Re: Smarty Jones is the Next Secretariat (649 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: May 20, 2004 12:43PM
No. And furthermore, it would have been next to impossible doing it then-- probably the only 2 turn race on the day, 5 or 6 horse field, one of them breaks down early, all but 1 don't fire. It is worth keeping in mind that they were running over a MUCH faster track than now-- more clay, less sand, 3 inch cushion (4 now), and it was extremely fast that week in 73-- a number of track records were set or tied that meet. I wouldn't know how to begin to assess that figure, especially now.
No one in that Belmont other than Secretariat ever won another race of any kind, not even a claimer.
TGJB