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Penny's theme changes depending on if you win or lose a microgame on her stage, that's why the timer doesn't skip ahead when you finish a game fast like on a...
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- PJiggles' Echo Channel
- Secretariat’s Fate Rested on A Coin Toss.
- Secretariat Was Named Horse of The Year twice.
- Secretariat Lost The Run-Up to The Derby.
- Secretariat Set Records That Are Still Standing today.
- Secretariat Was A Media Superstar.
- Secretariat Won The Belmont Stakes by A Jaw-Dropping margin.
- Secretariat Was Euthanized at Just 19 Years old.
In the fall of 1969, stable owners Ogden Phipps and Penny Chenery met in the offices of the New York Racing Association for what turned out to be one of the most important coin tosses in sports history. The winner would receive the recently born foal of the sire Bold Ruler and the mare Hasty Matelda, while the loser would get a second foal from Bol...
After losing his very first race, at Aqueduct on July 4, 1972, Secretariatlost just once more in his two-year-old campaign, and even that was due to a controversial disqualification in a race. At the end of that season, he was unanimously voted the winner of the Eclipse Award as Horse of the Year—the first 2-year-old to be so honored. In fact, only...
Secretariat easily won the first two races as a three-year-old, before running a disappointing third in the Wood Memorial, his final tune-up before Churchill Downs. With many in the racing world dismissing his chances at the Derby, Secretariat’s owner and trainers believed that their horse’s showing at the Wood had little to do with his stamina or ...
As the 1973 Derby began, Secretariat broke out of the gate last, before quickly moving up on the field. Accelerating with each quarter-mile segment, he crossed the finish line at 1:59 2/5th, a new (and still standing) course record. In the 40 years since, only one other horse, Monarchos, has finished in under 2 minutes. Two weeks later at the Preak...
Secretariat-mania reached a fever pitch as he prepared for the final leg of the Triple Crown: The week before the Belmont, Sports Illustrated, Time and Newsweekmagazines featured him on their covers in the same week—an unheard of accomplishment that has never been repeated. After his victory, demand for the thoroughbred’s time grew go great that hi...
Racing against only four other horses in New York, Secretariat was considered such a favorite that no third-place “show” bets were accepted on him. As was the case at both the Derby and the Preakness, Secretariat faced off against Sham, but this time his cousin was unable to truly challenge him, finishing last. Secretariat, however, opened an enorm...
Secretariat’s record off the track was not as successful as it had been on it. Put out to stud in late 1973, he sired nearly 600 foals, including one horse that sold for more than $1 million at auction—but nearly all of his male offspring failed miserably at the racetrack. Secretariat’s grandsires fared a bit better, with grandsons A.P. Indy a Hors...
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May 23, 2024 · Penny Mordaunt is said to be on manoeuvres to take the Tory leadership crown should Mr Sunak lose the election. But the House of Commons leader could find she is moving out of Westminster...
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4 days ago · Conservatives are predicted to win just 140 seats – Tories’ worst result in 117 years. The new makeup of the House of Commons according to the new YouGov poll (Provider: Metro.co.uk) This ...
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3 days ago · Labour could be on course to win a historic landslide, with the party expected to win a 194-seat majority, a YouGov poll shows. It would be the highest number of seats of any party at any election ...
Gut reactions from Memphis basketball's 71-65 loss to Wichita State in its opening game of the American Athletic Conference tournament.
