Secretariat Descendants at Glory Meadows

02/08/2022

04/02/2020

While most would agree that supporting the troops is a moral necessity, America's military veterans aren't getting the help they need upon returning home.

04/02/2020

If you ask anyone who owns horses, they'll probably tell you stories of the animals having an incredible ability to connect with humans.

04/02/2020

A special thank you to everyone for your continued support. Our Mission in helping Veterans and Special Needs Children continues to grow. We are small but growing. For the most up-to-date list of our needs please visit our website at

https://www.glorymeadows.org/ourwishlist

Thank you to EVERYONE!

04/02/2020

Today is my grandsire's birthday, and we're celebrating together in Heaven. My name is Johnny Leroy, named in honor of my sire, Leroidesanimaux, who is also celebrating with us and WWII Veteran, John Albert Anderson, beloved husband of my owner, Shirley Bennett-Anderson. I was the last-born grandson of Secretariat, through my dam, Secretariat's Fire, from Secretariat's last foal crop. We're all here together singing Happy Birthday Big Red!

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10/19/2019

The greatest thoroughbred in the world...at least MY world😍

05/28/2019

Today I remember my Two JOHNNY'S...
My beloved WWII sailer who served on the USS Baya as a torpedoman, and Secretariat's last-born grandson whom I named Johnny Leroy in honor of my husband and his Champion sire Leroidesanimaux. His dam, Secretariat's Fire was from Secretariat's last foal crop; he foaled on May 1, 2013. He was most like his famous grandsire than any foal I bred during the past 10 years of a program I called, "Breeding With a Mission to Keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive. Johnny Leroy's story had a tragic ending when he was euthanized weeks before his maiden race in South FL under the direction of the top trainer in the country. It was labeled as a tragic accident and all I got was, "I'm so sorry". I'll never get over the loss. Today is a day of remembering... both good and bad... like a Hollywood movie script, it replays over and over!

05/28/2019

I remember all the good times we shared but today I remember how much he sacrificed to protect his country and how much he loved his fellow comrades. I miss him so much.

05/26/2019

Yesterday Secretariat's Glory turned 8. He has a story that needs to be told. It all began at my first Kentucky Derby:
It was by a miracle of God that I watched Animal Kingdom cross the finish line from Barry Irwin's infield corporate tent. The second level view was a perfect vantage point. The following morning, I was amazed to see myself in the life-size poster of him crossing the finish line as I entered the museum to meet Penny Chenery to have her autograph a picture of Secretariat's Fire from Big Red 's last foal crop, who was ready to deliver a Secretariat grandchild within days.
Out of seven mares to foal, Secretariat's Fire delivered last. The handsome bay c**t, sired by Midnight Lute, by Real Quiet, arrived on my 63rd birthday. Secretariat's Glory has two Triple Crown quality grandsire's. Real Quiet missed the title by photo-finish. Penny was very excited about the latest-born grandson's future, who was listed on the 2014 Kentucky Derby contender list before he ever ran his maiden race at Gulfstream Park. A bowed tendon knocked him out of his third year racing season.
Little did I know I would have the opportunity to breed Secretariat's Fire to Animal Kingdom's sire after Leroidesanimaux arrived in FL. The resulting c**t was a remarkable mixture of his sire and grandsire. He was most like Secretariat than any other foal during my 10 years of "Breeding With a Mission keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive" program. The rest of the story reads like a Hollywood screenplay. I'd love to share it with Mr. Irwin to see if he would help me share it with the world.

01/30/2019

01/30/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnlpHzbOv5s

Titled: New Secretariat descendant c**t started running @ two days old-this clip @ five days old

This is my answer as to what happened to the foal in the above YouTube video:

This is the owner, Shirley Bennett Anderson, and I apologize for my long absence, but I have been recovering from several major losses over the past few years.
To answer your question, he is currently romping the pastures at Glory Meadows in North Florida. He was born on Secretariat's Birthday so I showed this video at the Secretariat Birthday Bash at The Meadows, in 2015, where I announced his name, Shiny Penny, in honor of Penny Chenery. He still loves to run, but after my husband's death on 12/7/2014 and after a top US trainer euthanized Secretariat's last-born grandson, Johnny Leroy, (named in honor of my husband and most like Secretariat in looks and demeanor) on 12/10/2015 just weeks before his maiden race, I withdrew from the racing world and have quietly cared for 22 Secretariat descendants, all bred through my "Breeding With A Mission to Keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive" program at Glory Meadows. I haven't posted videos because the volunteer that did the work for me moved and I don't know how to, but there are other Youtube videos (Secretariat Descendants) out there of training and races for Secretariat's Glory, My Storm Trooper, Johnny Leroy, Mimi's Dream, JT Munnings, Majestic Warrior and several other videos of new foals and racing videos on: www.crownofgloryracing.com. Also find photos on Facebook/Secretariat Descendants and Facebook/Shirley Bennett.

As a widow and having experienced a devastating racing tragedy, I withdrew from the world of racing and decided to focus on opening a horse therapy program to honor my husband, Johnny. He passed on Pearl Harbor Day as a 100% disabled Navy Vet and using the horses to reach out to help Veterans and Special Needs Children was his last "Bucket List Wish". I'm currently raising funds to build a handicapped facility with a stable and covered arena: www.glorymeadows.org

Financial assistance toward this goal would be greatly appreciated. I've continued to breed exclusively to Secretariat Champion bloodlines and both Secretariat's Glory (grandson), My Storm Trooper and five other Secretariat descendant stallions are of age to "Nurture the Secretariat Family Tree". Glory Meadow mares include 2 granddaughters of Seattle Slew, a Giant Causeway daughter, a 3x Secretariat mare by Flatter, a Serena;s Song granddaughter and others. I'm seeking a partner to continue the breeding program.

I can be reached at: [email protected]

This c**t is a Secretariat descendant which was born on Secretariat's 44th birthday at 11:44 PM on March 30, 2014. His dam is Wallstreet Glitter and his sire...

01/30/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnlpHzbOv5s

Titled: New Secretariat descendant c**t started running @ two days old-this clip @ five days old

This is my answer as to what happened to the foal in the above YouTube video:

This is the owner, Shirley Bennett Anderson, and I apologize for my long absence, but I have been recovering from several major losses over the past few years.
To answer your question, he is currently romping the pastures at Glory Meadows in North Florida. He was born on Secretariat's Birthday so I showed this video at the Secretariat Birthday Bash at The Meadows, in 2015, where I announced his name, Shiny Penny, in honor of Penny Chenery. He still loves to run, but after my husband's death on 12/7/2014 and after a top US trainer euthanized Secretariat's last-born grandson, Johnny Leroy, (named in honor of my husband and most like Secretariat in looks and demeanor) on 12/10/2015 just weeks before his maiden race, I withdrew from the racing world and have quietly cared for 22 Secretariat descendants, all bred through my "Breeding With A Mission to Keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive" program at Glory Meadows. I haven't posted videos because the volunteer that did the work for me moved and I don't know how to, but there are other Youtube videos (Secretariat Descendants) out there of training and races for Secretariat's Glory, My Storm Trooper, Johnny Leroy, Mimi's Dream, JT Munnings, Majestic Warrior and several other videos of new foals and racing videos on: www.crownofgloryracing.com. Also find photos on Facebook/Secretariat Descendants and Facebook/Shirley Bennett.

As a widow and having experienced a devastating racing tragedy, I withdrew from the world of racing and decided to focus on opening a horse therapy program to honor my husband, Johnny. He passed on Pearl Harbor Day as a 100% disabled Navy Vet and using the horses to reach out to help Veterans and Special Needs Children was his last "Bucket List Wish". I'm currently raising funds to build a handicapped facility with a stable and covered arena: www.glorymeadows.org

Financial assistance toward this goal would be greatly appreciated. I've continued to breed exclusively to Secretariat Champion bloodlines and both Secretariat's Glory (grandson), My Storm Trooper and five other Secretariat descendant stallions are of age to "Nurture the Secretariat Family Tree". Glory Meadow mares include 2 granddaughters of Seattle Slew, a Giant Causeway daughter, a 3x Secretariat mare by Flatter, a Serena;s Song granddaughter and others. I'm seeking a partner to continue the breeding program.

I can be reached at [email protected]

This c**t is a Secretariat descendant which was born on Secretariat's 44th birthday at 11:44 PM on March 30, 2014. His dam is Wallstreet Glitter and his sire...

05/28/2018

My beloved Johnny...You're being missed!

09/17/2017

I've just had the wind knocked out of me to hear that my most favorite woman in the world, Penny Chenery, owner of Secretariat, just passed away. She was my Heroine...a superwoman that went up against all the "Big Boys" and beat them.

I had the opportunity to meet her several times in relation to my personal mission to help "Keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive". She was always glad to hear about all the new Secretariat descendants foals at Glory Meadows in North Florida. She is petting Secretariat's last producing daughter from his last foal crop.(photo below). She has her hand on Secretariat's Fire which blocked by Secretariat's Glory (a 4 month old grandson) at the Secretariat Festival in Paris, KY.

I will continue to carry Penny's banner in her honor with the 22 Secretariat descendants: www.crownofgloryracing.com and with a new website: www.glorymeadows.org (not complete) for a new therapy program for Veterans and Special Needs Children. God rest her soul as prayers go out to her family.

05/29/2017

Today is a day to remember all our military members and for me its a day to remember my "Johnny". He was a bright shining star in the darkest night! To meet him was to love him!
He passed on Pearl Harbor Day of 2014 and is missed by everyone!

I also want to remember Johnny's namesake, Johnny Leroy, who passed 1 yr. and three days after Johnny. Johnny Leroy was Secretariat's last-born grandson, who was euthanized at a South Florida training center week's before his maiden race. His dam, Secretariat's Fire, from his last foal crop and his sire was, Leroidesanimaux (Sire of Animal Kingdom).

This video clip honors both my beloved boys:
Johnny and Johnny Leroy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8INGQmjehBw

05/25/2017

HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday to you Shirley and to your BELOVED boy Secretariat's Glory. We wish you a blessed day and all the best that can come your way. Thank you for your determination in keeping Secretariat's LEGACY alive, you are a special person to so many. Happy Birthday to both of you!!!!!!!

04/30/2017

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01/28/2017

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12/11/2016

Yesterday, Dec 10th, was a hard day...its taken me all day to find the strength to post this message. Yesterday was the first anniversary of the death of my beloved Johnny Leroy, last-born grandson of Secretariat, who was euthanized at 10:30 am at a training track in South Florida. I named him in honor of my late husband, Johnny, who passed on Dec. 7th one year earlier. If Johnny could pick a day on the calendar to meet his Maker, it would be Pearl Harbor Day. God granted him a... blessing.

I spent the day putting up Christmas decorations for my daughter and grandson to mask the emotional pain I felt. I didn't want a pity party, but I have spent the night watching the following You Tube clips, the first being a memorial to my two JOHNNY'S, the next is about our home-bred double Secretariat pedigree (sire & dam) c**t born on Secretariat's birthday which proves "The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree' and other videos about the horse that spawned a dream and a late-in-life mission to "Grow and Nurture the Secretariat Family Tree." I hope you enjoy any or all of them:

https://youtu.be/8INGQmjehBw Memorial to my two JOHNNY'S

Shiny Penny, a double Secretariat descendant (sire & dam) was born on Secretariat’s birthday. The video clip shows him instinctively running in huge circles just as he would if he were in training: https://youtu.be/NnlpHzbOv5s (New Secretariat descendant c**t started running @ two days old-this clip @ five days old.-2013)

Then I watched these clips to remind me NOT TO GIVE UP my mission to honor BIG RED…as William Nack so aptly described him in the title of one of his books about the greatest thoroughbred who ever lived, “The Horse God Built” To learn about Shirley’s mission and meet Glory Meadows’ Secretariat descendants, visit our website: www.crownofgloryracing.com

After watching all these below, I'm going to watch the movie: Secretariat

Please pray for my mission and the new endeavor to help Veterans and Special Needs Children using the Secretariat descendants for therapy: http://secretariatgloryme.wixsite.com/glorymeadows - (STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION) For more information, I have brochures describing Glory Meadows Equine Therapy Program.
Email me at: [email protected]

For devout Secretariat fans, I hope you enjoy these as much as I have!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG4Ru9p6NjE

R.I.P. SECRETARIAT
https://youtu.be/klP5dwGh88U SECRETARIAT -Heart Of A Champion (Full Documentary)
https://youtu.be/Lhfi6zOLdK4 SECRETARIAT - Full Documentary
https://youtu.be/6zHvR7K1btQ Secretariat A Moment of Eternity
https://youtu.be/74Usj3K4oZ0 Secretariat - Kentucky Derby 1973
https://youtu.be/eV89InWOENc SECRETARIAT - Preakness Stakes
https://youtu.be/vfCMtaNiMDM Secretariat Belmont Stakes 1973 & extended coverage (HD Version - NEW!)
https://youtu.be/_tFidxg45Ig SECRETARIAT – The Immortal
https://youtu.be/EwGBy4ymhOg Secretariat in Retirement
https://youtu.be/6oyQPvoXMvs Secretariat’s last footage
https://youtu.be/n_mMWZpqnqk Midnight Lute, sire of Secretariat’s Glory

R.I.P Secretariat
Secretariat was born in 1970. Secretariat became the ninth Triple Crown winner in history, and the first in 25 years. Secretariat was owned by Miss Chenery. ...youtube.com

11/19/2016

Today Shirley plans to celebrate Walter Halonski's 92nd birthday with family and friends. Walter received 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his heroic service in WWII. General Patton personally pinned the metal of honors on Walter after he was injured at Omaha Beach. He was the only survivor of his Ranger Division group who parachuted from gliders to land on the island that day.

Walter was a friend of Shirley's husband, Johnny Anderson, WWII hero who went to his "home in the sky" on Pearl Harbor Day of 2014. If Johnny could pick a day on the calendar, that would be his choice...God honored him! Johnny's last "Bucket List" wish to help other veterans using Secretariat descendants as therapy will be launched in 2017 with Walter as our 1st "Ambassador", sponsored by crownofgloryracing.com email: [email protected]

09/07/2016

It's still hard to believe he's gone. The initial shock is over but the silence from the trainer is deafening. My resolve to get to the bottom of what was simply labelled as a "Freak Accident" has never set well. I'm calling for an investigation as soon as enough funds come through to hire an attorney. Please help me find out the truth.

https://www.gofundme.com/3sxs855w

Tragic Loss of Secretariat’s Last-Born Grandson http://www.crownofgloryracing.com Today, May 1, 2016 should be a day of celebration for Shirley Bennett Anderson, her family and racing partners of Crown of Glory Racing, LLC, but instead, it is a day of sadness. It should be filled with party fes...

07/10/2016

Thank you to those that have posted and shared your Secretariat Memory on our website, we certainly do appreciate it!

http://www.crownofgloryracing.com

07/08/2016

We would love to hear from you! Please share your Secretariat Memory!

http://www.crownofgloryracing.com/ #!share-your-secretariat-memory/z7bf1

05/28/2016

***PLEASE SHARE***

Our amazing and determined Shirley Bennett featured in the Lake City Reporter - Current Magazine. Shirley shares her story and her plight to keep the Secretariat bloodline thriving.

Congratulations Shirley, you are a true inspiration to us all! ... Please don't stop doing what you're doing.

PLEASE consider supporting Shirley's mission, please visit our
Go Fund Me Page THANK YOU!!!!!
https://www.gofundme.com/3sxs855w

Please visit our website http://www.crownofgloryracing.com/ to learn about Shirley's mission. With all the loss Shirley has endured, she remains enthusiastically determined not to give up. The keys to her success are passion, determination and persistence. Please lend a hand and help keep this dream alive!

05/02/2016

*** PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE!***
Tragic loss of Secretariat’s Last-Born Grandson Johnny Leroy
Please visit our Johnny Leroy's Memorial Video on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8INGQmjehBw&feature=youtu.be
Also, PLEASE visit our Go Fund Me Page
https://www.gofundme.com/3sxs855w

Today, May 1, 2016 should be a day of celebration for Shirley Bennett Anderson, her family and racing partners of Crown of Glory Racing, LLC, but instead, it is a day of sadness. It should be filled with party festivities for Johnny Leroy, who would have turned three years old today. He was the last-born grandson of Secretariat, sired by Leroidesanimaux (sire of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner & 2013 Dubai World Cup Champion, Animal Kingdom), out of Secretariat’s last producing daughter, Secretariat’s Fire. He was among a dozen Secretariat homebred descendants produced through Shirley’s program “Breeding With A Mission” to grow and nurture “The Secretariat Family Tree”. Johnny Leroy’s death has greatly impacted the goals of our mission to “Keep the Secretariat Legacy Alive”

He left Payton Training Center in Ocala, FL on December 1, 2015, where he received his preliminary training, and arrived at Palm Beach Downs Training facilities to begin preparing for his racing debut under the tutelage of Todd Pletcher. Nine days later on Thursday, December 10th, Shirley received a call from a friend saying JJ Pletcher’s office was trying to reach her with an urgent message. He then blurted out that Johnny Leroy had been euthanized on the training track. The details of the “freak accident”, as it was described by phone was followed by this email message:

To Whom It May Concern,

On Thursday, December 11, (wrong date—it happened on the 10th) Johnny Leroy went to the track at Palm Beach Downs for a routine gallop with his regular exercise rider. On the far turn it was reported by the rider and trainer that the horse suddenly went towards the outside rail and collapsed. Examination revealed a complete fracture of the horse’s left radius. Unfortunately, this is a catastrophic injury in the horse, and Johnny Leroy was humanely euthanized on the racetrack. We are extremely sorry for this tragic loss. (The email was not addressed to Shirley as the owner/breeder, nor was it signed by anyone).

In Shirley’s own words, “I have yet to find a way to process the whole nightmare, let alone describe it to others, including my 5,000 Facebook friends from around the world who are following our mission.

I can only tell you what I’ve been told. I spoke to Todd at Gulfstream Park while claiming back one of our homebred mares. He was sincerely apologetic about the accident and explained a few things about his concerns of not having him “under control” as much as he wanted. He said he was very aggressive on the track and how he was trying different things to harness his energy. I’ve yet to make sense of it all. The pain is beyond explanation…having bred and raised him, it’s as hard as losing a child. I count heads every time I go out to feed horses at home…those who are here and even those who are "somewhere out there" training or racing. The process resurfaces memories of watching Johnny Leroy romp in the pasture and grow into a magnificent specimen as the closest blood relative of Secretariat”.

Despite all that’s happened, Shirley continues to nurture the goals of the mission and is grateful for the people who have believed in the mission and have supported it thus far. Since the loss of her only brother and husband and now Johnny Leroy, it has been a struggle to keep everything moving forward. She has poured her heart and soul into the mission and is determined to see it through but needs to seek financial assistance to continue the “Breeding With A Mission” program. This Go Fund me campaign was created to seek supporters to help keep the mission alive. Shirley’s sole remaining Secretariat Grandson, Secretariat’s Glory, is ready to become Crown of Glory Stables’ first stallion to produce new generations of great grandsons and great granddaughters to continue to nurture the Secretariat Family Tree.

Please visit; www.crownofgloryracing.com to see what has been accomplished since the inception of the mission in 2009. Crown of Glory Meadow’s “Breeding With A Mission” program started with one philanthropic effort and has come a long way in 7 short years despite many obstacles. The ultimate goal is to have a State-of-Art facility in Ocala, FL where the general public can come to visit Secretariat descendants. It will be the perfect setting for a Veteran’s Rehab Center using the horses as therapy. It will be established in memory of both “Johnnies”. The Equine Therapy Center was on Johnny’s “Bucket List” and Shirley hopes to fulfill his wish to honor his military service during WW11. The program will be supervised by one of Shirley’s sponsors who is currently pursuing her certification in EFL (Equine Facilitated Learning) using horses as the modality of therapy.

Any help, no matter how large or small, will contribute to the success of the mission. A formal Business Plan detailing the scope of the mission is available upon request thru this Go Fund Me campaign.

Donations may be mailed to, PO Box 205 - 1468 SW Main Blvd - Suite 105-205 Lake City, Florida 32025

11/24/2015

Happy Thanksgiving from Secretariat's daughter, Secretariat's Fire, from his last foal crop and Johnny Leroy, her last foal born in 2013.

11/12/2015

Yesterday was a day of remembrance and honor for those who have protected our lives and our freedom. I wish to share a story which prompted me to write a poem to my mother who also protected my throughout life.
She was and is still my "earth angel", as is my beloved veteran husband who went home to be with the Lord on Pearl Harbor Day last December. I believe the poem will be meaningful for everyone who has lost a loved one.
This will be posted on our new revamped website: www.crownofgloryracing.com later this week on our "In Honor Of" page:
The passing of those we love jolts us into the realization that our lives will be missing something precious…a special smile, a certain look, the sound of their voice, their laughter and all we’re left with are a collection of memories. Shirley shares a moment in time when she faced that reality.
After receiving a frantic call from my sister, I flew 22 hours from Spain, where I had just arrived the night before for a vacation, to Arizona to reach the hospital where my mother was on a life-support machine. All during the flight, I prayed to be able to reach her in time to say my last farewell. Just prior to landing I felt the urge to write some of the thoughts that were shooting through my mind like bullets. I wrote the last word as we were approaching the arrival gate when I felt a quickening of my heartbeat. A sudden feeling of gloom showered over me as I looked down to discover that I had written these words in the past tense. Just as I began to reread my message to her, the angel earring from my left ear fell upon the writing pad. I looked at my watch and sensed her spirit passing by like a gentle breeze. When we arrived at the hospital, I realized the truth of my experience as my sister quickened her pace down the hallway and fell into my arms. The nurse answered my first question as to the exact moment of her passing. It was just as I expected…it was the moment of writing my last farewell. I realized that since I couldn’t get to her…she came to me.
Special Moments
If I had one more day to spend with you
What important things would I say or do?
Better yet, if I had another week or two
How fortunate I would be
To frolic here and there
Or go anywhere our hearts desire
Maybe stroll along the beach
Or just sit and stare at the moon
And if I had a few more months to share
The silly times we remember from the past
How smug I would be
Then, if I should be blessed with a whole year
I would fall upon my knees to offer words of thanks
But since I have not the luxury of any of the above
I would settle for just a minute or two
To tell you how much you will be missed
And how much my soul yearns to see
Your familiar form of earthly flesh
Now all I can do is ask to be free from the belief
that you have been separated from me.
Your loving daughter
Shirley Mae