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It was actually a little closer than I expected.
It was actually a little closer than I expected.
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at the 1/4 mile split times as they ran them, American Pharoah actually ran the last 1/4 faster than Secretariat had, but was slower (much) in the five 1/4's leading up to that. American Pharoah got to set his own pace.
At the pace he ran American Pharoah would have been 3 or 4 seconds back or Secretariat with only 1/4 mile to go. I doubt he'd have run the race that way. More likely he'd have tried to keep closer to the pace like Sham did and suffered the same fate....which is to say faded completely down the stretch.
Secratariat = The Greatest
He is...it's him and Man O War at the top. Still my favorite horse was Affirmed. Wish they would do a movie on that summer where going into the season Alydar was being heralded as the triple crown threat to watch, he was the superior horse....but Affirmed just hated, HATED to lose.
His Kentucky Derby win was considered a fluke and that Alydar waited too long (Alydar finished second by a head).
The Preakness was the same...but Affirmed always took the lead (again, he hated to lose) and Alydar paced himself and tried to catch up but couldn't, he finished second again.
The country all knew that Affirmed didn't have a chance in the Belmont because it was so long and the superior horse would catch and take him. Alydar did just that with about a quarter mile to go but...Affirmed hated to lose and wouldn't let him, staying with him and then beating him by a nosehair.
One of the best races in history (in my opinion). It was basically a match race.
Alydar went on to sire a bunch of champions...Affirmed had some contenders which again the purists will say it proves that Alydar was the better horse. Affirmed however just points his hoof up and says 'scoreboard bitches!'. Lol