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twogunsid

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11. Secretariat was an outstanding broodmare sire...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 11:12 PM

Jul 4

...although he was never a sire of sires. And he never reproduced himself so he was considered a disappointment at stud. His daughters, Weekend Surprise and Terlingua, foaled two of the greatest sires in history, AP Indy and Storm Cat. And that is why he is in every pedigree of every starter in the Derby.

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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

Secretariat was an outstanding broodmare sire... twogunsid Jul 4 #11