Originally Posted by Secretariat

It was tough to narrow the win ticket down to less than 5.
and to do it almost everyone had to abort Jazil.
the ONLY reason i passed on including this horse in the win spot was the jockeys age,

supposedly 18.

but no one told me he had been riding since he was 12 in some foreign land, and a pro since he was 16 in that country .
had i known he came to america after years of riding elsewhwere
i would not have regarded him as an 18 year old.

here is me, " no way an 18 year old wins a triple crown race"
well i was wrong.