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The 1973 Triple Crown winner, Secretariat, had a reputation of running just fast enough to beat his competition. After the racehorse’s death, it was discovered during the necropsy that Secretariat’s heart was perfect, no problems with it, but weighed between 21-22 pounds. [An average horse has a heart weight of about nine pounds.] Not to be forgotten is Secretariat’s key rival, Sham. He was a fantastic racehorse who not so surprisedly also had a big heart with a weight of…..
Why does it seem like disaster or disappointments strike suddenly? That’s what seems to have happened a few years ago to the trainer of the newest Kentucky Derby winner when he lost twenty-three of his horses to a fire caused by lightening. He even thought it might be a sign to abandon a training career altogether. His present horse, Rich Strike, was bought at a low-level claiming race for $30,000. But not all ‘suddenly’ moments are calamitous. The morning of…..
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