Secretariat at the Belmont...just unbelievable.
Shooting your age in golf.
Add to that his wailing on Robin Ventura when RV charged the mound.:grin:Nolan Ryan. Pitching a no hitter at 44 years of age, and still throwing a 98 mph fastball in 1993 with a torn ligament in his pitching arm.
Hard to argue that.I'm going to second this as the greatest achievement in one event in sports history.
Secretariat finished the 1973 Belmont Stakes in 2:24 flat, which has now been the world record for a mile and a half on a dirt track for 44 years.
The closest any other horse has come to that time in the history of the Belmont Stakes is 2:26, which would be about 10 lengths behind Secretariat.
Other records by Secretariat that may never be broken:
Winning all three Triple Crown races in record time. All three records still stand:
1:59 2/5 in the Kentucky Derby (still the track record)
1:53 in the Preakness (still the track record)
2:24 in the Belmont (still the world record)
Setting the fastest time ever in the Kentucky Derby by running each quarter mile faster than the previous one. His times for each quarter mile in the Derby were
25 1/5
24
23 4/5
23 2/5
23
Miracle on ice far and away. Imagine the Minnesota Gophers beating an NHL all star team. The game after was pretty good too.
It was a great victory, deserving of it's nickname ... but NHL players were not allowed to play in the 1980 Olympics. The Soviet team was a great one, and most certainly were professional hockey players in western terms. Many went on to outstanding NHL careers.
Dave
I'm going to second this as the greatest achievement in one event in sports history.
Secretariat finished the 1973 Belmont Stakes in 2:24 flat, which has now been the world record for a mile and a half on a dirt track for 44 years.
The closest any other horse has come to that time in the history of the Belmont Stakes is 2:26, which would be about 10 lengths behind Secretariat.
Other records by Secretariat that may never be broken:
Winning all three Triple Crown races in record time. All three records still stand:
1:59 2/5 in the Kentucky Derby (still the track record)
1:53 in the Preakness (still the track record)
2:24 in the Belmont (still the world record)
Setting the fastest time ever in the Kentucky Derby by running each quarter mile faster than the previous one. His times for each quarter mile in the Derby were
25 1/5
24
23 4/5
23 2/5
23