| About me: | then it’s another eight lengths back to Private Smiles who is trailing the field. They continue down the backstretch. In fact Secretariat now taking the lead, he’s got it by about a length and a half. Still Sham, ten lengths back My Gallant Twice a Prince. They’re moving on the turn now. For the turn it’s Secretariat, he looks like he’s opening. The lead is increasing; make it three, three and a half. He’s moving into the turn, Secretariat holding onto a large lead. Sham is second and then it’s a long way back to My Gallant and Twice a Prince. They’re on the turn, and Secretariat is blazing along. The first three quarters of a mile in 1:09 and four fifths. Secretariat is widening now, he is moving like a tremendous machine. Secretariat by twelve, Secretariat by fourteen lengths on the turn. Sham is dropping back; it looks like they’ll catch him today as My Gallant and Twice a Prince are both coming up to him now, but Secretariat is all alone. He’s out there almost a sixteenth of a mile away from the rest of the horses. Secretariat is in a position that is impossible to catch. He’s into the stretch; Secretariat leads his field by eighteen lengths. And now Twice a Prince has taken second and My Gallant has moved back to third. They’re in the stretch. Secretariat has opened a twenty two length lead. He is going to be the Triple Crown winner. Here comes Secretariat to the wire, an unbelievable, an amazing performance. He hits the finish twenty five lengths in front. It’s going to be Twice a Prince second, My Gallant third, Private Smiles fourth, and Sham who had it today dropped back to fifth. An amazing, unbelievable performance by this miracle horse. |
