Secretariat - Part 3 of 5

Secretariat (March 30, 1970 -- October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in twenty-five years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby (1:592⁄5), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24)—records that still stand today.

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[bluealy07]

"He is moving like a tremendous machine!!"

THIS HORSE WAS AN ATHLETE.

Thank you so much for posting the entire ESPN segment on Secretariat.

[SelGomezRawks]

i never get sick of this video!

[rcschumann]

Secretariat was an all natural freak of nature, and the greatest ever.

[EatMyPhuckSuckas]

@rcschumann no Secretariat used steriods

[rcschumann]

No actually, Secretariat was a natural running machine.

[TheWeaselSqueezer]

@Dmixx101  Secretariat=Steriods

[Dmixx101]

YES GOD ! Crying clapping,chills ! Every time I watch this footage and/or the movie I still get chills,start to tear up. I saw Sec's STORY FOR THE 1ST TIME ONLY in 2011,love the story. Always liked horses his story made me LOVE THEM. Those who know when GOD touches any of his creatures great, small or human,great things happen. Watching this tell how people cried & cheered @ the track or watching on tv it all makes sense. A good spirit can be felt any time any place TIMELESS.

[Brian211978]

he could have galloped lightly down the stretch and won that!!!

[rcschumann]

Secretariat had a big engine of a heart, inherited from his dam's side on the X chromosome (the X-Factor), which gave him all that thrust and power on the track. His trainer knew this colt was special, and needed those monster workouts before races in order to perform well. A freak of nature and a horse like no other.

[chixellie1]

To the uneducated............NOT steroids! Secretariat had a very large heart. It weighed 22 pounds, compared to 18 for a "normal" thoroughbred. This allowed for a much greater flow of oxygen, thus allowing him to be able to do what he did. But....he had the attitude and the "want-to" also. Without that, the heart wouldn't have mattered that much:)

[tikizia1981]

@IfYouThinkItsButter  Thats the best joke ive heard in a while, but. i get it. it sure looks like that when u think like pancho, "Thats imposible"., good one indeed,,,,