A 12-inch lock of hair from the legendary racehorse Secretariat's mane is officially on the auction block.
We're told the piece of Secretariat's fur was gathered at Churchill Downs in the late '80s, when a groomer handed it over as a gift for a horse racing fan.The horse was the 1973 Triple Crown winner ... and STILL holds the fastest time in all three races .
Secretariat -- who died in 1989 -- was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1974 and has statues at several stakes, including Belmont. The horse was also honored with a postage stamp in 1999.Opening price on the lock is $2,500, with bidding set to end Dec. 11.
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