Secretariat anniversary
Written by Al Barger
Published June 09, 2003

Thirty years ago today, June 9, 1973, Secretariat, the "horse of the century" won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.

"He was the only honest thing in this country at the time. This huge magnificent animal who wasn't tied up in scandal, wasn't tied up in money, he just ran because he loved running." -George Plimpton

Unreformed hawkish Hoosier hillbilly and sometimes candidate Al Barger runs the still squeezin' down the psychodelic Kentucky moonshine at MoreThings.com, what with the paranoid religious visions and the Pentacostal music and visions of God and Sarah Palin and anarchy running amok and such. Somebody oughta call the cops to report his out of control freedom of conscience. Till they come to take him away somewhere where he can't hurt anyone else, you can check out his weekly column of NEW ALBUM RELEASES.
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Secretariat anniversary
Published: June 09, 2003
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