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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/MargoMartindale (Elizabeth) would appear frequently as herself in WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman where an anthropomorphic Secretariat is the childhood hero of the title character.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: As Secretariat is galloping down the home stretch in the process of setting an as-yet-untouched race and track record:
-->'''Lucien Laurin:''' Ronnie, ''don't fall off!!''

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Secretariat's Belmont Stakes race. Full stop.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: As Secretariat is galloping down the home stretch in the process of setting an as-yet-untouched race and track record:

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Secretariat's Belmont Stakes race. Full stop.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: As Secretariat is galloping down the home stretch in the process of setting an as-yet-untouched race and track record:



* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Penny and Lucien give a ''lot'' of these; perhaps the biggest is at the Belmont Ball.
-->'''Penny:''' ''Lucien''. You know you're absolutely the ''best'' trainer I could have ever...
-->'''Lucien:''' You're the best owner I ever saw.
* HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a CrowningMomentOfFunny. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a paraplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a paraplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
Penny and Lucien give a ''lot'' of these; perhaps the biggest is at the Belmont Ball.
-->'''Penny:''' ''Lucien''. You know you're absolutely the ''best'' trainer I could have ever...
-->'''Lucien:'''
ever...\\
'''Lucien:'''
You're the best owner I ever saw.
* HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a CrowningMomentOfFunny. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a paraplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Secretariat's Belmont Stakes race. Full stop.



* TearJerker: Some part of this film is going to make you cry, whether it's Chenery falling apart listening to her daughter sing or Secretariat's near-miraculous Belmont finish.

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* TearJerker: Some part of this film is going to make you cry, whether it's Chenery falling apart listening to her daughter sing or Secretariat's near-miraculous Belmont finish.finish.
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* TearJerker: Some part of this film is going to make you cry, whether it's Chenery falling apart listening to her daughter sing or Secretariat's near-miraculous Belmont finish.

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** WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR. WAR.
* TearJerker: Some part of this film is going to make you cry, whether it's Chenery falling apart listening to her daughter sing or Secretariat's near-miraculous Belmont finish.
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** And yet many common sports-movie cliches are missing; Secretariat was no underdog going into the Belmont, which means no MiracleRally, there is no tacked-on love story, etc. RogerEbert points this out in his four-star review of the film.

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** And yet many common sports-movie cliches are missing; Secretariat was no underdog going into the Belmont, which means no MiracleRally, there is no tacked-on love story, etc. RogerEbert Creator/RogerEbert points this out in his four-star review of the film.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a CrowningMomentOfFunny. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a quadriplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.

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* HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a CrowningMomentOfFunny. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a quadriplegic paraplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In the film, Laurin's "Don't fall off!!" to Turcotte is a CrowningMomentOfFunny. FridgeHorror sets in when you learn that Ronnie Turcotte broke his back and became a quadriplegic in 1978 after falling off his mount mid-race.
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** What made it even more awesome is he was ''still'' accelerating when he crossed the finish line.
*** My sisters and I went to a sneak preview of this and everyone in the theater was applauding when Secretariat won.
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* ClicheStorm: Many critics have pointed out that despite this, the movie still manages to do things ''right''.
** And yet many common sports-movie cliches are missing; Secretariat was no underdog going into the Belmont, which means no MiracleRally, there is no tacked-on love story, etc. RogerEbert points this out in his four-star review of the film.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Secretariat's Belmont Stakes race. Full stop.
** What made it even more awesome is he was ''still'' accelerating when he crossed the finish line.
*** My sisters and I went to a sneak preview of this and everyone in the theater was applauding when Secretariat won.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: As Secretariat is galloping down the home stretch in the process of setting an as-yet-untouched race and track record:
-->'''Lucien Laurin:''' Ronnie, ''don't fall off!!''
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Penny and Lucien give a ''lot'' of these; perhaps the biggest is at the Belmont Ball.
-->'''Penny:''' ''Lucien''. You know you're absolutely the ''best'' trainer I could have ever...
-->'''Lucien:''' You're the best owner I ever saw.
* {{Narm}}: For some, the conclusion of the Belmont Stakes race almost loses all its power and awe when the music suddenly chimes in with ''Oh Happy Day''. It works better in a movie theater with Dolby surround sound, and when you remember that it's ''Oh Happy Day'' playing when Penny gets her faith back, decides to bet the farm on Secretariat, and commits herself to the Triple Crown.
--> '''"HEY KENTUCKY! BIG RED ATE HIS BREAKFAST THIS MORNING! GET PREPARED TO SEE SOMETHING YOU AIN'T EVEN SEEN BEFORE!!"'''
* TearJerker: Some part of this film is going to make you cry, whether it's Chenery falling apart listening to her daughter sing or Secretariat's near-miraculous Belmont finish.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lucien Laurin, a former jockey, is portrayed by 6'1" John Malkovich.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lucien Laurin, a former jockey, is portrayed by 6'1" John Malkovich.
* ChewingTheScenery: Diane Lane, to this troper.

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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lucien Laurin, a former jockey, is portrayed by 6'1" John Malkovich.
* ChewingTheScenery: Diane Lane, to this troper.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lucien Laurin, a former jockey, is portrayed by 6'1" John Malkovich.

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* DidNotDoTheResearch: Lucien Laurin, a former jockey, is portrayed by 6'1" John Malkovich.Malkovich.
* ChewingTheScenery: Diane Lane, to this troper.

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