secretariat

Question 1

secretariat

Answer 1

1973, 1/13 triple crown winners

his times never beat in 51 years

Question 2

triple crown

Answer 2

belmont stakes, kentucky derby, preakness stakes

diff lengths testing horse and jockey

Question 3

ron turcotte

Answer 3

secretariat’s jockey, prev won triple crown with reeva ridge

canadian

Question 4

sir barton

Answer 4

1919, first triple crown winner tho not title

Question 5

other triple crown winners

Answer 5

america pharoh 2015
justify 2018

30 yr gap b/w winners

Question 6

william nack

Answer 6

secretariat was not just an athletic phenomenon, but a sociological one

Question 7

american eclipse vs sir henry

Answer 7

first regional race when north vs south

eclipse by cornelius van rans
sir henry william r johnson

3, 4-mile races back to back

henry won 1st, eclipse 2 and 3

$1 mil revenue

were on a straight course, vs modern circular course

Question 8

horse racing in 19th century

Answer 8

highs and lows, mid century had national racing schedule and breeding registry

gambling scandals dec sport’s standing..closed facilities

resurgance of popularity post ww2, surpassed baseball in 1984

Question 9

horse racing decline in 1980s

Answer 9

secretariat 1973, seattle slew 1977, affirmed 1978…no crown winner until 2015

gambling declined as drawn to casinos and lottery
- dec spectators

inc opposition bcs animal cruelty, corruption

Question 10

penny chenery

Answer 10

owner meadow stable

2 brood mares
- something royal

Question 11

ogend phipps

Answer 11

stable owner

owned bold ruler, male stud

Question 12

coin flip

Answer 12

bold rule bred with something royal and the other mare

coin flip to see who picked the foal
- phipps won, picked the other foal

chenery got something royal’s foal/secretariat

Question 13

who was secretariat trainer

Answer 13

roger laurin
secretariat’s trainer, canadian

his son lucien also became trainer

Question 14

secretariat nature

Answer 14

large, muscled, competitive, kind/obedient/smart

Question 15

x factor

Answer 15

avg heat 9lbs, his was 22lbs

great condition

genetic, passed from maternal grandfather

Question 16

belmont stakes

Answer 16

secretariat vs sham (his cousin)
- sham’s heart was 18lbs

“like a fighter jet”

22-31 lengths ahead

Question 17

1973 kentucky derby

Answer 17

1 1/4 miles (5 quarters)
- ran each mile faster than the last
- sham lost, lost again at preakness

first horse to finish under 2 minutes

Question 18

why did US love secretariat

Answer 18

escapism from watergate scandal and vietnam war

george plimpton = secretariat was only honest thing in country, unconditional excellence

Question 19

watergate

Answer 19

1972, republicans broke into watergate hotel to wiretap and steal democrat plans

nixon maybe not involved, but covered it up
- he won the elected

resigned for obstruction of justice