A History of Famous Thoroughbred Racehorses: Secretariat, Man o' War & More

Question
Hi, i just wanted to ask about the famous thourbred race horses, i need  their history and any other info. The main horses i need are go man go,refridgerator,secretariat,doc bar, wimpy, king and leo.
              Thank you so much,
                     Syd

Answer
Syd -

Sorry to be a few days getting back to you.  Go Man Go was a great quarter horse that went on to a successful stud career.  I'm not really a quarterhorse expert, but Go Man Go is a name that even non-experts know.

Secretariat was arguably the greatest thoroughbred ever to race in America.  He was champion at 2 and 3, won the Triple Crown, which no other horse had done for 25 years.  His Belmont Stakes was won by 31 lengths in the amazing time of 2:24, which shattered the Belmont track record by nearly 3 seconds.  He also won the turf championship, and probably would have been champion sprinter if they'd let him try.

I think Refrigerator may have been a top quarter horse of recent years; don't really know much about him.  I've never heard of Doc Bar, Wimpy, King, and Leo.

I hope this is helpful.  Feel free to write again.

- Mark Shrager