MOVIES ARE NOT BETTER THAN EVER. THEY ARE EXCESSIVELY VIOLENT, WEIRD OR STUPID.  BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS AND "SECRETARIAT" IS AN EXCEPTION.  ITS A GOOD MOVIE, SUITABLE FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE AND HAS A HAPPY ENDING.  SINCE I WAS AROUND WHEN THE HORSE MADE HIS FIRST RUNS IN THE TRIPLE CROWN, IT WAS EVEN MORE EXCITING TO SEE THE MOVIE.  CHECK IT OUT.