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good to know..... I thought he was calling the horse Lebron due to the results on the track, and if we go by results, it would be
Big Red...
I pulled up the replay of the 1973 belmont, still gives me chills to watch....
"he is moving like a tremendous machine"
I was only a kid at Belmont in 73 (my father and gramps took me) but I remember everyone was 100% that Sec would win. People were almost bored by the coming race and everyone had $ signs in their eyes.
The crowd went nuts when Sec pulled ahead, but as the lead grew and grew, the thoughts of money and a boring win were gone, and everyone realized a tremendous event was taking place. The crowd cheers became a massive, continuous roar that shook the place. That was my first experience with pandemonium