Pulled from the Belmont
Damn. Would have been cool to see a triple crown.
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I know, I'm really bummed about that. Wanted to see if he could go the distance
Word. The last one I was too young to remember.
my mother will be sorely disappointed. she landed a Trifecta in the Kentucky Derby. picked I'll Have Another, Bodemeister and Dullahan.
That sound you heard was the ratings for this race crashing through the floor.
Every time I come across Secratariat on the Movie Channels, I have to watch it. Great Movie! That! was an amazing horse.
quote:Immediately we got Dr. Hunt over here and he scanned him and he said it was the start of tendinitis in his left front tendon and you can give him 3-to-6 months and start back with him," O'Neill said. "It was unanimous between the Reddhams and my brother and I and everyone at the barn to retire him."
Wow. These horse owners don't mess around. Speaking as someone who knows nothing of horse racing, I guess that window in which they compete is pretty narrow.
Done racing forever.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/...0608,0,2489031.story
quote:Tendon injuries are common in thoroughbreds and most return to the track within six months but I'll Have Another was worth more as a stallion after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.
Reddam bought I'll Have Another for $35,000 and he won nearly $2.7 million on the track but would be expected earn more than double that in stud fees.
Ditto to watching Secretariat every time they show his Belmont Stakes 1973 run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFquax2F-k
I get goosebumps..... just A W E S O M E.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFquax2F-k
I get goosebumps..... just A W E S O M E.....
I was 8 years old when Secretariat won the Belmont. I remember being happy he won and barely remember Jack Whitaker going crazy that Seretariat beat the Belmont record by more than 2 secnds.
Seattle Slew and Affirmed won the Triple Crown a few years later and I remember thining this Triple Crown thing happened all the time.
Anytime ESPN runs the Sports Century special on Secretariat, I can't help it. I'm watching.
Skip to the 1:55 mark. Incredible.
I was looking forward to I'll Have Another on Saturday.
Seattle Slew and Affirmed won the Triple Crown a few years later and I remember thining this Triple Crown thing happened all the time.
Anytime ESPN runs the Sports Century special on Secretariat, I can't help it. I'm watching.
Skip to the 1:55 mark. Incredible.
I was looking forward to I'll Have Another on Saturday.
That's freaking cool.
Forgot how amazing that was.
Forgot how amazing that was.
I once heard an "old-timer" talking about two and three-year-old horses aren't fully developed at that age. Something about their legs still needing time to mature. But apparently that's the age when they can be their fastest.
quote:Originally posted by Goldie:
Ditto to watching Secretariat every time they show his Belmont Stakes 1973 run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFquax2F-k
I get goosebumps..... just A W E S O M E.....
I remember my Dad screaming at the TV "It's too early! He's going too fast!" Then when Chic said "He's moving like a tremendous machine !" ...it seemed like we were watching something that just couldn't be happening.
There will NEVER be another Secretariat. And he ran the race something like 5 seconds faster than today's Belmont.
Yup.... just A W E S O M E! And here's to the second greatest sports photo in history:
Secretariat was simply awesome. The perfect horse. One of God's most beautiful creations. And there's never been a race horse that could have beaten him, especially in 1973.
I'd never seen the Belmont Stakes footage until now. What an awesome display. 31 lengths is unreal. That was perfection.
There will never be another horse like that. Never.
I'd never seen the Belmont Stakes footage until now. What an awesome display. 31 lengths is unreal. That was perfection.
There will never be another horse like that. Never.
quote:Originally posted by StarrToDowler:
And here's to the second greatest sports photo in history:
StarrToDowler, what would you consider the greatest sports photo in history? Ali over Liston? Lombardi on the shoulders of his players? Lou Gehrig? Dwight Clark's catch?
I'd be hard pressed to pick one.
You complete it.
My favorite Sarah Jessica Parker movie ever was Seabiscuit.
The. Greatest. Sports. Photograph. EVER.
I'm prejudiced, of course. But there are several reasons this one wins.
After three + hours of shooting, John was still able to get his camera's shutter and aperture to work properly in -20 degree conditions, which was remarkable all by itself. He caught the decisive moment, from EXACTLY the right perspective. Composition is excellent. Depth of field couldn't have been better. He caught the most dramatic moment in what many say (not just Packer fans!) was the most dramatic football game ever played. (I know many also say the 1958 game was the "greatest." No doubt that was huge... but the conditions of the Ice Bowl were inhuman, and the players on both teams rose to the occasion.) Sudden Death in 1958 was a pretty special thing, but there wasn't ONE moment, with everything on the line, that defined that game. This image defines everything about the Ice Bowl.
...and the photographer, John Biever, was all of 15 years old!
I'm prejudiced, of course. But there are several reasons this one wins.
After three + hours of shooting, John was still able to get his camera's shutter and aperture to work properly in -20 degree conditions, which was remarkable all by itself. He caught the decisive moment, from EXACTLY the right perspective. Composition is excellent. Depth of field couldn't have been better. He caught the most dramatic moment in what many say (not just Packer fans!) was the most dramatic football game ever played. (I know many also say the 1958 game was the "greatest." No doubt that was huge... but the conditions of the Ice Bowl were inhuman, and the players on both teams rose to the occasion.) Sudden Death in 1958 was a pretty special thing, but there wasn't ONE moment, with everything on the line, that defined that game. This image defines everything about the Ice Bowl.
...and the photographer, John Biever, was all of 15 years old!
quote:This image defines everything about the Ice Bowl.
Wow -- amazing set of autographs there, too!
I'm prejudiced too but no other NFL game touches the Ice Bowl. That last drive epitomizes everything about the Lombardi Packers. And is Exhibit A as to Bart Starr's greatness (the most underrated great QB ever).
