CyberWolf 838 Absolutely. Sham holds the second fastest time ever in the Derby and is one if only three to run under two minutes. But for Secretariat, Sham wins the triple crown in 1973.
@@cyberwolf8383 I totally agree with you. Sham ran his little heart as fast as he could and when I think about the Belmont swear I cry for little Sham. If I had millions I would have tried to buy him and make sure he lived a good life. I hope that doesn't sound silly but I've heard that when horses don't win, they aren't treated well. I pray that Sham's last days were splendid for a sweet horse that gave his all. 🐎🐎
The last half of the race Secretariat wasn't even racing the other horses, and he knew it. At that point, Secretariat was just flat out running for the sheer joy of it, because he could. God truly touched this horse.
Diane Collyer-smith what’s your problem? A lot of us watched it live. It was still the best call in all of horse racing.
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I saw an interview with Eddie Arcaro, who rode Citation and Whirlaway to Triple Crown victory. He was asked if Secretariat was better than the horses he jockeyed, and he said he won’t say who’s better, but on the day of the Belmont, “no horse, living or dead, could have beaten Secretariat.”
The most amazing thing about *Secretariat* is that *Ronnie Turcotte* hardly ever whipped him. In the Belmont, he never whipped him once and he won by 31 lengths. That horse knew what he was doing and what he had to do and when to do it and at the Belmont, he just felt like showing the world an unimaginable feat! Truly the greatest race horse ever!!!
I remember sitting there watching it with my Dad.Oh what a memory it was!!! My older daughter witnessed Big John Brown? finish last on a very hot day there a few years ago.It was 95 that day and he finished last.If he had won,he would have won the T C.
@@ellismedavoy7314 Negatory. All three of Secretarat's Triple Crown records still stand, doubtful to be threatened and his epic Belmont record is distinctly unattainable.
"Secretariat was God visiting earth in the form of a horse".. How else would God visit earth.. Secretariat is the G.O.A.T... Greatest of all Time and Timeless..There have been triple crown winners after him but none have come close to Secretariats Records.. He set the bar!
Sham beat Secretariat ONCE!!! In the Wood when Secretariat had an abscess on his gum line but Angle Light and Sham beat him in the final Derby prep. There were doubters, especially concerning his pedigree, to win the KY Derby. Bold Ruler no way. Could not sire a Derby winner. But Arcaro told Turcotte, this horse is emotionally and mentally favoring broodmare sire Princequillo. Calm, intelligent, patient, stayer!!! Groom Eddie Sweat put a lot of time into bringing the infection to a head, using hot towels and finally busting it open. Think there was a little relief around the barn when Eddie reported his work and time had not gone in vain??? It is said the horse himself immediately improved when the infection came out. He was now able to reassume the very strenuous workouts he required because he was an extremely big horse. He came into the Derby ready to go. A testament to the horse and his own team!!
@@nancyneville8700 That was Sham.. Secretariat left them all in the dust at the Belmont... Secretariat was at the finish line when the rest of the pack was making that last turn for the finish line.. LoL.. He was amazing..
I grew up on horseback, but the feeling of being one with THAT horse would be an exhilaration that I might not live through. But it sure would be great to try.....
I love the way the Track announcer tries to remind us who is in the lead as Secretariat is charging, and by the time he reminds us, his information is dated because Secretariat is already in the lead, having taken it half way through the reminder. LOL
I know it is pathetic, but I can't watch this without tearing up, it's just so impressive and just seeing all of the distance he put between him and all of the competition is just so impressive.
I am 64. I have cried every time I've watched this Belmont for 43 years. Jimmy the Greek was in the infield for that race. He cried during the entire stretch run. Pathetic you say. " and the Angels cried tears of joy "!
I just heard Jack Nicklaus say that he was alone in his house watching the race. Down the stretch he started clapping and crying. He didn't know why. The reporter offered this explanation. "' Jack, in your profession you are always looking for perfection but can't attain it.You witnessed it that day." P.S. Hope you are old enough to know who Jack Nicklaus is.
Coming into the 1st turn, Secretariat is in last place .. Coming out of the 1st turn, Secretariat is in first place!! Such a gentleman to give everyone a head start!!
I kind of feel bad for Sham sometimes, he would have been a Triple Crown winner any other year, he just had the misfortune of being born the same year as Big Red, the most incredible race horse ever. Then again Sham played his part as rival with great dignity and may very well be a large part of why Secretariat pushed so incredibly hard to do the impossible. At least impossible for any horse before or since the immortal Secretariat.
He came in last at the Belmont because Secretariat broke that horse. Without Secretariat there to blow out Sham's engine, Sham beats the rest of the field easily.
I feel that on the first two legs Secretariat was just messing around thinking "I'll give these chumps a head start before i get serious" but at the Belmont he thought "time to show these guys whats up and see if they can keep up"...
When you consider that he won by an incredible 25 lengths in the third race it really does seem like he was intentionally holding back in the first 2 races. As if he knew that it might be his last race before being put out to stud. So he decided to show the world what he was capable of doing and cause people to rethink his performances in the previous 2 races. With the conclusion that he was just messing about lol. Giving Sham and the rest of them false hope that they could win lol. I was only 7 years old when my grandfather took me to see all 3 of those races. The air itself seemed to crackle with electricity. At the finish of the third race everyone there went insane. Lol.
Even though the Belmont was incredible, I still love the Preakness the most. The way he flies around that first turn - it gives me goosebumps everytime I see it. We will never see one like him again. He was truly a gift from God.
Don't expect to see another Secretariat anytime soon. Statistical analysis of his sum running times in the three TC races adjusted for track speed indicates that his feat might be expected to recur every 1.8 million years. His time was nearly 5 standard deviations faster than the average sum running times for the winners of the three races each year. In a lifetime of doing statistical analysis, I've never seen that before. He was one of a kind.
@@stevegolden493 Meadow Skipper is still the sire of all sires until ANNUDDER Moose dethrones him. Dan Patch? Mission Brief? Statistically both were better than Secretariat.
@@revpgesqredux ...as someone once wrote, he was passing horses that were not tired and had to go around them which means he's running a longer distance. The most spectacular move by a horse ever recorded.
I am just so shocked how Secretariat kept pulling away when he didn’t even need to. He just flat out wanted to GO FAST. I have NEVER seen a horse pull away that much…or win by that many lengths either! Just such an inspiring athlete. I hope every day of his life after racing was filled with Joy.
Well, certainly my lifetime, thus far. Going well before my time, a strong case can be made for Man O' War, who was even more dominant, relative to the competition of his era, though his times were not as good. But it was a different era, with different track conditions, handicaps, training, etc. The only fair comparisons are of horses who raced under essentially the same conditions.
Raven JJ Johnson They definitely have very closely related family members. Yet, Secretariat is not a direct descendent of Man O’ War. He does have Fair Play and he is a direct descendent of Discovery, who was one of the most profound horses in history and a grandson of Fair Play, the sire of Man O’ War. Is that what you meant? Seabiscuit is a direct descendant and is sired by Hard Tack, a son of Man O’ War.
GREATEST HORSE EVER!!!! I watched all three races and once he started his move, there was no stopping him! I will never forget watching him conquer the Triple Crown as no horse ever has!
Secretariat was one of a kind and a true race horse. I doubt that his records will ever be beat (this is 2019). I still cry watching him win the Belmont - he was incredible!
A great call. I love "He's moving like a tremendous machine", but the best thing about the call is when he spoke about the time and said, "That is a record that may stand forever". He understood horseracing well enough to appreciate just how fast this race was. It has been 46 years now and it's still the fastest time ever for this distance despite all the modern methods of raising and training horses that must be better than what they did in 1973 just like it is in all other sports. Amazing!!
In the Belmont, Big Red gave us all something to never forget. He knew he was loved, he knew he was the best. That day he wanted to say thanks for the Love, this is for you, ive been waiting for the perfect time...
It was 1973. I was about to run out the door. The TV happened to be on. I wasn't particularly a horse racing fan and had never been to a horse race. I was 19 years old and I stopped to watch the Belmont race standing in front of the TV. It was mesmerizing. It was noble. It touched my soul and I never forgot it... a moment in history.
I watched this on television with my parents and Uncle. Even at the age of 13, I knew I was watching something special. I remember vividly what my dad said, son, you will never see a horse that great ever again. Boy was he right.
I remember the third leg, the Belmont, like it was yesterday. My girlfriend and I went over to a friend's house and watched it on the tube. It remains one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, and I'm not fond of racing horses for money and entertainment. But this horse was born to run races. He was so full of life and he lived to beat all the others. You could just feel it when you watched the great Secretariat.
The greatest sports spectacle I ever witnessed live. On TV of course, I don't mean to sound like I was there. I was 7 years old watching it from Canada. Still blows me away.
Secretariat never let up from the gate to the finish line!...for 1 1/2miles that horse ran all out and it was one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed in the history of sports on television and man that horse had it all...Im proud to say that I lived in the time of SECRETARIAT😉💯🇺🇸
The greatest racehorse of all time. I wish that champions would be allowed to come back and defend their crown. This would elevate this sport to unprecedented levels. This fabulous creature was incredible. Big Red, beautiful and majestic in his fierce glory. Just would not allow losing.
@@earflab Cry baby? Why? Just because you were trying to insert your atheism because I had the audacity to say the word "God"? How fragile you must be. How easily offended are you! Again, you are a pitiful person, and I feel sorry for you.
Ashley Briggs My wife has been involved in horse racing for 30 years and before we went to see the movie she told me “Secretariat was “a god” and I didn’t understand what she meant until I left the movie theatre. And still after watching all his races numerous times it still chokes me up by the end of the Belmont. He raced here in Toronto for the last time and won. My wife got to watch this beautiful horse
Had to have Pegasus in his bloods. That's as close as we will get to seeing the God of horses. I've watched and studied these races for years...It just blows my mind every time. I live in Australia and look at horse racing throughout the world. We've had tremendous horses now and in the past.. Watching these videos, nothing compares to Secretariat.. lastly you never get tired of them.
This race was one of my first sports memories, and probably the most unforgettable. After watching what looked like a miracle, with parents and their friends out on the back porch, I told them to come in for the replay. They all stood there in amazement at what probably is the most dominant sports performance in history. There never has been, and probably never will be, an "athlete" the caliber of Secretariat.
The greatest horse EVER! I remember watching this; I was very young--in my early teens. I cried like a baby because I had never witnessed anything like that before. It is said that there were THOUSANDS of uncashed tickets that day because people wanted to hold on to a piece of history!
It isn't just the fact that he won th triple crown...and his records are likely to be unbeatable...it's that he was dead last twice and won...and when he got the lead, even with zero competition in front of him and no one in sight for 20 lengths...he was still fighting as if he was in the closest race in his life....a remarkable gift to have seen it in 1973....my fave sporting moment.
One of the greatest moments in the history of sports. You would have had to be living at that time to feel the full impact of those triple crown races with the finality of the 31 link victory to understand.
The announcer made such a difference in these races. He actually told a story with his call. Close your eyes and you still can almost visualize the races.
watching the last race was truly emotional and great to see Secretariat pull away from the other horses and keep on going and going....what a great horse!
When ever I saw the movie I have been in love with horses 🐎, I never thought I could get so emotional over just one horse, I mean that is one great horse, I could never imagine just seeing that horse and the feeling of riding him I mean you can’t explain it it just so beautiful to watch
I watched all 3 of the Triple Crown Races of Secreteriat. Almost half a century later, I am still reduced to tears. 3 of the most memorable moments of my life. I am so thankful Jesus.
“That is a record that may stand forever.” He was one of a kind. Sham was a worthy adversary, but no match for Secretariat’s perfection through form. Born to run, Turcotte just rode, never having to go to the whip. I watch these 3 races several times a year, and without fail am brought to tears from the magnificence every time. There’s a special place in my heart for that horse. I can’t explain it.
Me, too. I was 18 and just received my high school diploma on May 31st and turned 18 years old on June 2nd. I will never forget Secretariat. Amazing horse!!! A sign and a wonder.!!!
No matter how many times I watch Secretariat run it always gives me chills and makes my eyes water. Absolutely miraculous horse. Thanks for the upload! 🤗😇🌹
So do mine, I cry when I see him run, and he is so much larger than the other horses. It's unbelievable how big he is, bang his heart weighed 23 lbs, twice the size of other horses. It's clear that his heart was bigger philosophically as well.
to me the most amazing part of the three races was Big Red's move from last to first in only 22 seconds in the preakness. It was like he was waiting for the announcer to say "while secretariat is last" From that moment he shifted into a gear the other horses just didn't possess .
I watch this video multiple times a year. Thanks for posting it. Just watched it again. Teared up at 4:07 watching his speed. How can this take my breath away time after time? I continue to be awestruck.
I was 14 years old and watched all three of these races but the Belmont was incredible. My mom was screaming at the TV for Secretariat. Loved this horse and still do.
I know this is a late reply but Secretariat would almost always break in the back of the pack and then pull a huge move up to the front near the middle/end of the race. Ronny knew he didn’t have to give him hell to have him move up and he didn’t tire out staying with the pack so there was no point in “racing” the entire race. He’d wait untill the end to turn him loose because of this. So my point is they weren’t bad breaks, he simply just didn’t need to haul ass to the front of the pack right away to win the race.
Whenever I want motivation and inspiration, I watch the last ten minutes of the movie..it gives me such a can-do feeling! I love that Tweedy tells him to run his race. That's what life is....we all have to run our own races.
It's not often that I am speechless, but one can't help but feel that way when watching Secretariat. The greatest horse of all time - no one else comes close. Yes, you can talk about Man O'War, Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Count Fleet, Zenyatta, Citation, Northern Dancer, Cigar, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, American Pharoah... but Secretariat beats them all. As I noted elsewhere, even if they are still racing horses 500,000 years from now, we will NEVER see another horse quite like him. Consider that he holds the record times in all 3 races. In the Derby, he ran every quarter faster than the one before - something never done before or since on the first Saturday in May. Due to a teletimer error at Pimlico it took a few years before the Maryland Racing Commission finally confirmed that he had broken the Preakness record. And what can you say about the Belmont Stakes. To be blunt, it was the greatest sporting performance of the 20th century bar none. Secretariat destroyed the field, to the point where no horse has even come close to the two minutes, twenty four seconds time. Indeed, if any horse had pushed him, he likely would have done two minutes twenty - it's scary to think what he might have done. There are also stats showing that even though Ron Turcotte eased him off after the finish, Secretariat was still going so fast that he broke the world records for 1-3/4 miles as well as 2 miles. Just watch this video, and appreciate these three incredible races. We will never see another horse like Secretariat again.
The way he ran IS amazing. In the first two races, he seems to hang back, watching the field and deciding just how hard he has to run to beat them, and then, in the Belmont, he looks around and thinks "I know these guys - no problem". Turcotte was once asked how you race a horse like Secretariat, and he said "You don't; you just hold on for dear life." Secretariat ran HIS race, Turcotte just needed to be with the horse when he crossed the line. That was a horse that loved to run and, more to the point, loved to WIN. He was a dominater. He loved leaving the other horses in his wake, and it wouldn't surprise me if Secretariat positively enjoyed breaking Sham over those three races. (Hey, sports heroes are often egotistical pricks - Secretariat probably didn't break that mold) He NEVER got tired. Other horses slowed as the race wore on, but not Big Red. I would have loved to see how far he could run. Standard racing lengths clearly didn't challenge him; would two miles or three? We'll never really know how powerful Secretariat was, because normal racing and normal horses couldn't push him to his best.
gcbrown1956 I agree with you on Secretariat I was 15 when I saw witness this Triple Crown I am a Canadian never saw a Northern dancer but I heard that horse was Incredible 2 but there's no one like Secretariat just a monster of a horse
One can make a strong case for Man O' War, who was even more dominant against the competition of his era, typically carried more weight, did not run with proper starting gates, wore iron shoes (as opposed to lighter aluminum), on tracks that were more loose and dusty, reportedly was not run full out when he had huge leads (like 100 lengths once!), and the races may have even been timed differently, straight from the start, rather than into the race, as the recent custom. Both OBLITERATED records of their era. Secreatriat's astonishing Belmont, and Man O' War beating the track record by 6(!) seconds in his farewell match race against the excellent Sir Barton who won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont previously - not regarded as the "Triple Crown" then, which was why Man O' War didn't run all three. No question both were great, supremely dominant horses, but it may be beyond the limits of analytic capability to really make a good call as to who among them was greater among 20th century horses.
Gary Nelson, I just love the fact that he usually broke dead last! I truly think that this was Secretariat's strategy to go 1/4 of a mile faster on each curve! He conserved energy and obviously got to the front on his own terms. He was truly a stunning and brilliant horse. Jockey Eddie Maple's said that when you saw those blue and white silks coming up, you knew the race was over! He did ride Secretariat to victory in Canada, his last race. Eddie said if he lost riding him, it would be all over for his career. He did a great job guiding him through the cold and sloppy track! Of course he won:)
I think that I am like everyone else when I see Secretariat. First come the cold chills, then the tears. May I add that even though he was a magnificent horse, he had a sound team to support him. Ron Turcotte, if you read these posts, please know that I think that you are the most gracious jockey of all time. You give yourself no credit. Secretariat had the power, speed and dare I say he understood what he had to do to win. But Ron Turcotte knew this horse, his strategy! He almost always broke dead last! Ron, thank you for hand riding him. I can't stand to see a horse cropped to death, like Sham was in the Belmont! I know this would probably be illegal, but once Secretariat hit the point of no return, and was running his own race, the other horses should have been pulled and taken care of. He was just impossible to beat, (on any day)! IMHO, it's better to care for the horse than to cook him, or injure their legs. Just my observation! I will always love this dynamic duo:) RIP Big Red, you gave your all for a bucket of oats and hay. If it is possible, I think you are loved more today than in 1973! Ron Turcotte, I have the utmost respect for you and always will! You brought an amazing horse to victory:)
I have so much admiration for Penny. She overcame so many odds against her to put Secretariat on the track. He won 16 of 21 races. What more could someone ask?
apb5000..I can empathize with those who love animals, but please understand that your statement is extremely unbiblical and simply not true. Jesus Christ suffered, agonized, and died on the cross as a propitiation for peoples sins alone; not for animals who do not go to heaven. The Kingdom of God isn't about what you're speaking too, but about Jesus Christ alone.
I watched this beautiful animal, as he swept through the Triple Crown, and cried all the way. I could not believe what I was witnessing. There was never, a more beautiful example of pure power and determination, and there will never be, again. RIP you most beautiful, Secretariat!
This was the race where Big Red decided to show everybody exactly what the deal was. So awesome that so many people come here to watch and remember him.
This NEVER GETS OLD!!! I was so blessed to be alive to see the All World horse of all time and that ever will be. Still get goosebumps and tears when I watch those highlights!
I remember watching all three races as an 18 year old that year. I had chill bumps going all up and down my body and I even started crying seeing him win the Triple Crown in the Belmont and I hardly ever cried. To me he'll always be the greatest racehorse to ever live.
I have the DVD of the movie Secretariat and have watched it many times. I never cease to get a chill when he comes around the last turn all alone! We probably will never see another one like him!
I can’t help but smile every time I hear “but Ronnie Tercotte has his whip put away! And Secretariat has them put away!”
Regina Collins I know right! I believe if Sham had been born in a different time than Secretariat he would’ve been a champion.
CyberWolf 838 Absolutely. Sham holds the second fastest time ever in the Derby and is one if only three to run under two minutes. But for Secretariat, Sham wins the triple crown in 1973.
@@cyberwolf8383 I totally agree with you. Sham ran his little heart as fast as he could and when I think about the Belmont swear I cry for little Sham. If I had millions I would have tried to buy him and make sure he lived a good life. I hope that doesn't sound silly but I've heard that when horses don't win, they aren't treated well. I pray that Sham's last days were splendid for a sweet horse that gave his all. 🐎🐎
I agree with you!! Ronnie's jockey said that the jockey that was riding Sham was whipping Sham so hard that he could hear it. Poor little Sham.
@@reginacollins308 Sham’s heart was approximately 18lbs so not a little heart by any means!! He had a good life making babies!
The last half of the race Secretariat wasn't even racing the other horses, and he knew it. At that point, Secretariat was just flat out running for the sheer joy of it, because he could. God truly touched this horse.
"He is moving like a tremendous machine" is one of the best calls in sports history.
As he says "tremendous machine" Secretariat is directly under the flag.....so amazing...what a horse
That IS the best call. Yes
For sure the best part was is wasn't script.
Fuck you 3 ignorant assholes I watched this live in 1973
Diane Collyer-smith what’s your problem? A lot of us watched it live. It was still the best call in all of horse racing.
I saw an interview with Eddie Arcaro, who rode Citation and Whirlaway to Triple Crown victory. He was asked if Secretariat was better than the horses he jockeyed, and he said he won’t say who’s better, but on the day of the Belmont, “no horse, living or dead, could have beaten Secretariat.”
Catherine
So true. Red was the epitome of perfection.
Man o' War would have
@@allyjohnson646 🤦♀️
And that explains everything!
@Ally Johnson
Like you know more than Eddie Arcaro.
The most amazing thing about *Secretariat* is that *Ronnie Turcotte* hardly ever whipped him. In the Belmont, he never whipped him once and he won by 31 lengths. That horse knew what he was doing and what he had to do and when to do it and at the Belmont, he just felt like showing the world an unimaginable feat! Truly the greatest race horse ever!!!
Eddie Maple whipped him on that last race in Canada.
Dr Death ... Maybe Ronnie was just busy hanging on to make sure he didn't fall off. :)
I saw a old video by Penny.She had yelled to Ronnie as they entered that last turn,don't fall off Ron!!!!!
I believe he knew and saved the best for last. What an incredible race.
I remember sitting there watching it with my Dad.Oh what a memory it was!!! My older daughter witnessed Big John Brown? finish last on a very hot day there a few years ago.It was 95 that day and he finished last.If he had won,he would have won the T C.
Still holds all 3 triple crown track records, 45 years later!!! No horse has even come close to the world record!
Ruffian was good, and Sham would've won the TC any other year other than '73, but neither horse threatened any of Secretariat's TC records.
@Aurora Carothers Point taken. However, she didn't.
@@nicetna2010 @Schön I believe Ruffian did break one of Secretariat's records.
@@ellismedavoy7314 Negatory. All three of Secretarat's Triple Crown records still stand, doubtful to be threatened and his epic Belmont record is distinctly unattainable.
Love watching it over and over!
Sham was a great horse by any measure but Secretariat was God visiting earth in the form of a horse.
Thank you...there will never be another horse like Secretriat, who beat another horse by 31 links with no problem
"Secretariat was God visiting earth in the form of a horse".. How else would God visit earth.. Secretariat is the G.O.A.T... Greatest of all Time and Timeless..There have been triple crown winners after him but none have come close to Secretariats Records.. He set the bar!
Sham beat Secretariat ONCE!!! In the Wood when Secretariat had an abscess on his gum line but Angle Light and Sham beat him in the final Derby prep. There were doubters, especially concerning his pedigree, to win the KY Derby. Bold Ruler no way. Could not sire a Derby winner. But Arcaro told Turcotte, this horse is emotionally and mentally favoring broodmare sire Princequillo. Calm, intelligent, patient, stayer!!! Groom Eddie Sweat put a lot of time into bringing the infection to a head, using hot towels and finally busting it open. Think there was a little relief around the barn when Eddie reported his work and time had not gone in vain??? It is said the horse himself immediately improved when the infection came out. He was now able to reassume the very strenuous workouts he required because he was an extremely big horse. He came into the Derby ready to go. A testament to the horse and his own team!!
I love that. Just... you pegged it. God graced us.
@@nancyneville8700 That was Sham.. Secretariat left them all in the dust at the Belmont... Secretariat was at the finish line when the rest of the pack was making that last turn for the finish line.. LoL.. He was amazing..
I'm still in awe of the way he went from last to first in the Preakness. The acceleration was jaw dropping.
I grew up on horseback, but the feeling of being one with THAT horse would be an exhilaration that I might not live through. But it sure would be great to try.....
I love the way the Track announcer tries to remind us who is in the lead as Secretariat is charging, and by the time he reminds us, his information is dated because Secretariat is already in the lead, having taken it half way through the reminder. LOL
Love watching that!
Yeah me too
Absolutely, like the rest were standing still! Amazing
I know it is pathetic, but I can't watch this without tearing up, it's just so impressive and just seeing all of the distance he put between him and all of the competition is just so impressive.
I am 64. I have cried every time I've watched this Belmont for 43 years. Jimmy the Greek was in the infield for that race. He cried during the entire stretch run. Pathetic you say. " and the Angels cried tears of joy "!
It is such a beautiful thing to see. :D
Sav3dbyGrace < not pathetic at all just an appreciation of beauty and strength performing at peak.
true greatest does not come around often
Thank you for all of the kind comments I have received from each of you.
I just heard Jack Nicklaus say that he was alone in his house watching the race. Down the stretch he started clapping and crying. He didn't know why. The reporter offered this explanation. "' Jack, in your profession you are always looking for perfection but can't attain it.You witnessed it that day." P.S. Hope you are old enough to know who Jack Nicklaus is.
Chic Anderson got it right at the finish of the Belmont Stakes - "That is a record that may stand forever."
Coming into the 1st turn, Secretariat is in last place .. Coming out of the 1st turn, Secretariat is in first place!! Such a gentleman to give everyone a head start!!
"For the next ten thousand years, as long as mankind remembers how to sit atop a horse, they will know the name Secretariat..."
I don't know a damn about horses or horse racing but I know greatness when I see it. This was greatness.
Indeed "perfection"
Greatest Of All Time !
The greatest horse that ever lived
@@debbierichards6749 No argument, Debbie.
His records still stand in 2022. The greatest horse of all time and that might be an understatement.
The greatest sports match ever.
Valid in 2023(almost 2024)
The best horse ever and the greatest announcer to call the race
I kind of feel bad for Sham sometimes, he would have been a Triple Crown winner any other year, he just had the misfortune of being born the same year as Big Red, the most incredible race horse ever. Then again Sham played his part as rival with great dignity and may very well be a large part of why Secretariat pushed so incredibly hard to do the impossible. At least impossible for any horse before or since the immortal Secretariat.
Well said. There is no shame in coming in second place to a GOD.
Patrick Foster I remember my uncle telling me that sham should've won also when I watched the movie but damn big red was just on another level.
Actually Shame wouldn't have bean a triple crown winner because he came in last at the Belmont stakes
He came in last at the Belmont because Secretariat broke that horse. Without Secretariat there to blow out Sham's engine, Sham beats the rest of the field easily.
That is very true Jack
Goodd thing that it was captured on video, otherwise future generations wouldn't have believed it.
saw it live and I still cant believe it all these many years later. 1973. still amazing.
Soooooo true.....this horses feats sound and seem like a tall tale yet ALL TRUE ....glad i was alive to see thia truly ....75babi
I feel that on the first two legs Secretariat was just messing around thinking "I'll give these chumps a head start before i get serious" but at the Belmont he thought "time to show these guys whats up and see if they can keep up"...
Sure seemed like it.
When you consider that he won by an incredible 25 lengths in the third race it really does seem like he was intentionally holding back in the first 2 races.
As if he knew that it might be his last race before being put out to stud. So he decided to show the world what he was capable of doing and cause people to rethink his performances in the previous 2 races.
With the conclusion that he was just messing about lol. Giving Sham and the rest of them false hope that they could win lol.
I was only 7 years old when my grandfather took me to see all 3 of those races. The air itself seemed to crackle with electricity. At the finish of the third race everyone there went insane. Lol.
Dustin Gamble And look how much bigger he looks, my God, he.looks huge!!
For sure!
In his first 2 year old race he got mugged at start by a Canadian. Horse. After that he set back out of the gate until the Belmont .
I shall NEVER forget the words " ... but SECRETARIAT is ALL ALONE ! ". What an incredible Horse, who will not be equaled, EVER.
The part I love best..... "he is MOVING like a TREMENDOUS MACHINE!!!" This race brings me to tears every time I watch it.
I completely understand why secretariat was awarded athlete of the year, what an amazing horse.
Even though the Belmont was incredible, I still love the Preakness the most. The way he flies around that first turn - it gives me goosebumps everytime I see it. We will never see one like him again. He was truly a gift from God.
My favorite line from a movie. He's moving fast, he's going for the lead..
My favorite too, awe inspiring speed straight from heaven.
"He is moving like a tremendous machine!" One of the greatest sports calls ever! Secretariat.. the GOAT!
I am 60 years old and still get tears in my eyes when I watch this Magnificent horse.
Over 2,000,000 horses and counting ,have been born since the great Secretariat ran ,and he still is the Champ!
This is just insane to think about honestly. Especially because he's still the best BY FAR
Don't expect to see another Secretariat anytime soon. Statistical analysis of his sum running times in the three TC races adjusted for track speed indicates that his feat might be expected to recur every 1.8 million years. His time was nearly 5 standard deviations faster than the average sum running times for the winners of the three races each year. In a lifetime of doing statistical analysis, I've never seen that before. He was one of a kind.
@@stevegolden493 Interesting analysis. Thanks Steve
I watched it in a B&W tv
@@stevegolden493 Meadow Skipper is still the sire of all sires until ANNUDDER Moose dethrones him. Dan Patch? Mission Brief? Statistically both were better than Secretariat.
Still standing in 2019. Kentucky Derby: 1:59:40 . Preakness 1:53. Belmont 2:24
Wow! Cherry on top was how in first 2.races he ran in "lane 4" to use a track and field term.
@@marcsandias2758 that first turn in the Preakness he just looped around the entire field. nuts.
@@revpgesqredux ...as someone once wrote, he was passing horses that were not tired and had to go around them which means he's running a longer distance. The most spectacular move by a horse ever recorded.
Thank you. I was wondering if his record had been broken but I highly doubt it ever will.
Dan Patch? Mission Brief? Could he compare to those two standardbreds?
Struggling in life again. I had to visit SECRETARIAT. Needed some inspiration. Thank you SECRETARIAT. You succeeded the impossible.
Gel B I do this, too. When I’m down, I watch Secretariat. 😊
By far my favorite inspiration as well
I do the same thing really helps! It's a feel good moment.
I am just so shocked how Secretariat kept pulling away when he didn’t even need to. He just flat out wanted to GO FAST. I have NEVER seen a horse pull away that much…or win by that many lengths either! Just such an inspiring athlete. I hope every day of his life after racing was filled with Joy.
There is no more doubt in my mind that SECRETARIAT is the, THE GREATEST HORSE of all time. He is my inspiration in life.
Agree. God's speed to God's steed. Love him forever and always. RIP Secretariat.
Well, certainly my lifetime, thus far. Going well before my time, a strong case can be made for Man O' War, who was even more dominant, relative to the competition of his era, though his times were not as good. But it was a different era, with different track conditions, handicaps, training, etc. The only fair comparisons are of horses who raced under essentially the same conditions.
Secretariat was a descendent of Man O war. So was Seabiscuit
Raven JJ Johnson They definitely have very closely related family members. Yet, Secretariat is not a direct descendent of Man O’ War. He does have Fair Play and he is a direct descendent of Discovery, who was one of the most profound horses in history and a grandson of Fair Play, the sire of Man O’ War. Is that what you meant? Seabiscuit is a direct descendant and is sired by Hard Tack, a son of Man O’ War.
Greatest ATHLETE of all time.
GREATEST HORSE EVER!!!! I watched all three races and once he started his move, there was no stopping him! I will never forget watching him conquer the Triple Crown as no horse ever has!
I am not even a real horse racing fan but this just give me GOOSE BUMPS !!!!! Secretariat !!!!!!!
Secretariat was one of a kind and a true race horse. I doubt that his records will ever be beat (this is 2019). I still cry watching him win the Belmont - he was incredible!
No horse has even come close
A great call. I love "He's moving like a tremendous machine", but the best thing about the call is when he spoke about the time and said, "That is a record that may stand forever". He understood horseracing well enough to appreciate just how fast this race was. It has been 46 years now and it's still the fastest time ever for this distance despite all the modern methods of raising and training horses that must be better than what they did in 1973 just like it is in all other sports. Amazing!!
The greatest athlete in the history of sports is not a man or woman. It is a horse ... Secretariat.
And all it took was a bucket full of oats, love and care, not millions of dollars to brush his ego, unlike the human counter part
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I think it was Life Magazine that included him in its hundred greatest athletes of the twentieth century.
junky horse
Zero Fuks Are you on steroids? You are obsessed.
In the Belmont, Big Red gave us all something to never forget. He knew he was loved, he knew he was the best. That day he wanted to say thanks for the Love, this is for you, ive been waiting for the perfect time...
My aunt and I watched this on our little tv. We were screaming watching this beautiful awesome horse. Nothing will ever come close to him again.
It was 1973. I was about to run out the door. The TV happened to be on. I wasn't particularly a horse racing fan and had never been to a horse race. I was 19 years old and I stopped to watch the Belmont race standing in front of the TV. It was mesmerizing. It was noble. It touched my soul and I never forgot it... a moment in history.
I watched this on television with my parents and Uncle. Even at the age of 13, I knew I was watching something special. I remember vividly what my dad said, son, you will never see a horse that great ever again. Boy was he right.
Whether you are a horseracing fan or not you get goosebumps watching this
I've must have seen these race's 100 times !!! I still get goosebumps and tears in my eye's. Truly Spectacular!!!
I remember the third leg, the Belmont, like it was yesterday. My girlfriend and I went over to a friend's house and watched it on the tube. It remains one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, and I'm not fond of racing horses for money and entertainment. But this horse was born to run races. He was so full of life and he lived to beat all the others. You could just feel it when you watched the great Secretariat.
The greatest sports spectacle I ever witnessed live. On TV of course, I don't mean to sound like I was there. I was 7 years old watching it from Canada. Still blows me away.
Secretariat never let up from the gate to the finish line!...for 1 1/2miles that horse ran all out and it was one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed in the history of sports on television and man that horse had it all...Im proud to say that I lived in the time of SECRETARIAT😉💯🇺🇸
It’s not often you get to see such greatness! It’s absolute joy to watch this,
What a horse! I NEVER get tried of watching secretariat win!! 👍❤️
All these years later I still get choked up and chills watching the great Secretariat.
More excited today than I was 46 years ago!@! Wow!@@
"He is moving like a tremendous machine..." Best Professional Athlete ever? Strong case.
The greatest racehorse of all time. I wish that champions would be allowed to come back and defend their crown. This would elevate this sport to unprecedented levels. This fabulous creature was incredible. Big Red, beautiful and majestic in his fierce glory. Just would not allow losing.
I've only seen perfection once and it had a name. Secretariat.
You are so right chip. Absolute perfection.
The Belmont is where God whispered "Run" in Secretariat's ear....and boy did he. G.O.A.T. End of!
This comment made me tear up!!
Let me get this straight what you said about god whispering "Run" who was talking to the other horses that were running.
@@earflab I just saw your comment. I feel sorry for you. You're a pitiful person, so I do have pity for you .
@@Tony-5000 Tony don't be such a cry baby and answer the question ? or was it to far over your head.
@@earflab Cry baby? Why? Just because you were trying to insert your atheism because I had the audacity to say the word "God"? How fragile you must be. How easily offended are you! Again, you are a pitiful person, and I feel sorry for you.
The most beautiful, God sent creature that ever was.
All animals are beautiful but horses are in a class by themselves
Ashley Briggs My wife has been involved in horse racing for 30 years and before we went to see the movie she told me “Secretariat was “a god” and I didn’t understand what she meant until I left the movie theatre. And still after watching all his races numerous times it still chokes me up by the end of the Belmont. He raced here in Toronto for the last time and won. My wife got to watch this beautiful horse
@FEELSonWHEELS mankind is the worst species that God created
Had to have Pegasus in his bloods. That's as close as we will get to seeing the God of horses.
I've watched and studied these races for years...It just blows my mind every time.
I live in Australia and look at horse racing throughout the world. We've had tremendous horses now and in the past..
Watching these videos, nothing compares to Secretariat.. lastly you never get tired of them.
Well said Ashley. God bless and keep you.
This race was one of my first sports memories, and probably the most unforgettable. After watching what looked like a miracle, with parents and their friends out on the back porch, I told them to come in for the replay. They all stood there in amazement at what probably is the most dominant sports performance in history. There never has been, and probably never will be, an "athlete" the caliber of Secretariat.
What a horse!!! Still the greatest race horse, EVER!
The greatest horse EVER! I remember watching this; I was very young--in my early teens. I cried like a baby because I had never witnessed anything like that before. It is said that there were THOUSANDS of uncashed tickets that day because people wanted to hold on to a piece of history!
The most amazing horse ever to come to this world. What a will power in him....
It isn't just the fact that he won th triple crown...and his records are likely to be unbeatable...it's that he was dead last twice and won...and when he got the lead, even with zero competition in front of him and no one in sight for 20 lengths...he was still fighting as if he was in the closest race in his life....a remarkable gift to have seen it in 1973....my fave sporting moment.
One of the greatest moments in the history of sports. You would have had to be living at that time to feel the full impact of those triple crown races with the finality of the 31 link victory to understand.
*“That is a record that may stand forever”* Absolutely!
Every time I watch this horse run, the tears well up in my eyes.
Me too Ewald
Me too!... Secretariat was a special horse💯
This still gives me goosebumps watching these races nearly 50 years later.
The announcer made such a difference in these races. He actually told a story with his call. Close your eyes and you still can almost visualize the races.
watching the last race was truly emotional and great to see Secretariat pull away from the other horses and keep on going and going....what a great horse!
I get chills when I watch this.. What an incredible performance He is a beauty to watch.
Secretariat had many Nick names, Big Red, Miracle Horse but the one I think suited him best was " God's Horse "
The breath of God was in that horse. Secretariat is running through fields of glory, carrying God upon his back.
I think it's funny when people stick God into every miracle there is 😂
@@KidaMilo89 Define miracle.
Sham was born the wrong year.
Sham was a great horse and made Secretariat better.
Sham was the best pacemaker the great horse could have asked for, the times the pair achieved were remarkable
Yes, had he been born in another year he could have been A Triple Crown Winner.
agreed-as stated above. sham was a great horse but not great enough in 1973
Sham was awesome. Great was second best
When ever I saw the movie I have been in love with horses 🐎, I never thought I could get so emotional over just one horse, I mean that is one great horse, I could never imagine just seeing that horse and the feeling of riding him I mean you can’t explain it it just so beautiful to watch
I watched all 3 of the Triple Crown Races of Secreteriat. Almost half a century later, I am still reduced to tears. 3 of the most memorable moments of my life. I am so thankful Jesus.
It blows my mind how big he really was... the width of his chest compared to the others is noticeable. What an amazing horse ❤
“That is a record that may stand forever.” He was one of a kind. Sham was a worthy adversary, but no match for Secretariat’s perfection through form. Born to run, Turcotte just rode, never having to go to the whip. I watch these 3 races several times a year, and without fail am brought to tears from the magnificence every time. There’s a special place in my heart for that horse. I can’t explain it.
No explanation needed. I understand.
Me, too. I was 18 and just received my high school diploma on May 31st and turned 18 years old on June 2nd. I will never forget Secretariat. Amazing horse!!! A sign and a wonder.!!!
No matter how many times I watch Secretariat run it always gives me chills and makes my eyes water. Absolutely miraculous horse. Thanks for the upload! 🤗😇🌹
Janet Jones me too, sometimes I cry.
So do mine, I cry when I see him run, and he is so much larger than the other horses. It's unbelievable how big he is, bang his heart weighed 23 lbs, twice the size of other horses. It's clear that his heart was bigger philosophically as well.
this horse keeps me going. i wish i was there to witness him run, boy i am so glad there are still recordings of his races. absolute legend.
to me the most amazing part of the three races was Big Red's move from last to first in only 22 seconds in the preakness. It was like he was waiting for the announcer to say "while secretariat is last" From that moment he shifted into a gear the other horses just didn't possess .
"but ronnie turcotte has his whip put away, and SECRETARIAT has him put away! goosebumps!!
"he's moving like a TREMENDOUS MACHINE".....gets me every time.
This is my favorite video. I never tire of watching it. Secretariat- Best Athlete of all time!
I will always believe in all my 60 + years on this planet that Secretariat will ALWAYS be the greatest horse that ever lived.
horselover it’s all subjective since the two horses could not race each other. Let people enjoy themselves, grumpy.
That surge by Secretariat in the 2nd turn of the Preakness is still unbelievable!
He blew by the field while three horses out on the turn. Unbelievable.
He went from last to first in a hundred yards!
TRUE
Coming up on the outside at the preaknes, holding it, no whip, stretching it...just thrilling!
I m still watching this video from day it was posted.. And it still gives me goosebumps... Great pleasure to watch it over and over again
Simply amazing. All three races he showed incredible power and poise. Honestly this is one of the greatest achievemenrts in sports history.
This give me goosebumps all these years later. Every time I watch it I have tears. What a spectacular animal!
The GOAT of horse racing!
Honestly felt like Secretariat would have just been like, "you whip me with that and I swear I will lose on purpose"
Don't you think in the final race that Ronnie turcotte just lean forward and said, 'Show em what you got, kid?'
I watch this video multiple times a year. Thanks for posting it.
Just watched it again. Teared up at 4:07 watching his speed. How can this take my breath away time after time? I continue to be awestruck.
Because he was an act of God.
I was 14 years old and watched all three of these races but the Belmont was incredible. My mom was screaming at the TV for Secretariat. Loved this horse and still do.
What I think is amazing is Secretariat broke bad in the first two races and still set track records
I know this is a late reply but Secretariat would almost always break in the back of the pack and then pull a huge move up to the front near the middle/end of the race. Ronny knew he didn’t have to give him hell to have him move up and he didn’t tire out staying with the pack so there was no point in “racing” the entire race. He’d wait untill the end to turn him loose because of this. So my point is they weren’t bad breaks, he simply just didn’t need to haul ass to the front of the pack right away to win the race.
What changed at Belmont?
@@Goomlahexpress I think the horse decided it was time to go for a little run.
@@Goomlahexpress there were only 5 horses, not much of a pack
Ninos Shaoul
Think Ronny just let Red run the race the way he wanted to run. Flat out, no holding back.
Whenever I want motivation and inspiration, I watch the last ten minutes of the movie..it gives me such a can-do feeling! I love that Tweedy tells him to run his race. That's what life is....we all have to run our own races.
It's not often that I am speechless, but one can't help but feel that way when watching Secretariat. The greatest horse of all time - no one else comes close. Yes, you can talk about Man O'War, Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Count Fleet, Zenyatta, Citation, Northern Dancer, Cigar, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, American Pharoah... but Secretariat beats them all. As I noted elsewhere, even if they are still racing horses 500,000 years from now, we will NEVER see another horse quite like him. Consider that he holds the record times in all 3 races. In the Derby, he ran every quarter faster than the one before - something never done before or since on the first Saturday in May. Due to a teletimer error at Pimlico it took a few years before the Maryland Racing Commission finally confirmed that he had broken the Preakness record. And what can you say about the Belmont Stakes. To be blunt, it was the greatest sporting performance of the 20th century bar none. Secretariat destroyed the field, to the point where no horse has even come close to the two minutes, twenty four seconds time. Indeed, if any horse had pushed him, he likely would have done two minutes twenty - it's scary to think what he might have done. There are also stats showing that even though Ron Turcotte eased him off after the finish, Secretariat was still going so fast that he broke the world records for 1-3/4 miles as well as 2 miles. Just watch this video, and appreciate these three incredible races. We will never see another horse like Secretariat again.
I need to look those times for the 1-3/4 & 2 mile up; absolutely amazing!
The way he ran IS amazing. In the first two races, he seems to hang back, watching the field and deciding just how hard he has to run to beat them, and then, in the Belmont, he looks around and thinks "I know these guys - no problem". Turcotte was once asked how you race a horse like Secretariat, and he said "You don't; you just hold on for dear life." Secretariat ran HIS race, Turcotte just needed to be with the horse when he crossed the line.
That was a horse that loved to run and, more to the point, loved to WIN. He was a dominater. He loved leaving the other horses in his wake, and it wouldn't surprise me if Secretariat positively enjoyed breaking Sham over those three races. (Hey, sports heroes are often egotistical pricks - Secretariat probably didn't break that mold)
He NEVER got tired. Other horses slowed as the race wore on, but not Big Red. I would have loved to see how far he could run. Standard racing lengths clearly didn't challenge him; would two miles or three?
We'll never really know how powerful Secretariat was, because normal racing and normal horses couldn't push him to his best.
gcbrown1956 I agree with you on Secretariat I was 15 when I saw witness this Triple Crown I am a Canadian never saw a Northern dancer but I heard that horse was Incredible 2 but there's no one like Secretariat just a monster of a horse
One can make a strong case for Man O' War, who was even more dominant against the competition of his era, typically carried more weight, did not run with proper starting gates, wore iron shoes (as opposed to lighter aluminum), on tracks that were more loose and dusty, reportedly was not run full out when he had huge leads (like 100 lengths once!), and the races may have even been timed differently, straight from the start, rather than into the race, as the recent custom.
Both OBLITERATED records of their era. Secreatriat's astonishing Belmont, and Man O' War beating the track record by 6(!) seconds in his farewell match race against the excellent Sir Barton who won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont previously - not regarded as the "Triple Crown" then, which was why Man O' War didn't run all three.
No question both were great, supremely dominant horses, but it may be beyond the limits of analytic capability to really make a good call as to who among them was greater among 20th century horses.
Gary Nelson, I just love the fact that he usually broke dead last! I truly think that this was Secretariat's strategy to go 1/4 of a mile faster on each curve! He conserved energy and obviously got to the front on his own terms. He was truly a stunning and brilliant horse. Jockey Eddie Maple's said that when you saw those blue and white silks coming up, you knew the race was over! He did ride Secretariat to victory in Canada, his last race. Eddie said if he lost riding him, it would be all over for his career. He did a great job guiding him through the cold and sloppy track! Of course he won:)
Secretariat was an amazing horse. I get goosebumps every time I think of the call at the Belmont..."...he is moving like a tremendous machine..."
I think that I am like everyone else when I see Secretariat. First come the cold chills, then the tears. May I add that even though he was a magnificent horse, he had a sound team to support him. Ron Turcotte, if you read these posts, please know that I think that you are the most gracious jockey of all time. You give yourself no credit. Secretariat had the power, speed and dare I say he understood what he had to do to win. But Ron Turcotte knew this horse, his strategy! He almost always broke dead last! Ron, thank you for hand riding him. I can't stand to see a horse cropped to death, like Sham was in the Belmont! I know this would probably be illegal, but once Secretariat hit the point of no return, and was running his own race, the other horses should have been pulled and taken care of. He was just impossible to beat, (on any day)! IMHO, it's better to care for the horse than to cook him, or injure their legs. Just my observation! I will always love this dynamic duo:) RIP Big Red, you gave your all for a bucket of oats and hay. If it is possible, I think you are loved more today than in 1973! Ron Turcotte, I have the utmost respect for you and always will! You brought an amazing horse to victory:)
So true patty. You said it absolutely perfect. Ronnie and Secretariat were meant for each other. They were and still are the GOAT....
Wow 2022 and still watching this
It's November 2023.
I hope Penny is riding Secretariat now😊RIP Penny and Big Red❤️
I have so much admiration for Penny. She overcame so many odds against her to put Secretariat on the track. He won 16 of 21 races. What more could someone ask?
It literally took me 5 minutes to understand this
@@BeallRacing25 better late than never 👍😊
apb5000..I can empathize with those who love animals, but please understand that your statement is extremely unbiblical and simply not true. Jesus Christ suffered, agonized, and died on the cross as a propitiation for peoples sins alone; not for animals who do not go to heaven. The Kingdom of God isn't about what you're speaking too, but about Jesus Christ alone.
@@DanKoning777 What will Jesus be riding when He returns??
I watched this beautiful animal, as he swept through the Triple Crown, and cried all the way. I could not believe what I was witnessing.
There was never, a more beautiful example of pure power and determination, and there will never be, again.
RIP you most beautiful, Secretariat!
All his record still remain his until now! (2019). I miss him..
This was the race where Big Red decided to show everybody exactly what the deal was. So awesome that so many people come here to watch and remember him.
This NEVER GETS OLD!!! I was so blessed to be alive to see the All World horse of all time and that ever will be. Still get goosebumps and tears when I watch those highlights!
I cried all the way through. This was the most beautiful, the most full of heart, greatest athletic event in the history of mankind. That horse!!!!
It's 2019 and this is still one of the greatest feats of all time. "A tremendous machine!" The likes we will never see again.
Big Red is the most iconic racehorse to exist! Props to him, he will forever be in our hearts!
I remember watching all three races as an 18 year old that year. I had chill bumps going all up and down my body and I even started crying seeing him win the Triple Crown in the Belmont and I hardly ever cried. To me he'll always be the greatest racehorse to ever live.
I have the DVD of the movie Secretariat and have watched it many times. I never cease to get a chill when he comes around the last turn all alone! We probably will never see another one like him!
To this day, just stunning!
We'll never see a horse this powerful ever again.
I've seen clips of Secretariat numerous times and it still gives me goosebumps. Anytime I need a feel-good moment I watch a clip or the whole movie.
Gives me goosebumps every time. That 2.24 will stand forever.