“He’s 1,100 pounds of baby fat, eats too much and too often.
The only reason he doesn’t eat more is he’s too busy sleeping. He only does
what he wants to do, exactly when he wants to do it. He lays against the back
of the starting gate like he’s in a hammock in the Caribbean. When he finally
does get out of the gate, it takes him forever to find his stride.” – Lucien
Laurin, Secretariat's trainer
Secretariat was an unusual horse. His heart was three times
the size of an average horse’s heart, giving him a huge advantage. He had a
wider stride than most racehorses. He was the ninth winner of the triple crown,
and still holds the record for speed in all three races. This year’s Kentucky Derby
was all about Secretariat, though he’s been dead thirty-six years. You see,
every one of this year’s competitors descended from the world’s greatest
racehorse.
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