All I can say is that fine gentleman has to be one of the luckiest persons alive on the planet to have had the pleasure of training and riding such a magnificent horse
Indeed, Charlie Davis was Blessed 🙏 Thank God Secretariat had a wonderful team who treated him right. Some people have a twisted view of right & wrong, Secretariat was Blessed to 'not' be handled or mismanaged by disordered people.
Charlie and Ron Turrcotte were perfect for Secretariate were patient and wise enough to let him run his way. Even if his races, Turcotte let the horse run HIS way , including the Triple Crown
@@carariela Yup, it's interesting to watch him race and see Ron not whipping him yet he's speeding up on his own and the other riders behind are practically killing their horses. The way in which he moved showed that he was also a smart horse who understood what he was doing, and wasn't just responding to the people's commands.
I worked with Charlie at Hialeah when galloping horses for Pat Kelly in 1978, he told me Secretariat was a good horse to train and not difficult as some can be.
A few words; big talented guy. This is the kind of person that I want to hear talking about Secretariat. Let’s see more about this guy. Video was too short.
The people around a horse will either help or hinder the natural talents of a horse... Secretariat was blessed to have very talented and intuitive people around him. There is no doubt Charlie played a key and vital role in shaping Secretariat's work habits and demeanor. God bless you Charlie for lending your beautiful spirit and skills to that amazing horse. The world can see the results of all the efforts you made in contributing to his greatness. Thank you for sharing THC
I am honored to have come across an autographed picture of Charlie standing next to Big Red. Someone left it in their office after moving and didn't think it was "important". I think it was like finding a jewel and am humbled to have it. Thanks Charlie for your contribution to horse racing immortality and for looking after a superstar.
What a gentleman...he may not have the academic wherewithal to speak eloquently but what he does have is obvious talent, experience and humility....I tip my hat sir.
Steve I wonder if you'd say the same about the many English challenged speaking jockeys? You maybe shocked to know that several of the earliest Derby winning Jockeys were Black. Many of the early Trainers were Black too. Only when the sport became a money maker did racism rule the day. I am not critizing you personally but just adding to your comment. Many of the current day farm hands and thoroughbred workers are illegal and migrant workers. Many of them have little to no formal education nor get to be interviewed on Derby Day. However, without their contribution the sport wouldn't have the impact on the Nation's Greatness. " Big Red" saved the physic of this Nation in the spring of 1973. Many social and global events had our National Pride hurting. " Big Red" made us all believe in the Greatness of America. The Belmont Race was my all-time favorite sporting event ever! Love " Big Red" and the entire TEAM!
Charlie was very close friends with Secretariat but Eddie Sweat was with "Red" more than any other human. Eddie and "Red" totally understood each other so much that it was uncanny to say the least.
Very down to earth, humble individual. He KNEW it was more the horse than him. Form what I have seen and heard, Secretariat had a “presence” that is felt and recognized by everyone around him. Greatest ever and this video is just another example of that!
Big Red! Thanks Charlie for taking care of the greatest Thoroughbred in horse racing history, IMO. We miss you, Secretariat, and always will enjoy your tremendous Triple Crown races!
"By the start of his 3rd year, Secretariat started making up his own mind..." how he was going to run the race. After the Preakness, "Ronnie would never have asked him [Secretariat] to move that early. It had to be what the horse wanted to do." After the Belmont, "Nobody knew that was going to happen...not the jockey, not the trainer, not the owner, I think probably not the horse." ~ Penny Chenery. - He loved to run! I have a theory that Secretariat began to realize that he could run full tilt for a long time. Especially after the Preakness. The continued hard training instead of rest really pumped him up. That big heart he had gave him the engine he needed. He already had everything else.
@@connorduke4619 In the Belmont, Ron Turcotte said that "Red" had made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's nonsense. All Ron could do was talk to "Red" and hold on for the greatest ride in his life. Ron has also stated that the whip was just "baggage" when riding "Red" because it was never needed. Ron would just show "Red" the whip and he kicked in another gear. Seabiscuit was much like that also.
There will never be another Secretariat unless he comes back from the dead. That whole group of people are all in Heaven looking down at the racing world of today. He was and still is the GREATEST RACE HORSE THAT HAS EVER LIVED....THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER..... I LOVE YOU SECRETARIAT. 💘
I believe I have one Charlie's last notes he'd written thanking me for my donation to his ' Go Fund Me' page along with a picture of him riding Secretariat signed. RIP Charlie, it was a hella of ride.
does it surprise anyone else that Charlie and Eddie did not get more credit for the success of secretariat and or more limelight and that Charlie had to get a go fund me page for medical care? Seems that he should not have had to worry about that after helping with one of the greatest racehorse of all time. RIP Charlie
I agree. I was actually the 911 operator typing the call for service when he went into cardiac arrest. That was a hard night for me. I cherish this interview. Getting to meet him was an honor and privilege.
Charlie Davis was an icon he was a tremendous tremendous exercise Rider tremendous knowledge all I could listen to him talk all day Charlie and Jimmy Gaffney of course they work they were big Ray Road secretary and Reva quite a bit but I'll tell you what Charlie Davis along with Eddie Eddie Eddie sweat two iconic individuals jobs in their field Secretary of the pride and Riva Ridge they were the Pride of Meadow Stables in Historical Beautiful Doswell Virginia. Charlie had tremendous tremendous insight into horses tremendous enthusiasm a very humble man like Eddie sweat two iconic horse racing figures bless them always prayers eternal
From Wikipedia: Secretariat "His regular exercise riders were Jim Gaffney and Charlie Davis. Davis was not initially impressed. "He was a big fat sucker", Davis said. "I mean, he was big. He wasn't in a hurry to do nothin'. He took his time. The quality was there, but he didn't show it until he wanted to." lol... Pretty much what Davis said in this clip. 'Big Red' rolled the way 'Big Red' wanted to. He called the shots! He was indeed, one of kind!
I like how Charlie bowed up when he said Secretariat was BIG when he came from the farm...I've always thought secretariat reminded me of an NFL running back...big and strong and FAST.
If I had any wish to come true, it would have been the honor of being in the presence of this horse, even if there was no hope of being up close enough to have him notice me.
Standing next to him, petting him, on a cold December day in 1978, with him all dirty from being out in his paddock, the farm closed to the public, was the 2nd greatest day of my life. 1st being my daughter’s birth. He was so approachable, never made a wrong move, it was like he loved the attention and KNEW he was the “star”!
may you rest in peace Charlie its the men and woman behind the scenes that make every great man, woman and animal who they are and what they become. you are a special kind of man to have trained secretariat. I will be in doswell in august to walk in your footsteps.
Big Red was the greatest horse alive because of the great love all around him. Those guys made him what he was. And Penny and Lucian . So much love and support for Secratariat. He is immortal.
Can you imagine what was going through Ronnie T's mind when he did not sense any horse behind him as Secretariat pulled away from Sham and all he could hear is the crowd going nuts. Then he looks back to see he is not even in a race any longer.
Ron Turcotte has stated that "Red" had made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's nonsense. All Ron did was talk to "Red" and held on for the greatest ride in his life. Ron never had to use the whip with "Red" other than just show it to him.
I also think it's disgraceful he needed a go fund me in his final days. He should have been looked after by the owner of that magnificent animal via trust fund.
There's never going to be a horse as great as Big Red unless they use genetic engineering. He had every tool needed to accomplish what he did, and he was mentally a smart horse.
Unfortunately, Charlie passed away from lung cancer just a couple of weeks ago...I contributed to his medical fund and received a picture of Charlie on Secretariat, which I will cherish. RIP, Charlie. With the passing of Penny Chenery last fall, Ron Turcotte is the only one of the Secretariat folks still alive....very sad as the end of an era comes closer...
I'm so sad to hear about the death of Mr. Davis. A very lovely man. Just imagine....Charlie, Eddie and Red...together again, friends always. Wow! The party is probably still going on.
I wish she would have just let him talk for as long as it took him to say what he wanted to say. I'd love to listen to hours of this guy, I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell.
Believe it or not it really wasn't edited that much. I messed up a couple times and force being I was nervous interviewing such a icon. I'm honored to have met and had the opportunity to interview Charlie and will always cherish this interview. RIP Charlie Davis. - Colleen Total Horse Channel
@@TotalHorseChannel Again, great interview! I can tell that Charlie felt at ease with you which is really what you want in a conversation. I also love how you made the interview about Charlie and not about you. Nice work, Colleen.
Jockeys usually weigh 108 -118 pounds but exercise riders can weigh up to 150 pounds- interesting fact A horse can carry 20-25 of its weight for a rider, including tack .
He was a mellow dude , UNTILL, he realized “OH” ! Well I’m Not having Tails and Mud in my Face Longer. Haha. He needed lots of track to get them long legs and big body moving. Wonder horse, Big Red💞💕💖❤️🔥
Lest you think I am a Secretariat hater: Secretariat is my favorite racehorse, and I rank him GOAT for dirt horses. *But that is simply not true, that the whip was never used on the horse.* You *really* think in his 4 losses (I am not counting the DQ for the moment) the rider never touched him? Turcotte surely must have used the crop in the Whitney and the Woodward, in both of which Secretariat finished 2nd. And in the Wood Memorial, in which he finished 3rd. Quote from "Secretariat," William Nack's detailed bio of the horse: "Getting no response from Secretariat when he chirped [midway through the Wood Memorial] Turcotte tapped him on the shoulder with the stick....And Turcotte, growing desperate as the horses made the turn, knowing that time was running out, cocked his whip, reached back and strapped the colt. He was empty as a jug." (p. 282). And Turcotte used the whip in the Derby. "He [Turcotte] did not want to be lapped on Sham in the stretch. So he swung the red horse wider at the corner, and for a moment the colt seemed to lose momentum. Turcotte raised his stick and lashed him once right-handed. Secretariat moved to Sham at the top of the lane...He cut the margin to a half length and then a neck as they drove to the the three-sixteenths pole. Turcotte and Pincay rode furiously, alternately pumping and going to the whip." pp. 441-332, "Secretariat." (Once clear of Sham, Turcotte did not use the whip except to flash it at the colt's eye as a reminder not to lug in.) The video of the Derby shows Turcotte using the whip entering or early in the stretch. On p. 155, Nack says of the stretch run in the Champagne Stakes at 2, which Secretariat lost by a controversial DQ: With Secretariat and 3 other horses four abreast "Suddenly, Turcotte raised his right hand and lashed Secretariat once." In Nack's account of Secretariat's maiden race: [at the sixteenth pole] "He [Secretariat] was in the hunt, and Feliciano was asking him for more steam, reaching back and strapping him once right-handed." (p. 101, "Secretariat") And in his third race, an allowance race at Saratoga which the colt won: "With Secretariat moving to them [the two horses ahead of him] Joe Iz caved in first, dropping back, and passing the three-sixteenths pole Ron reached back and hit the red colt once, right-handed." (p. 134) I'm not going to go hunt through more of the book. In the Preakness and the Belmont, there was no need, for the crop, and I would think not in the Marlboro Cup or his two turf wins, where he easily handled top horses. But it is likely the whip was used in many of Secretariat's 2-year-old races, where he was still learning, and always coming from behind. (Which he did less and less, at the end of his career.)
Please, somebody. What is the name of the exercise pony who traveled with Secretariat. That Appaloosa is in so much footage and he had to have name. I hope someone knows and answers.
Can you get a longer microphone? This one is too short. No one thinks jockeys ride horses everyday to train them, everyone knows exercise riders do that and Secretariat absolutely would've won the TC without this guy. Yeah he played a part but he would've won regardless.
"We didn't make Secretariat; Secretariat made us." What a wonderful, humble thing to say.
Amen 🙏
@@marypapak5759
"Secretariat made us" No, he did not appear to be drunk...
Yes indeed.
Yes I do agree.
He has an accent and sounds like Louisiana French.
All I can say is that fine gentleman has to be one of the luckiest persons alive on the planet to have had the pleasure of training and riding such a magnificent horse
I'm actually jealous about that.
Indeed, Charlie Davis was Blessed 🙏
Thank God Secretariat had a wonderful team who treated him right.
Some people have a twisted view of right & wrong, Secretariat was Blessed to 'not' be handled or mismanaged by disordered people.
Charlie and Ron Turrcotte were perfect for Secretariate were patient and wise enough to let him run his way. Even if his races, Turcotte let the horse run HIS way , including the Triple Crown
Agree 100%
@@carariela Yup, it's interesting to watch him race and see Ron not whipping him yet he's speeding up on his own and the other riders behind are practically killing their horses. The way in which he moved showed that he was also a smart horse who understood what he was doing, and wasn't just responding to the people's commands.
Charlie Davis and Eddie Sweat were two of the major reasons that Secretariat became the horse that he was - these two men totally loved Big Red.
I've always considered both Big Red and Riva, Eddie's horses. He cared for them 24-7.
I doubt any other groom can claim title to two Derbys, let alone back to back. That is an attestation to Meadow's unique greatness.
Indeed 🙏
Secretariat had good humans around him. The support system is essential and often insufficiently appreciated.
@@stevek8829 Totally correct. Penny trusted them both 100%.
I worked with Charlie at Hialeah when galloping horses for Pat Kelly in 1978, he told me Secretariat was a good horse to train and not difficult as some can be.
Rickey Beam thanks for the insight!
A few words; big talented guy. This is the kind of person that I want to hear talking about Secretariat. Let’s see more about this guy. Video was too short.
Too short to really enjoy as a horse fan
The people around a horse will either help or hinder the natural talents of a horse... Secretariat was blessed to have very talented and intuitive people around him. There is no doubt Charlie played a key and vital role in shaping Secretariat's work habits and demeanor. God bless you Charlie for lending your beautiful spirit and skills to that amazing horse. The world can see the results of all the efforts you made in contributing to his greatness. Thank you for sharing THC
Beautifully said.
I recall Charlie, in an interview, was asked what it was like to ride "Red." Charlie said "Like riding an overpowered big motorcycle."
I am honored to have come across an autographed picture of Charlie standing next to Big Red. Someone left it in their office after moving and didn't think it was "important". I think it was like finding a jewel and am humbled to have it. Thanks Charlie for your contribution to horse racing immortality and for looking after a superstar.
What a gentleman...he may not have the academic wherewithal to speak eloquently but what he does have is obvious talent, experience and humility....I tip my hat sir.
Steve Fowler i concur!
Steve I wonder if you'd say the same about the many English challenged speaking jockeys? You maybe shocked to know that several of the earliest Derby winning Jockeys were Black. Many of the early Trainers were Black too.
Only when the sport became a money maker did racism rule the day. I am not critizing you personally but just adding to your comment.
Many of the current day farm hands and thoroughbred workers are illegal and migrant workers. Many of them have little to no formal education nor get to be interviewed on Derby Day. However, without their contribution the sport wouldn't have the impact on the Nation's Greatness.
" Big Red" saved the physic of this Nation in the spring of 1973. Many social and global events had our National Pride hurting. " Big Red" made us all believe in the Greatness of America.
The Belmont Race was my all-time favorite sporting event ever!
Love " Big Red" and the entire TEAM!
Charlie may be a bit nervous for this interview.
I met him about 9 years ago at what used to be the Meadow and he was a great conversationalist.
He has heart, and that's what it takes to speak to a horse. You communicate with them heart to heart.
He did his job well.
Such a humble man. God Bless you. Ride Big Red in Heaven, Charlie!
What a smart and great gentleman Charlie Sweat was. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
He’s in heaven reunited with Big Red🌹
Charlie Walker & Eddie Sweat.
I so wish there were more tapes of Charlie and Eddie. These two men clearly where a big influence in Big Reds Life
Charlie was very close friends with Secretariat but Eddie Sweat was with "Red" more than any other human. Eddie and "Red" totally understood each other so much that it was uncanny to say the least.
Totally. His easy going, patient nature allowed Secretariat to be Secretariat.
Secretariat let you know what good care you and Eddie did for him, let the world know. Congrats.
Very down to earth, humble individual. He KNEW it was more the horse than him. Form what I have seen and heard, Secretariat had a “presence” that is felt and recognized by everyone around him. Greatest ever and this video is just another example of that!
Well when watching the videos of those races, the riding isn't doing much to him compared to the other riders and their horses.
Big Red! Thanks Charlie for taking care of the greatest Thoroughbred in horse racing history, IMO. We miss you, Secretariat, and always will enjoy your tremendous Triple Crown races!
What a wonderful memory. God bless him.
Lucky to have known this man my entire life! Go Charlie!
Kayla Hall what a horseman!
"By the start of his 3rd year, Secretariat started making up his own mind..." how he was going to run the race. After the Preakness, "Ronnie would never have asked him [Secretariat] to move that early. It had to be what the horse wanted to do." After the Belmont, "Nobody knew that was going to happen...not the jockey, not the trainer, not the owner, I think probably not the horse." ~ Penny Chenery. - He loved to run! I have a theory that Secretariat began to realize that he could run full tilt for a long time. Especially after the Preakness. The continued hard training instead of rest really pumped him up. That big heart he had gave him the engine he needed. He already had everything else.
The Derby with each quarter run faster than the one before probably also told him he had a big engine.
@@connorduke4619 In the Belmont, Ron Turcotte said that "Red" had made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's nonsense. All Ron could do was talk to "Red" and hold on for the greatest ride in his life. Ron has also stated that the whip was just "baggage" when riding "Red" because it was never needed. Ron would just show "Red" the whip and he kicked in another gear. Seabiscuit was much like that also.
There will never be another Secretariat unless he comes back from the dead. That whole group of people are all in Heaven looking down at the racing world of today.
He was and still is the GREATEST RACE HORSE THAT HAS EVER LIVED....THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER.....
I LOVE YOU SECRETARIAT. 💘
He was a very special horse and I am so proud to have been around then.
Secretariat literally (physically) had a big heart.
You guys trained a champion of all champion race horse's!!! The legendary Secretariat!
I believe I have one Charlie's last notes he'd written thanking me for my donation to his ' Go Fund Me' page along with a picture of him riding Secretariat signed. RIP Charlie, it was a hella of ride.
does it surprise anyone else that Charlie and Eddie did not get more credit for the success of secretariat and or more limelight and that Charlie had to get a go fund me page for medical care? Seems that he should not have had to worry about that after helping with one of the greatest racehorse of all time. RIP Charlie
I agree. I was actually the 911 operator typing the call for service when he went into cardiac arrest. That was a hard night for me. I cherish this interview. Getting to meet him was an honor and privilege.
So amazing to see this!!! He was a huge horse that loved to lay back!!! Love you Charlie!!!❤️😘👏🐎🐎🐎🐎
Charlie Davis was an icon he was a tremendous tremendous exercise Rider tremendous knowledge all I could listen to him talk all day Charlie and Jimmy Gaffney of course they work they were big Ray Road secretary and Reva quite a bit but I'll tell you what Charlie Davis along with Eddie Eddie Eddie sweat two iconic individuals jobs in their field Secretary of the pride and Riva Ridge they were the Pride of Meadow Stables in Historical Beautiful Doswell Virginia. Charlie had tremendous tremendous insight into horses tremendous enthusiasm a very humble man like Eddie sweat two iconic horse racing figures bless them always prayers eternal
All the way from the Darby Arabian
Thru Nasrullah to Bold Ruler
To BIG RED.
Brother man nutured all that glory.
Man he blessed.
Darley Arabian.
From Wikipedia: Secretariat
"His regular exercise riders were Jim Gaffney and Charlie Davis. Davis was not initially impressed. "He was a big fat sucker", Davis said. "I mean, he was big. He wasn't in a hurry to do nothin'. He took his time. The quality was there, but he didn't show it until he wanted to."
lol... Pretty much what Davis said in this clip.
'Big Red' rolled the way 'Big Red' wanted to. He called the shots! He was indeed, one of kind!
He's right, Secretariat like to eat, he like to sleep, he starts last, But, he also Wins.
I like how Charlie bowed up when he said Secretariat was BIG when he came from the farm...I've always thought secretariat reminded me of an NFL running back...big and strong and FAST.
Greatest racehorse the world has ever seen
Wish we could see more videos like this.
~Marion
If I had any wish to come true, it would have been the honor of being in the presence of this horse, even if there was no hope of being up close enough to have him notice me.
Standing next to him, petting him, on a cold December day in 1978, with him all dirty from being out in his paddock, the farm closed to the public, was the 2nd greatest day of my life. 1st being my daughter’s birth. He was so approachable, never made a wrong move, it was like he loved the attention and KNEW he was the “star”!
@@mrs.c5471 Hope you got some pictures of him. Thanks for sharing!!
WE LOVE YOU CHARLIE.💙
may you rest in peace Charlie its the men and woman behind the scenes that make every great man, woman and animal who they are and what they become. you are a special kind of man to have trained secretariat. I will be in doswell in august to walk in your footsteps.
That man played a bigger role than Turcotte did by far. Media gets paid to disregard the back story of everything.
Big Red was the greatest horse alive because of the great love all around him. Those guys made him what he was. And Penny and Lucian . So much love and support for Secratariat. He is immortal.
Can you imagine what was going through Ronnie T's mind when he did not sense any horse behind him as Secretariat pulled away from Sham and all he could hear is the crowd going nuts. Then he looks back to see he is not even in a race any longer.
Ron Turcotte has stated that "Red" had made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's nonsense. All Ron did was talk to "Red" and held on for the greatest ride in his life. Ron never had to use the whip with "Red" other than just show it to him.
Ron T said he turnd to look at the clock.
Sweet Charlie I wish I could ride as good as you. Bottom line, YOU loved the horse, and The Horse LOVED YOU.
The exercise riders are undervalued.
Great to see Charlie Davis again! Thank you!
I wonder the pleasure of this sir, of living so many years with this great horse.....
what a great man
definitely underrated!
humble, gracious, and honest! she's right, he and eddie let him do his thing. I'm sure that made the horse!
It takes a big horse trainer to know when to leave the horse alone.
This are the real people work very hard with the horse every day and jockey get all the credit 💞👌
I also think it's disgraceful he needed a go fund me in his final days.
He should have been looked after by the owner of that magnificent animal via trust fund.
👋👌
An amazing horse yes he did it his way he knew when he had to run and so he ran he was a showman
There's never going to be a horse as great as Big Red unless they use genetic engineering. He had every tool needed to accomplish what he did, and he was mentally a smart horse.
Unsung a Hero !
waaoow great interview really.Respect to charlie !
Unfortunately, Charlie passed away from lung cancer just a couple of weeks ago...I contributed to his medical fund and received a picture of Charlie on Secretariat, which I will cherish. RIP, Charlie. With the passing of Penny Chenery last fall, Ron Turcotte is the only one of the Secretariat folks still alive....very sad as the end of an era comes closer...
Thank you for the update and may God bless you for helping with Mr. Davis's medical bills.
I'm so sad to hear about the death of Mr. Davis. A very lovely man. Just imagine....Charlie, Eddie and Red...together again, friends always. Wow! The party is probably still going on.
Sec Girl didn't know that, i have tears...
theyre all in heaven with secretariat.. cant beat that
I’m sorry tohear about Charlie but it allows surprises me when people smoke near barns because of all the flammable hay and straw.
Nice video, Always will remember the first time I saw Red, Amazing moment! !!!.
Charlie you and Eddie are the reason why Secretariat became the greastest race horse of all times.
p full ABSOLUTELY!!!
..Sr Charlie entraste en la història del hipismo con Secretariat. Saludos desde Argentina.
I wish she would have just let him talk for as long as it took him to say what he wanted to say. I'd love to listen to hours of this guy, I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell.
He should write a book
I wish he would have. Unfortunately he passed away in 2018. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to meet and interview him. What an honor. RIP Charlie.
what a dream job.. exercising these monsters..even a loser.. that would be my dream job..
doc johnny
It is a dream job!
I've been privileged enough to say that I've experienced that joy!
No horse is a loser.
Awesome
This seems heavily edited. Is there a longer (maybe a lot) version that Charlie can tell us more about Secretariat? Great interview, though!
Believe it or not it really wasn't edited that much. I messed up a couple times and force being I was nervous interviewing such a icon. I'm honored to have met and had the opportunity to interview Charlie and will always cherish this interview. RIP Charlie Davis. - Colleen Total Horse Channel
Haven't heard anyone comment, but just wondering why he died poor, if he was such an icon?
@@TotalHorseChannel Again, great interview! I can tell that Charlie felt at ease with you which is really what you want in a conversation. I also love how you made the interview about Charlie and not about you. Nice work, Colleen.
What is very very lucky man he was
Now that's some "Jive Talkin" with tje worlds biggest microphone!
Almost bigger than me lol! Our other mic went out just before this interview. So glad I got to meet Charlie he was a wonderful man. RIP Charlie Davis
The. ICON. Of. Racing. 🤣🤣🤣
Yet died a poor man!
The word systemic comes to mind. 🤔
Jockeys usually weigh 108 -118 pounds but exercise riders can weigh up to 150 pounds- interesting fact A horse can carry 20-25 of its weight for a rider, including tack .
Lucky guy. Why are the microphones so...long?
lol our other microphone broke moments before this interview, it's all we had available.
We need more info from him.
He was a mellow dude , UNTILL, he realized “OH” ! Well I’m Not having Tails and Mud in my Face Longer. Haha. He needed lots of track to get them long legs and big body moving. Wonder horse, Big Red💞💕💖❤️🔥
Best part was that no rider ever used the whip on Secretariat. He loved to run, and he hated losing. His biggest quirk was that he hated roses.
Lest you think I am a Secretariat hater: Secretariat is my favorite racehorse, and I rank him GOAT for dirt horses. *But that is simply not true, that the whip was never used on the horse.*
You *really* think in his 4 losses (I am not counting the DQ for the moment) the rider never touched him? Turcotte surely must have used the crop in the Whitney and the Woodward, in both of which Secretariat finished 2nd. And in the Wood Memorial, in which he finished 3rd. Quote from "Secretariat," William Nack's detailed bio of the horse: "Getting no response from Secretariat when he chirped [midway through the Wood Memorial] Turcotte tapped him on the shoulder with the stick....And Turcotte, growing desperate as the horses made the turn, knowing that time was running out, cocked his whip, reached back and strapped the colt. He was empty as a jug." (p. 282).
And Turcotte used the whip in the Derby. "He [Turcotte] did not want to be lapped on Sham in the stretch. So he swung the red horse wider at the corner, and for a moment the colt seemed to lose momentum. Turcotte raised his stick and lashed him once right-handed. Secretariat moved to Sham at the top of the lane...He cut the margin to a half length and then a neck as they drove to the the three-sixteenths pole. Turcotte and Pincay rode furiously, alternately pumping and going to the whip." pp. 441-332, "Secretariat." (Once clear of Sham, Turcotte did not use the whip except to flash it at the colt's eye as a reminder not to lug in.) The video of the Derby shows Turcotte using the whip entering or early in the stretch.
On p. 155, Nack says of the stretch run in the Champagne Stakes at 2, which Secretariat lost by a controversial DQ: With Secretariat and 3 other horses four abreast "Suddenly, Turcotte raised his right hand and lashed Secretariat once."
In Nack's account of Secretariat's maiden race: [at the sixteenth pole] "He [Secretariat] was in the hunt, and Feliciano was asking him for more steam, reaching back and strapping him once right-handed." (p. 101, "Secretariat")
And in his third race, an allowance race at Saratoga which the colt won: "With Secretariat moving to them [the two horses ahead of him] Joe Iz caved in first, dropping back, and passing the three-sixteenths pole Ron reached back and hit the red colt once, right-handed." (p. 134)
I'm not going to go hunt through more of the book. In the Preakness and the Belmont, there was no need, for the crop, and I would think not in the Marlboro Cup or his two turf wins, where he easily handled top horses. But it is likely the whip was used in many of Secretariat's 2-year-old races, where he was still learning, and always coming from behind. (Which he did less and less, at the end of his career.)
Man oh man...
Why did you keep that interview so short ??
Please, somebody. What is the name of the exercise pony who traveled with Secretariat. That Appaloosa is in so much footage and he had to have name. I hope someone knows and answers.
Good question, I'll let you know if I find out.
Can you get a longer microphone? This one is too short. No one thinks jockeys ride horses everyday to train them, everyone knows exercise riders do that and Secretariat absolutely would've won the TC without this guy. Yeah he played a part but he would've won regardless.
What a shame, Reporter wanted to do all the talking, Geezzz let Eddie tell HIS story, not her telling his story. Wow!!!
1,200 lbs
What's her name??
Why are they making her hold that big ass microphone? Lol.
lol the other mic stopped working so we had to go with the back up! It is huge :)
Just a silly person
What year did he pass away?
2018
Tia ?
What a painful interview to watch.
Why? He's an icon. I'm thrilled I hot to see him!!!
Why? I loved seeing him. He is an icon. Awesome.