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@juliautnitskaya The silence while she sings is deafening. When i heard the first few notes, the first thing that came to mind was that I was listening to an Angel. There is a God.

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Far better for you to focus your energy on the wonder of such a gift, that rare champion among champions who can stir the soul and raise our spirit in knowing, having witnessed his splendor, that we will not such again. Not in our lifetime anyway.

They have said the same th...

1,500 or so players wore the Scarlet colors for Boston University and played their hearts out on the field, we'll miss football forever at BU only matched by the unbridled resentment of John Silber and his cronies who couldn't figure out that expanding into the BCS conferences could have produced...

@bailinnumberguy Sham ultimately was broken and injured. It is a fair debate whether he would have lasted in Belmont if Sec wasn't there - lets remember he finished last that day...and never raced again. His overall record even throwing out his performances in the 1st 2 TC races wasn't inspirin...

@rananim3 yes, finally, someone actually gets it. It isn't only about winning races or about being 20-1; it s about strength, power, and performance. What Sec did in the triple crown races can only be described as amazing - and he did them in succession. Derby he ran each 1/4 faster then the l...

the superlatives are endless for Secretariat but here's another not many talk about: He won each triple crown race differently and in dramatic form. Derby he stalked until the stretch; Preak he bolted in the 1st turn and was not challenged; and Belmont - he just felt like running start to finish...

@MrItaliano1900 you know something, you are right, i misread some of the facts. So I apologize. But according to Euro-equine aficionados, RIBOT is ranked in top 3 euro racehorses; and at best is ranked 5th behind Secretariat, MOW, Sea Bird II and Citation. & there's a crazy argument that Omaha...

@lloydlorraine I know and agree a 25 length margin is special too. But let's get it right on the time: 2:24 has been untouchable - no horse but one has eclipsed 2:26 ( and only barely) and most are still 4-5 seconds off this pace. the old record used to be 2:26 3/5ths so we are talking only on...

Like the Sports century epic, this video offers a little more insight to Secretariat that people will eat up once they know it exists. Sec had a personality; playful, soulful, contemplative, and the list goes on. I think the more we collectively ask those who knew him best for information the m...

@tspider7 showmanship he has; stage presence he has; incredible immaturity he has,and there's a talent in havng all that; but he doesn't have the singing voice talent that a competition like this requires. Remember Sanjia from a few years back on Idol - he was awful but he had all of the above a...

@cmf4321 Considering the millions of "hits" this and other mediums sporting Sec in tributes, Secretariat is on Mt Olympus looking over his domain quite nicely. After 38 years still no horse has approached his speed or margin of victory. there was a 25 year gap between Citation and Sec, and now ...

@AllMyHeart1025 In fairness to Man O War, they probably said the same thing. And I wonder how these two horses rate against each other. Would it matter the result? Probably not. MOW was a phenom without doubt and unfortunately there is precious few feet of video of him accept for stories. Wh...

Way to go James, i owe most of my cellar to you and your assistance.

@cf1970 Sham's record without the 73 triple crown races was 5 wins; 3 place; 1 show. perhaps if he continued to race after the belmont there might be more to discuss but apparently Sham didn't race much as a 2 and 3 year old. My theory is that although he suffered a career ending leg fracture d...

There likely isn't anyone alive who saw MOW race to share their appreciation for such magnificence; but God must have thought we needed a reminder of what perfection looks like in Sec; hopefully we as a species have the ability to recognize perfection when we witness it. Is there really an argum...

too bad this segment wasn't longer because there is so much more to tell about Secretariat and what made him so special. With each passing year the distance between Sec (with MOW) and all other champions seems to widen. It has been 33 years since the last Triple Crown Winner and Sec's 2:24 and ...

It was a good race

@XxMoParProductionsXx Run your race and run from within. The test isn't whether you run well against others, it is running against the self. Know that true glory in sport or endeavor is in knowing in the end, that you gave everything you had to the sport and the field of competition. Win or los...

@SmileysGirl500 SeaB raced into his 5th year & suffered injury that usually euthanize horses and came back to win races again. Remarkable in both cases. He as definitely a people's horse, as was MOW and Sec. But there r other champions who deserve more attention as best of all time. Sec and MO...

@hawk8414 you say that like there were dozens of MOW's!? Get it straight - God blessed MOW with supernatural skills and ability. We have not seen anything like it until 53 years later in Secretariat - nearly a twin in color, physique and ability. Probably wont see another reincarnation for ano...

@MrBeautifulloser Your words are the most meaningful, To think he was allowed to live and have a chance to live out his life was the hope anyone had at the time; only to succumb to what has become his tragedy. I think the thing we all identify with most is that he stirred our emotions, squeezed...

@horsecrazy11 Any horse or animal lover worth their salt would shed a tear for Barbaro. They look so strong and healthy, muscular and dominant. the thought of having to put him down, regardless of his athletic accomplishments, is the same as the depth of sorrow in your soul. Human or not, we a...