Originally Posted by sham

Along a similar story line, a well known horseman (can't remember who), perhaps Sil Veitch or maybe Holly Hughes was asked his opinion of Secretariat after he won the Derby. He replied that he retained a list with five or six horses that were among the best he ever saw. He needed to see more but Secretariat might well earn his way on his list. Five weeks later after Super Red completed the triple crown sweep with his historic Belmont performance, this horseman was again asked if Secretariat had yet made his way on the list of five or six greatest horses. His quick response was "there is only one horse on my list."