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Belmont Stakes...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_(racehorse)

"Secretariat's stride at the finish was so powerful that it took jockey Ron Turcotte nearly two furlongs to pull him up.

In fact, after Secretariat galloped out for 1/8 mile after the race his time for 1 and 5/8 miles including the cool down is alleged to be 2 minutes 37.6 seconds, which would have broken a world record set by the great Swaps in 1956 by three lengths.

At the mile and 3/8 point, Secretariat had run faster than Man O' War's record from when the Belmont was run at that length.

Secretariat's winning margin of 31 lengths in the long and grueling Belmont Stakes is remembered as one of the most dramatic events in thoroughbred racing history. Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated featured Secretariat on their covers on June 11, 1973, the first to be featured on all three magazines' covers in the same week, though no journalists or racing experts had expected the pure and absolute domination that Secretariat exhibited. If the Beyer Speed Figure calculation had been developed during that time, Andrew Beyer calculated that Secretariat would have earned a figure of 139, one of the highest figures he has ever assigned. <1> Bettors holding 5,617 winning on-course Tote tickets never redeemed them."

Belmont is such a great race. The description of the wide shot at the end of the race and the cheering fans was wonderful.

Gore has the heart of a lion and the perseverance of a real champion. People don't know who they're dealing with but they'll find out when he declares his candidacy on the steps of the Florida Supreme Court and throws down with DNC telling them he'll win and he'll expect that every delegate selected is credentialed at the Democratic Convention;) Why not, that's how it's done when you need to break the mold to save the world.