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While racing experts considered Secretariat a model of physical perfection, no one knew at the time that his heart was more than twice the size of twice the size of an average horse’s heart. Dr.
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Secretariat's heart was estimated to be about 22 pounds and was not "pathologically enlarged," Swerczek said. The average horse's heart weighs about 8.5 pounds.
An SI 60 Q&A with William Nack on his famous 1990 Sports Illustrated story, 'Pure Heart,' a personal reminiscence on the life and death of the great racehorse Secretariat.
The story of Secretariat is undeniably extraordinary. Here's a horse nobody gave a chance to, one that nobody believed in, one that nobody really wanted. And then? Diane Lane admires her steed in ...
Secretariat is the first horse with a Nielsen rating. ... After his death in 1989, an autopsy revealed Secretariat's heart was as big as three-times the size of an average horse.
Secretariat’s heart — which a 1989 necropsy found weighed 22 pounds, compared to 8 1/2 pounds for the average horse — was the basis for an Audi car commercial in 2017.
Secretariat is a racehorse known by many, even those who aren't invested in the world of racing. The historic horse set unbeatable records in all three Triple Crown races.
She was indeed a delightful lady who owned a horse that captured a nation’s heart, save one. She’ll be sorely missed. But today, I can’t help but wonder why she had to go and breed Secretariat.
From there it veered to Jason’s suspicions about Secretariat and his abnormally large heart, a leap that elicited a sharp response from the long-dead horse’s legion of fans.
Kelce later doubled down on his assertion with a post on X (formerly Twitter), pointing to Secretariat's famously large heart, which he claimed to be a symptom of steroid use among athletes.At the ...
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