![]() ![]() During the Belmont, he was yelling,”You’re going too fast,” as he watching the other-worldly performance of the brilliant chestnut horse. The morning of Secretariat’s Belmont he saw the big horse become startled as he reared up on his hind legs. Throughout those magical days, Nack was there for it all. He would pull it out and tell friends of Secretariat’s Preakness win. ![]() Nack took this feather and put it in his wallet along with a worn photo of one of his favorite horses, Swaps. The big horse had a pigeon feather on his nose the eve of the Preakness. Once trainer Lucien Laurin decided to use the New York prep races on Secretariat’s road to the Kentucky Derby, Nack began showing up at Barn 5 at Belmont, scribbling on pads of paper every detail of the day. Nack had gotten to know the Meadow Stable crowd from having covered the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Riva Ridge. ![]()
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