I was 14 when Secretariat won his but I was a huge horse racing fan already so I appreciated what I was seeing, and knew I would never again see the race he ran in the Belmont, I loved Seattle Slew and enjoyed his and Affirmed was one of my all time favorites, I saw him break his maiden and loved the horse for his kindness and intelligence , Pharoah actually reminds me of him, I've liked American Pharoah from the beginning as well, liked his sire and especially his Grandsire who I named one of my show dogs after
so this was a very satisfying win. I had recorded the whole days racing and was eating a late lunch at Outback when the race was ready to go off, I was surprised to see all the TV monitors on the race and as he was pulling away in the stretch the whole place was cheering and clapping, it was awesome to see a whole restaurant stop to enjoy a special occasion and celebrate the greatness of a horse, I had tears !!
