Secretariat - a personal story

Great newsletter this week. Thank you. (with regard to...) Secretariat: I thought you'd be interested to know that The Meadow, the Virginia stable where Secretariat was born and bred, was owned by an alumnus of Washington & Lee University, my alma mater. That was the origin of Secretariat's royal blue and white silks: the W&L colors.

**Steve:**
Thanks Dan, that's great to hear. As I mentioned, my father was a horse racing enthusiast. I remember vividly sitting with Dad as he got very excited about Nijinski, ridden by Lester Piggot, winning the English Triple Crown in the St Ledger at Doncaster in 1970.

Nijinski was the last winner of the English Triple Crown (it isn’t a priority these days as owners tend to pick-and-mix their races to match the horse – and the money). He is the English equivalent of Secretariat. Nijinsky was taken to stud in the US when he retired. He is buried next to Secretariat at Claiborne Farm, Kentucky.