3/21/2024 0 Comments Marlboro miles catalog 2017![]() ![]() Secretariat was more than just the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. ![]() It was an unheard of proposition, sort of like giving away gobs of money to see a home run Derby between teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, and the other sluggers of that era left out. This mile and an eighth event would mark the first time a sporting event would be sponsored by and named after a corporation. What they had proposed was an unusual, but fascinating, match race between Triple Crown winner Secretariat and his illustrious stablemate Riva Ridge, the 1971 2-year-old champion and winner of the previous year’s Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, who had set a new world record for 1 3/16 miles in the July 4 Brooklyn Handicap. The race itself had a dubious foundation, built at a cost of $250,000, and its sponsor, the Philip Morris Corporation, was desperately looking for a big fancy structure to place atop that foundation. Even if he works like a terror at Santa Anita, how is that going to translate back to Del Mar when he returns to the scene of his two defeats?īut if you like intrigue based on the uncertainty surrounding a major star you should have been around for the inaugural running of the Marlboro Cup in 1973. ![]() Are we going to see the four-race terror that was unleashed on the sport or the horse who was made to look somewhat flawed in his last two starts at Del Mar? Uncertainty breeds intrigue and there surely will be intrigue in the Classic. When Arrogate goes to the post for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, not even the most astute handicappers will have any idea what to expect. ![]()
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