tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post114616569622589437..comments2024-02-09T08:07:26.090-08:00Comments on Dodgy At Best: And I thought Drinks in SF Were Overpriced...Kanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1146238961736248132006-04-28T08:42:00.000-07:002006-04-28T08:42:00.000-07:00Lost in how great Secretariat is was just how grea...Lost in how great Secretariat is was just how great of a horse Sham was. Sham only ran the second fastest Derby time ever.<BR/><BR/>Same goes with Alydar because of Affirmed really. Only less so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1146232145403969572006-04-28T06:49:00.000-07:002006-04-28T06:49:00.000-07:00You can take that mak it a combo shite somewhere e...You can take that mak it a combo shite somewhere else. I flashed back to beeing tired, drunk, hungery and as pissed at you as I have ever been. That's all I got to say about that. I will cry 5 min before Derby 132 as I have every year for the last 20 years. You don't know the power of "Weep no more my lady." untill you hear it sung by 150,000 folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1146198246625208302006-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:002006-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:00Nice.Completely insane.That day Secretariat ran th...Nice.<BR/><BR/>Completely insane.<BR/><BR/>That day Secretariat ran the mile and a half in 2.24 flat, a full TWO SECONDS faster than the 2nd fastest Belmont ever (Easy Goer, 1989, 2.26 flat) - it is still the all time world record for a mile and a half on dirt by any horse.<BR/><BR/>He still holds the record for fastest Derby and Belmont in history, and the only reason he doesn't still hold the Preakness record is because of a timekeeping error that gave him a bogus time (then a track record, but since surpassed).<BR/><BR/>I don't think we'll ever see anything like that again, but you never know.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1146187431153210882006-04-27T18:23:00.000-07:002006-04-27T18:23:00.000-07:00In honor of the Derby, here's something for ya.htt...In honor of the Derby, here's something for ya.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CX9SIwYVcg&eurl=<BR/><BR/>I especially liked the Rudy soundtrack.<BR/><BR/>Normally I don't follow horse racing, but that just transcends all sports. I don't know why, but it does.<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping we see something as inspiring again in our lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com