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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
I was at the finishline that day, and you could have heard a pin drop after the race. When Smarty opened up, there was an energy in the crowd like I have never been a part of. But, just as soon as it was there, it was gone.
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Yeah, when he opened it up as usual heading into the far turn I was jumping up and down in my living room...the TV had posted the first half mile split time and it seemed manageable...after the shock wore off I went to the computer and saw that second half and just shook my head...no horse except the great Secretariat could have continued on after that second half mile...the effect it had on the others who ran with Smarty was obvious...in any reasonably run 12f race against those horses, Smarty wins by 10 lengths...and that was not, as pointed out, a bad field!