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Ron
08-23-2007, 04:32 PM
The greatest beatdowns in history


By David Schoenfield
Updated: August 23, 2007, 3:16 PM ET




I received an e-mail Wednesday night from a friend saying his wife has been kidding about her passion for the Orioles all these years.

That'll happen when your team suffers one of the worst losses in history.

Here's one writer's opinion of the top 100 beatdowns:

1. Secretariat destroys the field at the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an astonishing 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown ... "He is moving like a TREMENDOUS machine!" (http://youtube.com/watch?v=cS4f6wiQJh4) A performance so dominating spectators were weeping in the stands.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/070823
MrSuave1
08-26-2007, 12:09 AM
The number of lengths a horse wins by is totally meaningless. It only throws light on the poor quality of the rest of the field.
Capper Al
08-26-2007, 07:03 AM
Secretariat is the best in my book.
ryesteve
08-26-2007, 09:12 AM
The number of lengths a horse wins by is totally meaningless. It only throws light on the poor quality of the rest of the field.But there's a limit to just how bad the field of a Grade I classic can be...
Grits
08-26-2007, 09:53 AM
The number of lengths a horse wins by is totally meaningless. It only throws light on the poor quality of the rest of the field.

Not a very good observation, given this particular racehorse and this particular race.

Your comment is totally meaningless.

At this point I have to use this guy that's lying down, dying of laughter.:lol: