Secretariat

Secretariat 
Champion of our time
Written in history as Great
Made us forget Watergate

5/31/15

horseclerihew

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Sara Kendrick

June 4, 2015 at 3:22 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Way to go..Sara

Judy Konos

June 4, 2015 at 4:18 PM

Thank you Sara....nice to hear from you

Viv Wigley

June 3, 2015 at 12:20 AM

Congrats, Judy, nice to see a horsey receiving some approbation, and worthy of it, too. I suppose our equivalent would be Desert Orchid. Viv x

Judy Konos

June 3, 2015 at 6:18 AM

The only thing equivalent would be Man O' War and will forever be questioned as to which horse was the fastest! Given modern track conditions my bet goes to Man O' War....Thanks for stopping by

Skat A

June 2, 2015 at 10:31 PM

Judy, congrats on your Cleri-who :) WIN.... SKAT

Judy Konos

June 3, 2015 at 6:19 AM

Thank you boot skat and boogie

Shirley Rebstock

June 2, 2015 at 6:24 PM

Liked your clerihew, Secretariat was great horse

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 7:07 PM

Thank you ...indeed he was...

Eve Roper

June 2, 2015 at 5:44 PM

Congratulations on your win. :~)Hugs Eve

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 5:46 PM

You tube...watch his Belmont Stakes, Secretariat wins by 31 lengths which appears the horses were racing on two different race tracks. Thanks for your comment.

Andrea Dietrich

June 2, 2015 at 5:40 PM

Was he famous in the 70's? I know I have heard of this magnificent horse from somewhere before. Congrats. It is so nice to see you on the winner list too!!

Jan Allison

June 2, 2015 at 4:37 PM

Dropping back with my congratulations Judy - I loved your unique take on the theme:-) Hugs jan xx

Kim Merryman

June 2, 2015 at 4:35 PM

Judy, congrats on your placement in my contest! Soupmail... Love, Kim

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 7:08 PM

Thank You Kim...your contest was excellent...and so very different...thanks again....

Sandra Haight

June 2, 2015 at 4:20 PM

You brought that memory back, Judy! Now I will always remember about that great horse when I think of Watergate! Congrats on your nice win! Hugs, Sandra

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 4:31 PM

And remember that Americans had little to believe in with the on going war and Watergate. Secretariat was our honest hero who made the cover of Time and Newsweek magazine. Today his track record remains unbeaten. Back then he was our HOPE our only HOPE.....

Ilene Bauer

June 1, 2015 at 4:06 PM

i didn't remember that his time was at the same time as watergate. thanks for that reminder! nicely done...

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 4:33 PM

Jack Ellison

June 1, 2015 at 3:18 PM

WOW! I remember Secretariat from back then!!! A special horse... a great poem to honour him! Good one, dear Judy! Love, Jack xxx

Jack Ellison

June 1, 2015 at 5:11 PM

If you're referring to The Canadiana Folksingers from the early 60s, the name of our one and only album was called "This Land Is Your Land!" I was the banjo player, one of 6 singers, a la New Christy Minstrels! Our CD was for sale on ebay but I thinks it's gone! Love, Jack xxx

Judy Konos

June 1, 2015 at 3:47 PM

Jack what was the name of that Group Contest you won? And can you give me the address?

Jan Allison

June 1, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Love your clerihew - have only seen them penned about people - brillaint to see you honour this great horse:-) Hugs Jan xx

Judy Konos

June 1, 2015 at 3:54 PM

Secretariat was the only honest thing America had to believe in during the Nixon Vietnamization and Watergate! Amazingly he still holds the Track Record but then his heart was twice as large as a regular thoroughbred inherited from his Mother/dam 'Something Royal'

Tim Smith

June 1, 2015 at 2:36 PM

One of the greatest racehorses of all time. I have a picture of with him somewhere...I'll have to try and dig it up

Judy Konos

June 7, 2015 at 6:50 PM

Tim a reminder here about your comment: "One of the greatest racehorses of all time. I have a picture of with him somewhere...I'll have to try and dig it up' So are you still trying? Your photo is historical .

Judy Konos

June 2, 2015 at 7:14 PM

Are you still digging to find that picture...I will haunt you...

Judy Konos

June 1, 2015 at 2:46 PM

Sounds good...Dig it up, write a poem and put your photo for all of us to see.... That would be delightful not to mention a rarity!