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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
There's nothing overrated about that performance ... it was easily the single greatest performance in the history of the triple crown.
Perhaps Secretariat's career as a whole is a little overrated because he was at his best when all eyes are glued to racing for five weeks... and he had his share of peaks and valleys in his form.
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It was exceptional as an individual race, I agree. But people point to the lengths he won by and don't understand why he won by so much....I've been over this in the Reading Room on Bid vs. Secretariat.