique most footage...It's always startling how antique most footage from the 1970's looks. It feels like it was just yesterday!Paul YMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650145017878966321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11358854669472151582013-05-07T10:38:46.557-05:002013-05-07T10:38:46.557-05:00Marvelous horse. This is the same one that ran eac...Marvelous horse. This is the same one that ran each quarter mile of the Kentucky Derby FASTER than the one before. (Which is the reverse of the usual - almost all horses in all races run progressively slower as the race goes on. Not Secretariat.) I have to wonder if he'd have lowered his time in the Belmont even further if there had been another horse to push him.Mel V.noreply@blogger.com