Where's Is Seattle Slew and Affirmed Movies?

Yep, not nearly as compelling a story.

1. Secretariat won first Triple Crown in 25 years, setting records in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont that still stand 39 years later. His official Preakness time has long been in dispute because of a purported track clocking error- he purportedly was timed by others in record time there as well. Unarguably the way he ran away from the field in the Belmont to win his Triple Crown sealed his place in history. 31 lengths & a record time that still stands! Some of the luster of the Seattle Slew/Affirmed Triple Crowns was taken off them because they came so shortly in the shadow of Secretariat's amazing exploits. By Affirmed's 1978 crown right after Slew's that was 3 Triple Crown winners in 6 years.

2. Secretariat's run for the Triple Crown came at a very tumultuous period in American history during massive social/ political unrest in the country, so this "feel-good" story was a pleasant diversion for the country.

3. Secretariat's place in racing lore was also helped by his story being documented and told so well in writer Bill Nack's "Secretariat: The Making of a Champion" and his beautiful obituary of Big Red in Sports Illustrated, "Pure Heart".

Now Seattle Slew and Affirmed were great horses. In my mind Slew clearly stands above Affirmed for having won the Triple Crown AND then beating Triple Crown winner Affirmed the following season as a 4 yr old! Also Slew was a rags to riches story having attained the heights he did after being claimed at auction for a "measly" $17,000. Slew went on to become a record-setting stud to boot. Nice investment.

But the only other horse that in my mind warranted his story being told as much as Secretariat on paper and film was Seabiscuit. But neither recent movie done about the two horses comes close to their real stories best captured in book and documentary form. Laura Hillenbrand's "Seabiscuit: Am American Legend" is one of the best books ever written about horses and horse racing.

I'm still waiting for a Man O' War movie (for theaters).

I'm waiting for the "I'll Have Another Story" where O'Neill frets about not being able to insert his steroids or whatever at the Belmont. Realizing that the horse can't win without that, he makes up some story about the horse being "hurt." I don't really believe all that stuff, but Hollywood can still come up with a story about it and in the end, give us all the warm and fuzzies.

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I could care less, but I don’t care enough to bother.

It's because Secretariat is the greatest horse ever. As mentioned in other posts, Secretariat broke records in the Derby, Belmont Stakes, and just recently awarded Preakness. That means he broke records on every track of his Triple Crown run - records that still stand to this day.

Another amazing thing that wasn't discussed in the movie I don't think, was that the Secretariat's jockey, Turcotte, rarely used the whip. Secretariat just ran. His quarter times in the Kentucky Derby got progressively faster until he finished, and he won the Belmont Stakes by, yet another still-standing record, 31 lengths.

If you're going to make a movie about a Triple Crown winner, Secretariat is the best choice (you can't give every winner a movie!). In fact, if you're gonna make a movie about an animal, Secretariat is a great choice. The animal is amazing. Chic Anderson, who called the Belmont race, said Secretariat was like "a tremendous machine".

An Affirmed/Alydar competition movie might have some potential.

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You're entitled to your wrong opinion.

Neither of those horses won the Belmont by 30 lengths.... Considered by many one of the greatest sports achievements ever. BUT, the three-race duel between Affirmed and Alydar would make a great movie. I'm afraid only hard-core sports fans would go see it though.

"Where's Is" = "Where is Is"

"How come there's no movies" = "How come there is no movies"

Study harder, and watch fewer movies.