secretariat was the greatest horse that ever lived.
secretariat was the greatest horse that ever lived.
who is the greatest horse that ever lived?
secretariat
the may 2, 1998 issue of the "new york times" wrote that ron turcotte, secretariat's jockey, had often told a story about meeting hollie hughes just before the 1973 belmont stakes. hughes told him: "son, you're riding the greatest horse that ever looked through a bridle. i have seen them all, including man o' war. secretariat is the best i've ever seen. you will win the belmont. don't fall off." 









































section::::personal life and death.
hollie hughes (horse trainer)
man o' war was inducted into the national museum of racing and hall of fame in 1957. in 1959, the man o' war stakes was created in his honor. in the blood-horse magazine ranking of the top 100 u.s. thoroughbred champions of the 20th century, man o' war was ranked no. 1. he was also ranked no. 1 by the associated press as the greatest horse of the 20th century in a separate poll. he was also ranked no. 1 greatest horse in racing history by sports illustrated (panel of 7) in 1992. espn ranked man o' war as number 84 on their list of the top athletes of the 20th century.
man o' war