Okay, bit of a random post. So, I've been working on horse art and whatnot. However, I keep finding people getting angry that Secretariat wasn't included in posts/videos.
For a bit of background, Secretariat is the 1973 Triple Crown winner, and his records still stand. I, personally, believe Secretariat is over glorified. Yes, he was an amazing winner, but there's more horses who deserve recognition. Sham, to example, is mainly known as a horse Secretariat beat.
While I understand that Secretariat won a lot of money, and holds records, there's other horses who deserve recognition. Ruffian, for example. She was a three year old filly who broke her leg during a match race against Foolish Pleasure. And, in that era, females weren't looked greatly upon. When she broke her leg, she had nuns and people WORLDWIDE praying for her.
Again, I'm not dissing Secretariat. I just think he's too glorified, and I believe other horses deserve recognition for their achievements.