Man o' War

Many people know about the racing legend Secretariat. However, it seems to me that Man o’ War’s name has been lost in the books. Man o’ War was one of the best racing horses of all time. He won 20 out 21 races he competed in and was considered to horse racing like Babe Ruth was to baseball, a legend. Man o’ war had a short race career of only one year is why I think many forget about him and his famous races. Although he is recognized in the Museum of Horse Racing as the athlete of the world but many other sites do not recognize him.

“In his remarkable career, Man o' War set three world records, two American records, two track records, and equaled another track standard. He won one race by an incredible 100 lengths and triumphed in another while carrying 138 pounds.” This is a racehorse I would have died to see. They said his size was unbelievable and he was the brightest red. Giving him the nickname “Big Red.”

The Average stride of a horse is 23.5 feet in length. To put in comparison how big “Big Red” was compared to the thoroughbreds on the track his stride hit at a great length of 28 feet. This is what gave him them advantage on the track. Winning his first race ever at the age of two with 6 lengths. The owner knew “Big Red” was a steal when he bought him for $5000, which is still known as the best deal ever in horse racing. Although “Big Res” did have temperament that was hard to break trainers finally managed to encourage him to use his anger on the track. This post is just to designed to dedicate Man o’ War and his great accomplishments.

Some information was gathered from:
http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/man-o-war.asp

Secretariat

I think Secretariat was and still is the greatest racehorse in the history of America http://t.co/3GnqlnEKyc

— Jess_cowie17 (@Jess_cowie17) August 5, 2013

Secretariat is one of the best racehorses of all time. In this documentary you learn about all the struggles that the trainers and horse went through. Secretariat did not just win the Triple Crown he won the people. He was also awarded the world’s best horse at the age of 2. What an accomplishment. The rider says that he didn’t have too much. Secretariat knew what he was doing. I believe Secretariat was the people’s horse because even as a little kid I dreamed of riding a horse of that nature. After going to the Kentucky Derby my self I finally realized the speed at which he was running to beat other horses with 31 lengths was unbelievable. One of the greatest quotes in the documentary is when the owner says to his dad. “You have always wanted perfection well at the end of the Belmont, you saw it.” Secretariat was designed for racing he was an athlete. Secretariat is a story of a great American team not of a rider or a horse. This leads to me to final point. When you ride your horse, you’re a team; you need to trust your horse. Allow them to show you what they can do instead of making the horse do pointless things over and over again. Watch the documentary it is truly amazing.