Secretariat - Still a Thrill

[bigmack]

Still a thrill to hear the call from the 73 Belmont
"he's all alone, he's moving like a tremendous machine"

Listen and watch here:
http://www.secretariat.com/races/belmont.htm

[bigmack]

Full race here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2812297346070424854&q=secretariat&pl=true

[GlenninOhio]

Thanks for this.

I was there, and the chills still run up and down my spine when I watch his stretch run in front of that massive crowd.

It was the loudest crowd roar I've ever experienced at a sporting event and he deserved every decibel.

[bigmack]

Can you tell me about your memories of that wonderful day. I get inspired watching that run. I enjoy the last line of the first posting where it say's:

His legs, you couldn't see them. Not even a blur. You could see his white-stockinged feet. Like a low trail of vapor. A white wisp of flying fog.

And then it was over.

The moment froze. What we are left with are those fleeting glimpses - a blazing pace, a huge running machine, a visual roar of acceleration, an ever-widening margin, the coat darkening, a white vapor of feet, a jockey sitting chilly, a horse alone - and one long-lasting moment frozen in memory. What we witnessed. The champion's charisma. A feeling. An emotion. A ripple of goose bumps.

A moment of greatness.

[ceejay]

It still gives me shivers too and I've seen it countless times. Perhaps the most overpowering performance by any athlete, equine or otherwise, in any sport in history.

Thanks for posting the link.