A bit a slap on the face is it. We save the white mans battle fields but not the colour troops. Thank you.
@BlazeLycan-ym5bqКүн бұрын
The fact that his story was made into a movie just is something different..
@user-iw6jt4wy3w4 күн бұрын
Mr Alvin lived a life most horse racing fan dream about thank u for sharing ur very special memories Mr Alvin
@karamort1824 күн бұрын
What a good man, that horse knew he was being taken care of and loved
@hotdogs52657 күн бұрын
This was the fenway park of arenas that they let slip away.
@staceystar29847 күн бұрын
Great things come out of Virginia, what can i say. Once in a lifetime horse.
@irene-monique898 күн бұрын
What a new fond respect for my ancestors! Wow such a beautiful and heart tugging story ! I am truly so proud of my people and all that they done to get us where we are an even more proud to be an African American 💯😌👏🏽💕
@robertleslie24679 күн бұрын
My Lord Jesus Christ rode on a donkey entering Jerusalem. When He returns again he’ll be riding Big Red I reckon.
@phantomphotography739210 күн бұрын
I miss the old Garden.
@nikeyrawhide287311 күн бұрын
I was 19 back in '73 when Big Red left us all speechless. I watched the Kentucky Derby in California, the Preakness in West Germany, and the Belmont in Okinawa..three races, three continent. Thank you, United States Army..that was one of the highlight of my well-being//
@savcts577612 күн бұрын
DA FK U MEAN HE DID NOT CHOOSE VIOLENCE???? REPARATIONS 4MY BLACK PPL NOW!!! FOH
@virginiadancy721013 күн бұрын
Interesting indeed...
@PaulyMontgomeryHaileyMontgomer14 күн бұрын
I was born in 1874.
@Proud_Troll14 күн бұрын
I agree
@MichaelLaferriere16 күн бұрын
Radio Shack @21:47 Did I misse the Dream Machine or wasnt it open in 1992? And Babbages became Gamestop a few years later.
@definitedoll17 күн бұрын
A wonderful video, .great he interacted with the girl in J. Riggins!! The Carousel at the end is the cherry on top!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@DavidRussellM19 күн бұрын
RIP heroes!
@Opinare19 күн бұрын
3:47 this didnt age well
@maureengreen400820 күн бұрын
I tried to show my son and husband how magnificent Secretariat was when ran…no! Flew away from the rest of the other horses but I couldn’t convey how magical it was to them…it was like seeing the great horse - Phar Lap from the 1920’s. Seriously, I found the videos of Secretariat goosebump making🥰😮
@joyjulian43325 күн бұрын
Secretariat was my teen idol! I would draw his portrait and keep a scrap book of articles about him. He was amazing!
@topgeardel26 күн бұрын
This is such BS. We are so screwed up about our concept of heroism We don't set the bar high. The guy did something "heroic" in Vietnam. What he DIDN'T do was not go to a war his country didn't have the integrity and guts to declare. He DIDN'T have a clue that he didn't belong or have a right to be in Vietnam. He DIDN'T care if Vietnam did nothing to Americans and the US. He DIDN'T care if he was an invader and aggressor in someone else's country. He DIDN'T care that Vietnam was an Asian civil war for independence after an era of colonialism. He was too stupid to realize the simple conclusion that being in Vietnam did absolutely nothing for American freedom, security and way of life. And yet he gets the CMOH and is viewed a hero. Apparently obedience to a Government is more important than one's own conscience and ignorance doesn't disqualify someone from the nation's great award. I am a proud Vietnam/Draft resistor. Prove me wrong.
@user-re1hy6if7dАй бұрын
The man who petted him, loved him, took care of him. Who knew where to scratch, where to rub. Real horseman.
@cassandra4146Ай бұрын
Why is there NOT a license plate remembering Secretariat in Virginia!!!~!!!!
@mrs.c5471Ай бұрын
I laid my hands all over Big Red in 1978. My ex husband was raised in Paris Ky and went to school with the Hancocks, he surprised me by taking me out there on a Sunday in December. Clay Arnold, I believe was the Head Stud Groom and I couldn't BELIEVE when he had one of the guys go out and "bring in Red for this little lady to meet". So there he was, covered in mud, thick winter coat and HUGE! He was such a gentleman he literally stood there on a loose lead and let me love all over him! You could still SEE the look of eagles in his eyes. My polaroid picture is my wallpaper on my phone! I'll never ever forget and am so grateful to my ex, Clay Arnold and Big Red for the privilege of meeting a once in lifetime miracle
@thomassant21544 күн бұрын
I am so jealous! I wish I had seen him. My parents lived down the road from The Meadow horse farm. Its a shame what they did to the place. Parking lots where the horses used to run and play. Broke my heart when I saw it.
@jenifermorrell1918Ай бұрын
I was just a young teen, but I will never forget those races. He was an amazing boy.
@secretariatgirl4249Ай бұрын
I was given a private tour of the Meadows the day after the Virginia State Fair closed in the fall of 2016 by Leanne Ladin. As it happened, I was there on the date of his death. She kept the huge "poster" of him, life-sized, up and I look so small next to him! She told me stories about how as a young horse he would go into the river and they would frantically have to find him! My mom was in hospice in Dec. 2015 and I was up one night very late and suddenly the name "Secretariat" flashed into my mind. I went to YT and looked at the grainy Belmont over and over again and cried my heart out. After she passed in Feb. 2016, the NYRA finally released the color film of the race. That fall I went to his birthplace and then to KY to his grave and wept unabashedly and was given a rose from the bouquet on his grave. I still have it under glass. I have a wonderful collection with items signed by Ron and Penny. I also met his last born colt, Tinners Way, at Old Friends. To say it was a pilgrimage is not an exaggeration. It was magic. (PS..let's not forget Riva Ridge!)
@jimmiematho8082Ай бұрын
BIG RED❤👏👏👏 GOAT🐐 X Factor= enlarged heart 26lbs Average horse is 7lb to 10lbs
@saturnslipperАй бұрын
It makes me so sad to think about him being gone... I was so happy when he won the Belmont and the Triple Crown.
@marysage5864Ай бұрын
I have a DVD of Secretariat and Seabiscuit watch them often . Guess which one is coming out tonight.
@997cloudАй бұрын
Secretariat- still the goat.
@evangriffin2069Ай бұрын
My father was the Owner/Pro here in the 90s till closing. I absolutley love this course and all the memoraeys it has given me. I'll never forget playing with my brothers and my dad out here.
@barbrice721Ай бұрын
I cant imagine how he feels because I still get chills watching this Beautiful Creature move. I watched those races and I picked him in the derby because I told my Dad look at him his hindend is so tall he will be running downhill. And we both laughed. Core Memory. That got even stronger with each race. ❤
@sergeantmasson3669Ай бұрын
Meeting Secretariat in-person was a life changing experience for myself and my 4 young daughters back in the 80's. Secretariat was as close to perfection as a horse could ever be.
@BekindtopeopleАй бұрын
“Ancient” house… I think the word “historic” is more accurate.
@gregmcquade641Ай бұрын
Thank you for the correction @bekindtopeople. I really appreciate your feedback on my word usage. Hope you enjoyed the story on President Tyler's grandson.
@user-xf3qt8yn2wАй бұрын
He never passed on those gene's of greatness ! I guess he was meant to be the greatest of all , one in a century ❤ rip
@jimmiematho8082Ай бұрын
Apparently the X Factor is passed on through the mother. If you don't know what that is that's the enlarged heart syndrome they call it the X Factor it has its own Wikipedia page if you're interested
@184876elaАй бұрын
SEMPER FI SIR
@jimhackett113Ай бұрын
Absolutely outstanding. Hand salute, sir.
@DESFCUSАй бұрын
Its like you can still here the boo's.
@mafirearmsafetyАй бұрын
“A Tremendous Machine”!!! That still gives me chills every time I see this, and I never get tired of hearing/seeing this Legend!!
@J24JАй бұрын
Why does anything about Secretariat make me cry? Secretariat hits you deep inside and makes you feel...
@lucybarrington4634Ай бұрын
I know. Me too.
@cathysmith1555Ай бұрын
Me too! I visited the Kentucky Horse Park several years ago. It was bittersweet as my Grandma always wanted to go there and never was able to. I went and stood in front of Secretariats statue and bawled my eyes out.
@janetbrooks.akaspiritwalkerАй бұрын
I just found out after watching these races and other stories
@mistychenoweth9716Ай бұрын
Me too. Because we know we’ll never see his like again.
@secretariatgirl4249Ай бұрын
Because he was transcendent.....he is my Spirit Horse...He makes me cry every time ...
@kadeeimenuwat2143Ай бұрын
Im grateful to have one of Secretariat's descendants who looks just like him. Big sorrel horse with the same blaze and same softness in the eye.
@feliciagaffney1998Ай бұрын
Did yours ever race?
@brendazenger9590Ай бұрын
I feel blessed to have a Great Granddaughter of Secretariat. Big bay with 4 white socks and a white star. Smart, kind, with a soft eye. My heart horse and a tiny piece of the one and only Secretariat. ❤️
@missourimongoose88587 күн бұрын
There has to be a good story about how u got him
@jasonbell5905Ай бұрын
These grooms and stable men from then are the real hero’s and laid the foundation some reap from today.
@tambramccauley2132Ай бұрын
the greatest of all time
@OldSchoolLifeАй бұрын
This was my very first mall as a kid...so many memories here through the years...going to the movies, Kay-Bee Toys, Orange Julius, Dream Machine, Radio Shack, buying my first item on a Sears credit card, eating at the food court, etc. Thanks for sharing this video, it's nice to look back at what we had. I'm sure that when a lot of us were kids, we thought these places would always be here. But now they're gone. So it's good to have these bits of nostalgia to revisit now and then.
@matthewfrawley724Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. My last trip to the old Garden was in February or March of ‘95 for a Celtics game. Fond memories of going there with my father for games in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Saw Phish and The Grateful Dead there, too. Life goes on.
@matthewfrawley724Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. My last trip to the old Garden was in February or March of ‘95 for a Celtics game. Fond memories of going there with my father for games in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Saw Phish and The Grateful Dead there, too. Life goes on.
@josephcampbell8029Ай бұрын
My wife is related to you
@alexandergonzie1200Ай бұрын
I started going there in 1993! I remember Kaybee, Spencer, McCrory's and the Carousel.
@KeithHouchensАй бұрын
Took this trip last year and it was great. I would highly recommend it, both Will and Will are very knowledgeable about the river and history of these boats.
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A bit a slap on the face is it. We save the white mans battle fields but not the colour troops. Thank you.
The fact that his story was made into a movie just is something different..
Mr Alvin lived a life most horse racing fan dream about thank u for sharing ur very special memories Mr Alvin
What a good man, that horse knew he was being taken care of and loved
This was the fenway park of arenas that they let slip away.
Great things come out of Virginia, what can i say. Once in a lifetime horse.
What a new fond respect for my ancestors! Wow such a beautiful and heart tugging story ! I am truly so proud of my people and all that they done to get us where we are an even more proud to be an African American 💯😌👏🏽💕
My Lord Jesus Christ rode on a donkey entering Jerusalem. When He returns again he’ll be riding Big Red I reckon.
I miss the old Garden.
I was 19 back in '73 when Big Red left us all speechless. I watched the Kentucky Derby in California, the Preakness in West Germany, and the Belmont in Okinawa..three races, three continent. Thank you, United States Army..that was one of the highlight of my well-being//
DA FK U MEAN HE DID NOT CHOOSE VIOLENCE???? REPARATIONS 4MY BLACK PPL NOW!!! FOH
Interesting indeed...
I was born in 1874.
I agree
Radio Shack @21:47 Did I misse the Dream Machine or wasnt it open in 1992? And Babbages became Gamestop a few years later.
A wonderful video, .great he interacted with the girl in J. Riggins!! The Carousel at the end is the cherry on top!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
RIP heroes!
3:47 this didnt age well
I tried to show my son and husband how magnificent Secretariat was when ran…no! Flew away from the rest of the other horses but I couldn’t convey how magical it was to them…it was like seeing the great horse - Phar Lap from the 1920’s. Seriously, I found the videos of Secretariat goosebump making🥰😮
Secretariat was my teen idol! I would draw his portrait and keep a scrap book of articles about him. He was amazing!
This is such BS. We are so screwed up about our concept of heroism We don't set the bar high. The guy did something "heroic" in Vietnam. What he DIDN'T do was not go to a war his country didn't have the integrity and guts to declare. He DIDN'T have a clue that he didn't belong or have a right to be in Vietnam. He DIDN'T care if Vietnam did nothing to Americans and the US. He DIDN'T care if he was an invader and aggressor in someone else's country. He DIDN'T care that Vietnam was an Asian civil war for independence after an era of colonialism. He was too stupid to realize the simple conclusion that being in Vietnam did absolutely nothing for American freedom, security and way of life. And yet he gets the CMOH and is viewed a hero. Apparently obedience to a Government is more important than one's own conscience and ignorance doesn't disqualify someone from the nation's great award. I am a proud Vietnam/Draft resistor. Prove me wrong.
The man who petted him, loved him, took care of him. Who knew where to scratch, where to rub. Real horseman.
Why is there NOT a license plate remembering Secretariat in Virginia!!!~!!!!
I laid my hands all over Big Red in 1978. My ex husband was raised in Paris Ky and went to school with the Hancocks, he surprised me by taking me out there on a Sunday in December. Clay Arnold, I believe was the Head Stud Groom and I couldn't BELIEVE when he had one of the guys go out and "bring in Red for this little lady to meet". So there he was, covered in mud, thick winter coat and HUGE! He was such a gentleman he literally stood there on a loose lead and let me love all over him! You could still SEE the look of eagles in his eyes. My polaroid picture is my wallpaper on my phone! I'll never ever forget and am so grateful to my ex, Clay Arnold and Big Red for the privilege of meeting a once in lifetime miracle
I am so jealous! I wish I had seen him. My parents lived down the road from The Meadow horse farm. Its a shame what they did to the place. Parking lots where the horses used to run and play. Broke my heart when I saw it.
I was just a young teen, but I will never forget those races. He was an amazing boy.
I was given a private tour of the Meadows the day after the Virginia State Fair closed in the fall of 2016 by Leanne Ladin. As it happened, I was there on the date of his death. She kept the huge "poster" of him, life-sized, up and I look so small next to him! She told me stories about how as a young horse he would go into the river and they would frantically have to find him! My mom was in hospice in Dec. 2015 and I was up one night very late and suddenly the name "Secretariat" flashed into my mind. I went to YT and looked at the grainy Belmont over and over again and cried my heart out. After she passed in Feb. 2016, the NYRA finally released the color film of the race. That fall I went to his birthplace and then to KY to his grave and wept unabashedly and was given a rose from the bouquet on his grave. I still have it under glass. I have a wonderful collection with items signed by Ron and Penny. I also met his last born colt, Tinners Way, at Old Friends. To say it was a pilgrimage is not an exaggeration. It was magic. (PS..let's not forget Riva Ridge!)
BIG RED❤👏👏👏 GOAT🐐 X Factor= enlarged heart 26lbs Average horse is 7lb to 10lbs
It makes me so sad to think about him being gone... I was so happy when he won the Belmont and the Triple Crown.
I have a DVD of Secretariat and Seabiscuit watch them often . Guess which one is coming out tonight.
Secretariat- still the goat.
My father was the Owner/Pro here in the 90s till closing. I absolutley love this course and all the memoraeys it has given me. I'll never forget playing with my brothers and my dad out here.
I cant imagine how he feels because I still get chills watching this Beautiful Creature move. I watched those races and I picked him in the derby because I told my Dad look at him his hindend is so tall he will be running downhill. And we both laughed. Core Memory. That got even stronger with each race. ❤
Meeting Secretariat in-person was a life changing experience for myself and my 4 young daughters back in the 80's. Secretariat was as close to perfection as a horse could ever be.
“Ancient” house… I think the word “historic” is more accurate.
Thank you for the correction @bekindtopeople. I really appreciate your feedback on my word usage. Hope you enjoyed the story on President Tyler's grandson.
He never passed on those gene's of greatness ! I guess he was meant to be the greatest of all , one in a century ❤ rip
Apparently the X Factor is passed on through the mother. If you don't know what that is that's the enlarged heart syndrome they call it the X Factor it has its own Wikipedia page if you're interested
SEMPER FI SIR
Absolutely outstanding. Hand salute, sir.
Its like you can still here the boo's.
“A Tremendous Machine”!!! That still gives me chills every time I see this, and I never get tired of hearing/seeing this Legend!!
Why does anything about Secretariat make me cry? Secretariat hits you deep inside and makes you feel...
I know. Me too.
Me too! I visited the Kentucky Horse Park several years ago. It was bittersweet as my Grandma always wanted to go there and never was able to. I went and stood in front of Secretariats statue and bawled my eyes out.
I just found out after watching these races and other stories
Me too. Because we know we’ll never see his like again.
Because he was transcendent.....he is my Spirit Horse...He makes me cry every time ...
Im grateful to have one of Secretariat's descendants who looks just like him. Big sorrel horse with the same blaze and same softness in the eye.
Did yours ever race?
I feel blessed to have a Great Granddaughter of Secretariat. Big bay with 4 white socks and a white star. Smart, kind, with a soft eye. My heart horse and a tiny piece of the one and only Secretariat. ❤️
There has to be a good story about how u got him
These grooms and stable men from then are the real hero’s and laid the foundation some reap from today.
the greatest of all time
This was my very first mall as a kid...so many memories here through the years...going to the movies, Kay-Bee Toys, Orange Julius, Dream Machine, Radio Shack, buying my first item on a Sears credit card, eating at the food court, etc. Thanks for sharing this video, it's nice to look back at what we had. I'm sure that when a lot of us were kids, we thought these places would always be here. But now they're gone. So it's good to have these bits of nostalgia to revisit now and then.
Thanks for the video. My last trip to the old Garden was in February or March of ‘95 for a Celtics game. Fond memories of going there with my father for games in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Saw Phish and The Grateful Dead there, too. Life goes on.
Thanks for the video. My last trip to the old Garden was in February or March of ‘95 for a Celtics game. Fond memories of going there with my father for games in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Saw Phish and The Grateful Dead there, too. Life goes on.
My wife is related to you
I started going there in 1993! I remember Kaybee, Spencer, McCrory's and the Carousel.
Took this trip last year and it was great. I would highly recommend it, both Will and Will are very knowledgeable about the river and history of these boats.
I miss him