Secretariat -- the movie

[ShadowRoll]

I will go see Secretariat when it comes out, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it. But I was reading this article (link removed, see below) and found the following quote by the screenwriter amusing:

“We never got to see him run as a 4- or 5-year-old,” Rich says. “The real age of maturity for a colt is five. I have no doubt he’d have made a run at another Triple Crown.”

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by ShadowRoll

“We never got to see him run as a 4- or 5-year-old,” Rich says. “The real age of maturity for a colt is five. I have no doubt he’d have made a run at another Triple Crown.”

You're scaring me... wow... I mean I know our sport requires a huge amount of learning to get into everything, but I thought most even casual fans knew that the Triple Crown was for 3 year olds only.

[Crown@club]

Did a google search for Portland Tribune and below the link it says "this site may harm your computer."

Now Nortons gave it a pass. Hmm!

But if the screenwriter Mike Rich made the quote, all I got to say is Wow!

[ShadowRoll]

Okay. Per this addendum to the article, turns out that the screenwriter wasn't the cluless one:

"Editorial response: That's my mistake. I misquoted Rich. 'There are major stakes races open to four- and five-year-olds,' Rich says. 'Those are the races I'd have liked to have seen Secretariat in. I have no doubt he'd have done pretty well.' Kerry"

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by ShadowRoll

Okay. Per this addendum to the article, turns out that the screenwriter wasn't the cluless one:

"Editorial response: That's my mistake. I misquoted Rich. 'There are major stakes races open to four- and five-year-olds,' Rich says. 'Those are the races I'd have liked to have seen Secretariat in. I have no doubt he'd have done pretty well.' Kerry"

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

I'm sure that's how it happened.

That is a pretty big misquote.

Likely he's being paid to have the author save face.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

I'm sure that's how it happened.

That is a pretty big misquote.

Likely he's being paid to have the author save face.

I've wrestled with how far I am going to go out of my way to see that movie.

Those quotes, or misquotes, sure do not help my motivation to go see at the IMax.


I knew far in advance I would never want to view the Ruffian movie.

Secretariat I was up in the air on.

I'm not a fan of "reality TV" at all.

But I saw Secretariat and Ruffian real time, and the real memories are etched in stone.

For better or worse.

Real stuff.

I'm inclined to pass on "historical dramas."

[ShadowRoll]

The article was in the Portland Tribune, which can be found at portlandtribune.com, if anyone wants to risk it. I did not get any malware warning from the site (but I'm at work, which has extremely good protection).