The Americans believe that outside the U.S. borders there is a huge expanse of lifeless desert. If an American horse wins in USA, it automatically becomes the best in the world. Out of your Truman Show, everyone knows:The best jockey of all time is the Italian FRANKIE DETTORI .The best trotter of all time is the Italian "VARENNE". The best horse of all time (gallop) is the Italian "RIBOT". Secretariat is a great horse, but is not sufficient to make a recod of time to be the best. Read Wikipedia
Thank you for this wonderful video. The video posted elsewhere of him hobbling from laminitis the day before he was euthanized is heartbreaking. I'd rather remember him this way!
This is just an oppinion becuase MAn o war was THE best race horse ever he ran 72 races lost only two and he beat Sir Baarton a triple crown winner aslo he only lost once unlike Secritariate who lost 2 times and raced aout 10 times.
I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! ( BIG RED ) xxxx
I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! ( BIG RED ) xxxx
I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! xxxx
he is an adored, one of a kind. What a wonder this magnificent animal holds, such total love for who, and what he lived for. He knew he was the best, proved it, and showed the world.
One last point the year Winning Colors won the Kentucky Derby I noticed Risen Star after a very rough trip coming like a Fright Train at the wire. Took him a a big price in the Preakness and won and again in the Belmont with him looking as close to his Daddy winning by 15 or so that I ever seen. Better break in Derby he would have won it and the Triple Crown as well.
Big Red left his mark through his daughters that many have went on to produce great Sires like Storm Cat. He was never going to reproduce himself, sorry people but a Horse like him comes around once in a Lifetime if you are lucky, prior to him Man O War and since him none.
the man that was his handler at the kentucky horse park told me that I should apply to be big reds handler when he stayed at the barn of fame, given that he was smitten with me!, I was a handler of show jumping horses from a farm here in pittsburgh, we were at the park for a show, I told his handler that if it were not for the ten other horses in my care back home I may concider it! Just being close to him was an honor that I will never forget! and he had big, beautiful kind eyes as well!
Yes, @wondermouth1, I was truely blessed to have met and loved on this gorgeous horse!, I stand 6' 1" so rubbing behind his ears wasn't a problem, after getting to know each other, his handler released him into his padock, he decided to show off a bit for me by running around the fence line a few times, with his head and tail held high of course!, I'd lke to think that he sensed my respect for him when I entered his stall, hence why I never got bit! He ras very sweet and huge! ;o)
Yes, @wondermouth1, I was truely blessed to have met and ;oved on this gorgeous horse!, I stand 6' 1" so rubbing behind his ears wasn't a problem, after getting to know each other, his handler released him into his padock, he decided to show off a bit for me by running around the fence line a few times, with his head and tail held high of course!, I'd lke to think that he sensed my respect for him when I entered his stall, hence why I never got bit! He ras very sweet and huge! ;o)
I had the extreme honor of meeting him at the kentucky horse park in 1989, his handler was amazed that I was the only person ever to enter his stall that he did not try to bite!, He was truely stunning! and very sweet! liked being rubbed behind his ears! and I planted a kiss between his nostriles on his " velvet"! I got a habit of doing that to horses! they are one of Gods most majestic of creations! Secretariat was a gorgeous boy! ;o)
@michelelhess1 I have no way of knowing what you said was true. But if it is...God bless you!....You are a lucky person! People would kill to have that experience!!
@Wondermouth1 I was truely blessed to get to love on this magnificant horse! I was at the park for a horse show for my jumpers that I traveled across the country with! kissing his velvet was awesome! then he showed off for me in his padock! such a sweet boy! My heart broke when I heard of his passing!
what made this horse so special....Is that he had the X factor passed down from a horse called pocahantas . When they did a autopsy on secretariat they found that he had a heart that was like 2 times the size as a normal horse heart. so in a sence he had a bigger motor than the rest
@mrlaurengrahamfan64 two and half times normal size - they estimated it weighed 22 pounds but they were being conservative because they knew shams heart was a lot smaller.
Maybe he didnt have many good racers through his proginy but I see that differently... he had 2 brilliant females who have gone on to give birth to giants causeway and storm cat.... things need to be in perspective to understand whats really what in todays world and especially how we type or talk about this. There is always so much negative bad stuff and yet we forget about the great things like secritariat!!!..
@80cathryn Maybe so but i was not replying to that. i was typing that secritariat was a horse of greatness. Man O War having 63 stakes winners is fantastic but i never mentioned Man O War, I was talking about Secritariat.... Man O War was his predecessor and for me these two should not be compared as they both had there own greatness...
No other horse in history quite like him. No normal horse can run a 12 clip for a 1 1/2 mile distance on dirt. If asked by Turcotte he would have broken Fiddle Isle record on grass at Santa Anita which was done in 1970 in 2:23 flat so said 'To the Swift'. And Secretariat ran that Belmont without even raising a sweat. He did it all by himself said Turcotte. Hail to the 'KING'.
Magnificent horse! ♥♥♥ An interesting note about his abilities is that his greatest asset was his huge heart. With everything else being equal, his musculature, attitude, bone structure, if he hadn't had such a big heart (literally), it may have all been for naught. The heart size comes from the mother's line. Secretariat was fortunate to have received all the best qualities of his parents and their ancestry. One of a kind! Breeders should have placed more emphasis on the mare's ancestry.
If any of you happen to have an ex-racer, chances are they are related to Secretariat. He sired over 600 foals and the majority of the population of racers are great/great-great grandsons/daughters of him. The jockey club is a useful way to find this :)
Nothing could touch him. Would have been cool if he and Man O' War had lived and raced at the same time. Hell of a match race. They don't breed racehorses like these anymore, they are so much more fragile now.
@parellihorseluvr i know some one that owns one of his great grandsons 2 but this one was named proud alired and he was almost the second secretariat until he shattered his pastern and went against the odds and developed a calcium deposit so he completely healed but he cant bend the joint but he jumps 3 feet and is retired from racing now
This may sound WAK but erm about6months ago my family and I went up to our aunts ranch and too our surprise she was talking to this lady about taking her horse away because they lady hadn't worked him for 4 months(and there was nothing wrong with him) So my aunt was saying,we need to take your horse, he could die if he doesn't work. so the lady gave the horse (Feller) to my aunt+we bought him from her b/c she didn't have rom4him in her barn. and it turns out he was secretariats great grandfather
@SuperponyRidur That would make the horse your family bought one pretty darned old equine. since both of Secretariat's grandsires (Nasrullah and Princequillo) were foaled in 1940, imagine how old any of his great-grandsires would be.
@SuperponyRidur@SuperponyRidur That would make the horse your family bought one pretty darned old equine. since both of Secretariat's grandsires (Nasrullah and Princequillo) were foaled in 1940, imagine how old any of his great-grandsires would be.
@SuperponyRidur but how cause if he was his great grandfather than he would have ben dead way before secretariats time cause secretariat was 19 when he died so he would have to be extremly old. So how is that possible?
@SuperponyRidur im confused, or did i read yr story right.... u say bout 6months ago (which would b a yr an half now..... no way u had secratariats great grandfather... maybe his great grandson ...??? makes no sense... sorry just curious to know what u meant.
@SuperponyRidur did you mean secretariat's great grand son??.. Otherwise, that is AWESOME :O i've seen a few of his grandson's and great grandson's on youtube.
@SuperponyRidur A very interesting comment; especially when you go back 3 generations and find that all of Sec great grandfathers were deceased as of the late 1950's.
I loved this video and loved this horse!!!
lauraannetsch 1 week ago
my horse chably barca is the best of the world
he is a racehorse
you should just look on youtube to see chably barca
definitely look
hahaha
chably barca the best of the world
util it is in dutch to do
chablybarcafriek 1 week ago
when did he die?
MrSmithers412 1 week ago
SECRETARIAT YOU ARE THE KING 4 EVER !!!
WolfAreMyLife 3 weeks ago
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The Americans believe that outside the U.S. borders there is a huge expanse of lifeless desert. If an American horse wins in USA, it automatically becomes the best in the world. Out of your Truman Show, everyone knows:The best jockey of all time is the Italian FRANKIE DETTORI .The best trotter of all time is the Italian "VARENNE". The best horse of all time (gallop) is the Italian "RIBOT". Secretariat is a great horse, but is not sufficient to make a recod of time to be the best. Read Wikipedia
MrItaliano1900 3 weeks ago
KING
TheExoticAnimal 3 weeks ago
what is this song called?
GeeGeeOwen14 1 month ago
LOVE YOU BIG RED!!
MsRed173 1 month ago
His autopsy showed that his heart was twice the size of the average horse. Twice.
Aldebaron9 1 month ago
Big Red
Aldebaron9 1 month ago
all horses are good. even the ones that lose. but the best. is big red. love ya big red. rest in peace.
n8mike 1 month ago
"He is moving like a tremendous machine". Quote by announcer about Secretariat's performance during the Belmont. Go big Red!!
wilsoncombatgrl 1 month ago
Thank you for this wonderful video. The video posted elsewhere of him hobbling from laminitis the day before he was euthanized is heartbreaking. I'd rather remember him this way!
Tamsyn12003 1 month ago
r.i.p secretariat the greastest racehorse
alikeron 2 months ago
Excellent!
horsejudge27 2 months ago
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AlyssaLuvsHorses88 2 months ago
This is just an oppinion becuase MAn o war was THE best race horse ever he ran 72 races lost only two and he beat Sir Baarton a triple crown winner aslo he only lost once unlike Secritariate who lost 2 times and raced aout 10 times.
trosselit 2 months ago
@trosselit Its too bad that Man O'War's idiot owner didn't let him race in The Triple Crown.
HattieLovesCattie 1 month ago
just before his passing, older and in pain he could run like a champion. He wil be in the record books and with those that love "big red" forever
schnucklefutz 2 months ago
I love bIg red I wish he was still around
robg123100 3 months ago
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I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! ( BIG RED ) xxxx
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I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! ( BIG RED ) xxxx
honeycomb211 3 months ago
I have got the Video Secretariat. I had never heard of him before. But after watching it then reading about him I am so proud that I bought it. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred gelding called Harry and I love him dearly... God Bless Secretariat !! xxxx
honeycomb211 3 months ago
he is an adored, one of a kind. What a wonder this magnificent animal holds, such total love for who, and what he lived for. He knew he was the best, proved it, and showed the world.
bjnrth 3 months ago
What is the song called please ?
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LAangels774 3 months ago
@Kardyf
Storm by Theatre of Tragedy
LAangels774 3 months ago
luv tht horse:)
alyshaandtaylor1 3 months ago
One last point the year Winning Colors won the Kentucky Derby I noticed Risen Star after a very rough trip coming like a Fright Train at the wire. Took him a a big price in the Preakness and won and again in the Belmont with him looking as close to his Daddy winning by 15 or so that I ever seen. Better break in Derby he would have won it and the Triple Crown as well.
snnyjcbs 4 months ago
Big Red left his mark through his daughters that many have went on to produce great Sires like Storm Cat. He was never going to reproduce himself, sorry people but a Horse like him comes around once in a Lifetime if you are lucky, prior to him Man O War and since him none.
snnyjcbs 4 months ago
When you see this the only thing that runs through your head is
"How the fuck did he do that?" Answer easily explained
"He was /THE/ Greatest racer to ever live" Case closed
katnjas 4 months ago
Amen
MrAcf37 4 months ago
very very nice video!!!congrats ;) but whats this song??i really like it
superamericangirl24 4 months ago
the man that was his handler at the kentucky horse park told me that I should apply to be big reds handler when he stayed at the barn of fame, given that he was smitten with me!, I was a handler of show jumping horses from a farm here in pittsburgh, we were at the park for a show, I told his handler that if it were not for the ten other horses in my care back home I may concider it! Just being close to him was an honor that I will never forget! and he had big, beautiful kind eyes as well!
michelelhess1 4 months ago
Yes, @wondermouth1, I was truely blessed to have met and loved on this gorgeous horse!, I stand 6' 1" so rubbing behind his ears wasn't a problem, after getting to know each other, his handler released him into his padock, he decided to show off a bit for me by running around the fence line a few times, with his head and tail held high of course!, I'd lke to think that he sensed my respect for him when I entered his stall, hence why I never got bit! He ras very sweet and huge! ;o)
michelelhess1 4 months ago
Yes, @wondermouth1, I was truely blessed to have met and ;oved on this gorgeous horse!, I stand 6' 1" so rubbing behind his ears wasn't a problem, after getting to know each other, his handler released him into his padock, he decided to show off a bit for me by running around the fence line a few times, with his head and tail held high of course!, I'd lke to think that he sensed my respect for him when I entered his stall, hence why I never got bit! He ras very sweet and huge! ;o)
michelelhess1 4 months ago
I had the extreme honor of meeting him at the kentucky horse park in 1989, his handler was amazed that I was the only person ever to enter his stall that he did not try to bite!, He was truely stunning! and very sweet! liked being rubbed behind his ears! and I planted a kiss between his nostriles on his " velvet"! I got a habit of doing that to horses! they are one of Gods most majestic of creations! Secretariat was a gorgeous boy! ;o)
michelelhess1 5 months ago
@michelelhess1 I have no way of knowing what you said was true. But if it is...God bless you!....You are a lucky person! People would kill to have that experience!!
Wondermouth1 4 months ago
@Wondermouth1 I was truely blessed to get to love on this magnificant horse! I was at the park for a horse show for my jumpers that I traveled across the country with! kissing his velvet was awesome! then he showed off for me in his padock! such a sweet boy! My heart broke when I heard of his passing!
michelelhess1 4 months ago
FANTASTICO!!!
paoli997 5 months ago
Well along with him is Makybe Diva, Phar Lap and now Balck Caviar
and Blacks a Fake(trotter) but yeah they are all the Greatest race horses
chikochika3 5 months ago
but you guys live in america
chikochika3 5 months ago
what made this horse so special....Is that he had the X factor passed down from a horse called pocahantas . When they did a autopsy on secretariat they found that he had a heart that was like 2 times the size as a normal horse heart. so in a sence he had a bigger motor than the rest
mrlaurengrahamfan64 5 months ago
@mrlaurengrahamfan64 two and half times normal size - they estimated it weighed 22 pounds but they were being conservative because they knew shams heart was a lot smaller.
80cathryn 5 months ago
Maybe he didnt have many good racers through his proginy but I see that differently... he had 2 brilliant females who have gone on to give birth to giants causeway and storm cat.... things need to be in perspective to understand whats really what in todays world and especially how we type or talk about this. There is always so much negative bad stuff and yet we forget about the great things like secritariat!!!..
WHISKARDI 5 months ago
@WHISKARDI for the record, Man O War had 63 stakes winners, Sec had 57.
80cathryn 5 months ago
@80cathryn Maybe so but i was not replying to that. i was typing that secritariat was a horse of greatness. Man O War having 63 stakes winners is fantastic but i never mentioned Man O War, I was talking about Secritariat.... Man O War was his predecessor and for me these two should not be compared as they both had there own greatness...
WHISKARDI 5 months ago
Nobody better.NOBODY!
Rickynyc69 5 months ago
thanks so much Secretariat, best ever, R.I.P
tinaeger1 6 months ago
I love Secretariat I have lots of things that has him on it
hannahbanana51702 6 months ago
whats the name of the song?
nocturnehawkve 6 months ago
AMEN TO THAT! I second that!
DevenCavalier 6 months ago
No other horse in history quite like him. No normal horse can run a 12 clip for a 1 1/2 mile distance on dirt. If asked by Turcotte he would have broken Fiddle Isle record on grass at Santa Anita which was done in 1970 in 2:23 flat so said 'To the Swift'. And Secretariat ran that Belmont without even raising a sweat. He did it all by himself said Turcotte. Hail to the 'KING'.
rscarbro100 6 months ago
Secretariat is my horse's (Wizardmicktee) great great grandsire <3
AmyandWizard 6 months ago
El caballo perfecto....the Big Red :)
sergio75ize 6 months ago
agreed the best ever
jodes015 7 months ago
Magnificent horse! ♥♥♥ An interesting note about his abilities is that his greatest asset was his huge heart. With everything else being equal, his musculature, attitude, bone structure, if he hadn't had such a big heart (literally), it may have all been for naught. The heart size comes from the mother's line. Secretariat was fortunate to have received all the best qualities of his parents and their ancestry. One of a kind! Breeders should have placed more emphasis on the mare's ancestry.
kwgrid 7 months ago
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kwgrid 7 months ago
If any of you happen to have an ex-racer, chances are they are related to Secretariat. He sired over 600 foals and the majority of the population of racers are great/great-great grandsons/daughters of him. The jockey club is a useful way to find this :)
SunflowerMaze 7 months ago
he looks delicious
dbarhlivestock 8 months ago
Secretariat will ALWAYS be THE MAN!!!
SeptemberChild65 8 months ago
i love it
panttek 9 months ago
Nothing could touch him. Would have been cool if he and Man O' War had lived and raced at the same time. Hell of a match race. They don't breed racehorses like these anymore, they are so much more fragile now.
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MrItaliano1900 9 months ago
Can't get enough of Big Red...The PERFECT racehorse.
RAV52 9 months ago
hw amazing what a beauty and how strong he is
kiss139999 10 months ago
I'm started collecting Breyer model horses and that's the next horse I want to get
barrels4ever101 1 year ago
yeah its an so great horse *_*
can anybody tell me the name of the song
jumpalex96 1 year ago
Move over Man O' War, here comes SECRETARIAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MelC54 1 year ago
aww i LOVED that video 3
ILoveMy2Horses 2 years ago
Andy looks a lot like him... he just cant race like he did. haha
parellihorseluvr 2 years ago
i own his his great grandson! his race name was Still 2 (but he sucked) lol but his name now is Andy.
parellihorseluvr 2 years ago
yeah lol. secretariat babys arent goodr acers
TBShorses 2 years ago
@TBShorses Guess you've never heard of Risen Star. Secretariat was also a great brood mare sire.
VVSlayton1 1 year ago
@TBShorses Yes...especially Risen Star. Terrible horse!!!
bbmtge 2 months ago
@parellihorseluvr i know some one that owns one of his great grandsons 2 but this one was named proud alired and he was almost the second secretariat until he shattered his pastern and went against the odds and developed a calcium deposit so he completely healed but he cant bend the joint but he jumps 3 feet and is retired from racing now
ssmodelhorsetack 1 month ago
This may sound WAK but erm about6months ago my family and I went up to our aunts ranch and too our surprise she was talking to this lady about taking her horse away because they lady hadn't worked him for 4 months(and there was nothing wrong with him) So my aunt was saying,we need to take your horse, he could die if he doesn't work. so the lady gave the horse (Feller) to my aunt+we bought him from her b/c she didn't have rom4him in her barn. and it turns out he was secretariats great grandfather
SuperponyRidur 2 years ago
wow you are to lucky loliw ould drool and have a heart attack.
TBShorses 2 years ago
haha Yeah :) but he got sent to arizona to get further training
SuperponyRidur 2 years ago
thats awesome. i would have loved to have him.
TBShorses 2 years ago
Yeah, he's great
SuperponyRidur 2 years ago
@SuperponyRidur That would make the horse your family bought one pretty darned old equine. since both of Secretariat's grandsires (Nasrullah and Princequillo) were foaled in 1940, imagine how old any of his great-grandsires would be.
Something's seriously wrong with the math here...
12XOR34 1 year ago
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@SuperponyRidur @SuperponyRidur That would make the horse your family bought one pretty darned old equine. since both of Secretariat's grandsires (Nasrullah and Princequillo) were foaled in 1940, imagine how old any of his great-grandsires would be.
Something's seriously wrong with the math here...
12XOR34 1 year ago
@SuperponyRidur but how cause if he was his great grandfather than he would have ben dead way before secretariats time cause secretariat was 19 when he died so he would have to be extremly old. So how is that possible?
macadoodlerules 8 months ago
@SuperponyRidur im confused, or did i read yr story right.... u say bout 6months ago (which would b a yr an half now..... no way u had secratariats great grandfather... maybe his great grandson ...??? makes no sense... sorry just curious to know what u meant.
WHISKARDI 5 months ago
@SuperponyRidur did you mean secretariat's great grand son??.. Otherwise, that is AWESOME :O i've seen a few of his grandson's and great grandson's on youtube.
Jal1515 5 months ago
@SuperponyRidur A very interesting comment; especially when you go back 3 generations and find that all of Sec great grandfathers were deceased as of the late 1950's.
bbmtge 2 months ago