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Although Penny Chenery gets the credit for managing Secretariat's racing career, Christopher Chenery was the genius behind the matching of Somethingroyal and Bold Ruler to produce Secretariat. In 1965 he set up the deal by which two Meadow mares would be bred annually to top sire Bold Ruler, owned by Ogden Phipps.
In March 2016, Secretariat's Triple Crown victory was rated #13 in the Sports Illustrated listing of the 100 Greatest Moments in Sports History. [153] Due to Secretariat's enduring popularity, Chenery remained a prominent figure in racing and a powerful advocate for thoroughbred aftercare and veterinary research until her death in 2017.
Lady's Secret was sired by U.S. Triple Crown champion Secretariat and out of Great Lady M., a daughter of Icecapade who was a half brother to Ruffian. Lady's Secret was also closely related to Ruffian on her sire's side since Secretariat and Reviewer (Ruffian's sire) shared a sire in Bold Ruler. She was a small horse, weighing no more than ...
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Secretariat’s main groom and constant companion, Eddie Sweat, died in 1998 at 58. The country may have never heard of Secretariat if it weren't for some good racing luck coming from Meadow Farm ...
Paris is undeniably Secretariat’s town, but at the same time, the allegiance is so much more personal than checkered flags and blue and white ribbons. This year, in honor of the 50th anniversary ...
The Horse God Built: Secretariat, His Groom, Their Legacy (2006) HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-00-200793-1 Nack, William . Secretariat: The Making of a Champion (2002) Da Capo Press ISBN 978-0-306-81133-3
Cooper Neill/Getty Images Triple Crown winner Secretariat’s family was “outraged” by Jason Kelce’s claims that the horse used steroids when it raced in the 1970s. Kate Tweedy, the daughter ...