Secretariat

In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever break the two-minute mark in winning the Kentucky Derby until recent winner Monarchos, Secretariat also pulled off one of the most astounding victories in the annals of horse racing by winning the Belmont Stakes by a record-breaking thirty-one lengths. Now William Nack updates his acclaimed portrait with a new afterword that examines the legacy of one of ESPN’s “100 Greatest Athletes of the Century”: the only horse to ever grace the covers of “Time,” “Newsweek,” and “Sports Illustrated” all in the same week.

Memorable quotes from the movie:

Lucien Laurin: He leans back against the starting gate like he’s in a hammock in the Caribbean…

Penny Chenery: This is not about going back. This is about life being ahead of you and you run at it! Because you never know how far you can run unless you run.

Lucien Laurin: He’s slower than a fat man encased in concrete being drug backwards.

Chris Chenery: It’s not whether they think we won. It’s whether we think we won.

Miss Ham: Great colts come from great sires.

Penny Chenery: I got what I wanted.
Hollis Chenery: You got what no one else wanted.

Penny Chenery: My father’s legacy is not his money. My father’s legacy is the will to win.

Penny Chenery: I will not live the rest of my life in regret.

Penny Chenery: [Chenery speaking to Secretariat the evening before the Belmont Stakes] I’ve run my race. You run yours.