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Hard to believe, but it's been 35 years since the big horse blew through the Triple Crown like a Tasmanian Devil. His birthday was on March 30th, so I am a couple days late in posting but hey, better late than never! Here's a little sample of his exploits for your eyes and ears:

Coming off of his record Kentucky Derby performance (see and read why here Secretariat 1973 Kentucky Derby), the big horse was the talk of the nation because there hadn't been a Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948, and also because of how unusual his performance in the Derby (a

Some of you who have seen my YouTube channel or read my previous posts may have noticed something that might seem strange at first: the fact that when I actually write the name of the 1973 Triple Crown Champion, I write it in capital letters. To accurately tell this story, I have to take you back to the year 1989, specifically October 4th.

It doesn't take a whole lot of digging around to discover the absolute passion that people feel over which horse was the best of all-time. Was it Man o'War, or was it SECRETARIAT?

Of course everybody knows that SECRETARIAT won the Belmont by 31 lengths. It's his crowning achievement, and rightly so. Thing is, SECRETARIAT did amazing things that had nothing to do with his win at the Belmont, things that, like his Belmont, were never seen before or since.