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Tarzanrock

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6. Arguably, the greatest athlete ever!

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Sat May 3, 2025, 04:05 PM

May 3

Secretariat's record-breaking 1973 Kentucky Derby run (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

If records are made to be broken, then Secretariat is a spectacular exception to the rule. It has been 52 years since the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner accomplished record times in all three Triple Crown races, records that remain standing to this day.

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🏇 every horse in today's Kentucky Derby is descended from Secretariat [View all] underpants May 3 OP

Interesting Bayard May 3 #1

This race is incest. /nt bucolic_frolic May 3 #2

Wow.....Secretariat, he was just a freaking horse. Won't be another like him for a long, long time. a kennedy May 3 #3

And every horse in the race is a victim of abuse NoRethugFriends May 3 #4

Musk and eugenics come to mind stillcool May 3 #5

Arguably, the greatest athlete ever! Tarzanrock May 3 #6

Gimme a long shot True Dough May 3 #7

AND HE'S A GRAY!!!!!! a kennedy May 3 #8

We're going Sandman and Chunk of Gold. underpants May 3 #9

👍 underpants May 3 #10