50 years ago today....

[dilanesp]

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[Inner Dirt]

That is an excellent quality video for 50 years old. All the ones I have found for Secretariat's Belmont are poor quality.

[BettinBilly]

Nice quality indeed. I didn't realize it was 50 years. Time just keeps going by.

Chic Anderson's announcing never gets old to me. I loved the way he called a race.

[GaryG]

Thanks for the video. That was a bad day for me. I bet on Sham and married wifey #2.

[dilanesp]

Originally Posted by GaryG

Thanks for the video. That was a bad day for me. I bet on Sham and married wifey #2.

One bridesmaid and one bride.

[Inner Dirt]

Originally Posted by BettinBilly

Nice quality indeed. I didn't realize it was 50 years. Time just keeps going by.

Chic Anderson's announcing never gets old to me. I loved the way he called a race.

Chic died a month after I turned 18, he was one of the all time greats, gone way too soon. I started watching horse racing because of my grandmother's love of Secretariat.

[BettinBilly]

Originally Posted by Inner Dirt

Chic died a month after I turned 18, he was one of the all time greats, gone way too soon. I started watching horse racing because of my grandmother's love of Secretariat.

I like that tie-in. And I agree, Chic left too soon. I was a young teen when the Belmont with Secretariat occured. My father (RIP) made me sit down with him and watch the Belmont on our 19" Zenith color TV. I was not really that interested until he said to me, "Billy, you need to watch this race. It very well could be history being made." I owe him for corraling me into watching, otherwise, I would have been out playing baseball with my friends.