After watching the movie that came out earlier this year, I was convinced that there had to be quite a bit more to the story (which is more about the horse's owner, Penny Tweedy), and since the great horse's glory days were before I was born, I figured I was due to read the book the movie was based on.
So, I did. (Secretariat, by William Nack) And it was very informative. Very factual, lots of details...some of which felt like they dragged down the excitement of the story at times, but to a certain niche audience, the information regarding breeding and bloodlines could prove to be very interesting.
But when it comes to the horse, it's a different story than the types that are usually made into movies. Secretariat was never the "underdog" type...he basically kicked ass all over the place from the very beginning of his career, which was of course kept short for financial (aka syndicated breeding) purposes. Aside from that, the story is just more rich people becoming richer and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on horses. There are interesting portions to read about the details of the races themselves, and the rituals and workouts that Secretariat went through to prepare for those races.
Personally, I'm have to say that I enjoy the story of Seabiscuit more, but that doesn't change the fact that Secretariat is by far the greatest race horse that has ever lived.
But you know what would be awesome...a story about ZENYATTA sometime in the future :).
Song of the day: "Jar of Hearts" Christina Perri
1 comment:
A story about rich people getting richer probably wouldn't have gone over well. Especially since it was a Disney movie. I enjoyed the movie. Will have to read the book since I read Seabiscuit as well. Seabiscuit was the better story, but Secretariat was the better horse.
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