Super 8 is Super Indeed
This morning I, probably along with other bloggers, received an email from someone named Robert Gately politely informing me that he had recently converted some super 8 footage of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed in their Triple Crown stretch runs in the Belmont and that I could feel free to share the clip if I wanted.
My access to almost anything at work is extremely limited so I had to wait until I got home to have a look…
Thank you Robert Gately! How great is it to have a close up, clear look at these immortals in the parade? They all look fantastic too although I have to say that I think Alydar looked a little a better, good thing I wasn’t wagering. Enjoy!
Posted by dana on Jun 08 2009
Filed Under: Legend, Racing History, History, YouTube, Belmont Stakes, Belmont, Triple Crown, Racing
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Alydar was gorgeous.
He’ll get him next time!!
Really? I saw Alydar tail swishing and said, he’ll never outlast Affirmed… (how’s that for redboarding, kids?)
Great stuff.
Thanks so much for sharing Robert’s clip with us. What a treat to see those greats before their Belmont Stakes run. I thought they all looked amazing!
To cool-What a gift-Now That is one awesome person to take the time-convert the film & share it-Very nice.
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Thank you, Robert Gately, for sharing your Super-8 Treasure Trove!
Also, love the men’s hats sailing up in the air along the rail on the Secretariat footage!
Thank You, Robert, for converting and sharing these wonderful videos of these great champions.
I especially enjoyed seeing the great and immortal Secretariat in the post parade!!!
Great clips! They all look awesome and the color on these is great! Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff! Where is the rest of the footage? Feels like an advertisement to me. I’d love to see the whole thing.
thx for the comments all!
My guess is that Robert is trying to figure out the best thing to do with the footage, no doubt we’ll see more of it though!
Amazingly clear and sharp images! Thank you for sharing these treasures.