Entries Tagged as ‘Triple Crown’

May 19, 2007

The Second Greatest Horse

It is often said that Secretariat came to greatness when the world needed him most.  He was a symbol of strength when the economy and the world around us was bad.  He offered hope and encouragement and the world shutdown to watch him bring home the Triple Crown.  You could also say this about Barbaro.  [...]

May 19, 2007

Secretariat: A Superhorse

As we come into the Preakness weekend and as I wrote about conformation faults, Secretariat came to mind. Then I started wondering if there were any videos of Secretariate on You Tube and sure enough, there is.  This is an excellent video that you should check out.  As you watch this, note how Sham tries desperately [...]