SECRETARIAT - Heart Of A Champion

Poor Sham. He would have been one of the greatest horses ever. Except he just happened to be born in the same generation as Big Red

I had the honor of meeting Secretariat. He wasn’t particularly interested in me, but it was a pleasant meeting, and I have a nice photo of the two of us.

Why do I always get so choked up when I see the Belmont race? I know what the outcome is yet it still gets to me EVERY time!!!

I am one of those that watching these videos of Secretariat, becomes emotional. He was the greatest racehorse that ever lived and to hear Penny say from Secretariats perspective: "I've won your race now I'm going to show you what I can do on a mile and a half track" sends chills up my spine.

NEVER will there be another Secretariat. NEVER.

HOW could they rank Secretariat #2 horse of all time. That baffles me. This is the most amazing horse ever. there will never be another SECRETARIAT

Cry everytime I watch the regal Secretariat. One for the ages never to be repeated. RIP sweet boy.❤

I was at the paddock. at Winsor Riding Academy at Tampa Downs, (a subdivision). I had a friend who rode Equestrian riding. They had a TV on watching the beginning of the Belmont. As Secretariat was pulling away from Sham, and running faster and faster, you could hear a pin drop. Like everyone else watching the race, with gaping mouths. I murmured, "this is nuts." How can this be? To this day it's still one of the greatest events I have ever witnessed. At 66 years old, I can truly say that.

SECRERTARIAT GREATEST RACE HORSE OFF ALL TIME THERE WILL NEVER BE A BETTER HORSE THAN SECRETARIAT. ❤

I was at the Preakness in the infield. My friend and I watched all the "pre-races" then came "Big Red." I had never been to a horse race before, never experienced the sound of the horses heavy breathing, the sound of their hooves. The in-field crowd was going crazy and running toward the finish line. Yes, I was there and I will never in my life forget this!

I never get tired of seeing this horse run.My Dad is the best horseman I've ever known. He taught me the love of the horse by the seat of my pants. He and i watched this race both of us jumping up and down with pure excitement over this unbelievable horse.My Dad passed away at 89. Every time i see this horse run i can hear my Dad hollering as he broke away run boy you run. Golden days you best enjoy them! Buck Mann I miss you and cant wait to see you again.

Secretariat provided some off the greatest moments of awe in Americas history.

I was thrilled beyond expectation when I watched "Big Red" win the Triple Crown in 1973, and I still get butterflies in my stomach watching the video now! What a magnificent champion Secretariat was, superior in anatomy, strength, stride and in heart, and he showed it every time he ran! I watched him shave off a little bit of time in "the fastest two minutes in sports" at the Kentucky Derby, with his time of 1:59:2.5 and he never looked back that year, going on to win the Triple Crown. What a magnificent specimen of horse he was; he'll never be forgotten! Secretariat had a lot of class and he knew it. It must have been a thrill to work around a horse like that. He knew who he was, knew he was a winner and what he was all about, that enabled him to hold his head and tail high! A mighty horse, beautiful "Big Red" was, and I still get tears overflowing my eyes when I watch him win the Triple Crown, all these years later! There's no race suspense now, just AWE! They say that visitors who visited Claiborne Farm, would see him prance and snort like he was showing off his might! He KNEW he was very special! Secretariat was buried in a 6 by 6-foot oak casket lined with orange silk, the color used by Claiborne’s racing stables. He was buried near his sire, Bold Ruler, in a small graveyard behind the office at the farm in Paris, Kentucky. Even Queen Elizageth II, who owns racehorses herself, visited Claiborne Farm twice! RIP, SECRETARIAT -- March 30, 1970 to October 4, 1989.

I'm 60 now and I remember this most beautiful horse ever❤❤❤ BIG RED IS RUNNING IN HEAVEN.❤❤

Remember watching as a 12 year old and that was the Greatest performance I ever watched in Sports. Gives me chills thinking about it! Secretariat was a freak in size and attitude to boot.

The greatest athlete in my lifetime.

It's hard not to cry when seeing the absolutely beauty of this horse. I could watch this horse run all day!

All my dad could talk about was this horse. Luckily, we lived near Arlington Park Race Track where he could enjoy watching Secretariat often. A decade or so later, when I was teaching art and art appreciation in another state, I opened our (new to me) text book at random, and it fell to a page with a full photo of Secretariat. The caption was something like, "Is this the perfect horse?" I had to tell my students the story about Secretariat from my point of view, what I knew and had seen for myself. I'm glad a movie was done to show all this in depth. I still love this horse!

Wow I am so greatful to own the great, great,great, grandson of Secretariat! He looks so much like him

There are only two sporting events where I get emotional watching time and again, The Miracle On Ice and watching Secretariat pulling away from the field at the Belmont Stakes. So blessed I got to witness both, He will always be the best in my book.