Secretariat
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Born: 30 March 1970 Died: 4 October 1989
Country of origin: United States
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In the book "Thoroughbred Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century", published by The Blood-Horse, Inc., he is ranked #2, behind only Man o' War.
Secretariat inspired a movie, El jinete eléctrico (1979) which centered on a fictional famous race horse named "Rising Star." Coincidentally, he later sired a horse named "Risen Star" (named for religious reasons by his owner) who went on to win the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes in 1988.
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) invited Penny Chenery in 1973 to bring her horse, the legendary Triple Crown winner Secretariat to appear on the s
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