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Mar 15, 2024 · When Secretariat first arrived at Hialeah Park in Florida for race training in 1972, the 2-year-old Thoroughbred was generally viewed as promising but a bit pudgy. On observing Secretariat for the first time, the jockey who would ride the colt to fame remarked to his trainer, “Kinda fat, ain’t he?”
Jul 19, 2023 · Secretariat’s training began under the guidance of renowned trainer Lucien Laurin. It quickly became evident that Secretariat possessed a rare combination of speed, agility, and determination. His workouts were filled with energy and intensity, foreshadowing the greatness that was to come.
The bright-red chestnut joined trainer Lucien Laurin’s winter stable at Hialeah Park in Florida in early 1972, quickly earning a reputation as a kind and intelligent horse. Secretariat had a desired physique but was clumsy in his early training.
Aug 23, 2011 · I’ll give you his training schedule. He (trainer Lucien Laurin) worked him four times to get him up for the Marlboro Cup – no good, no good, no good, then three quarters in 1:08.”
Sep 22, 2010 · On January 20, 1972, Secretariat left his home and set out on an extraordinary journey in his life. He arrived at Hialeah Park in Florida and began training to be a race horse. It was no small...
Secretariat’s record-breaking performances set new standards for excellence in horse racing. His iconic victory at the 1973 Belmont Stakes, where he won by an astonishing 31 lengths, still stands as the fastest time ever recorded for that race.
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May 18, 2023 · BloodHorse Daily is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown season by tapping Lenny Shulman's wonderful look back at each of his 1973 races on the calendar dates of those...
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