Secretariat -- the movie

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

The quote in the first post is ridiculous, but the DT members who are talkin **** on a actual racing movie that will give racing some national exposure are even more ridiculous.

I'm happy they made the movie for the reason you cite.

I'm just saying it's probably not going to be tremendously appealing to me, primarily because I know Secretariat's story frontwards and backwards and remember his career vividly real time.

I have a signed and numbered portrait of Secretariat on the wall in this room, along with a Ron Turcotte signed finish line photo at the Kentucky Derby taken from the infield with the Twin Spires in the background. I have his famous Belmont finish line photo from the NYRA with Ron Turcotte looking back.

I have Secretariat photographed at the finish line of The Preakness, outstretched and nearly completely airborne. I have him covered in roses at Churchill Downs, and I have him looking determined and resolute as he took the track for his Belmont.

I have his obituary from one of my favorite local newspaper horse racing writers of the day (Jack Patterson, Akron Beacon Journal) matted and framed.

All in this room.

I'll watch the movie, I'm sure.

And I sure won't diss it to anyone looking from the outside in at our sport.