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Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three of its constituent races. He is widely considered to be the greatest racehorse of all time.
Nov 16, 2021 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Lelands 2021 Fall Classic Auction is currently taking place and a unique Kentucky item is up for grabs. A lock of hair from Triple Crown winner Secretariat is one...
- The Beginning
- 1973
- The Belmont
- Laffit Pincay: 'Sham Would Have Been A Champion in Any Other Year'
- 'I Can't Fault Him in Any Way'
The contest for greatest Flat horse of all time is, according to some historians, strictly a three-runner affair. Sea-Bird, who won the 1965 Derby on the bridle and then followed up by winning the Arc – Europe's other most iconic race – is an obvious pretender to the throne, while unbeaten modern-day champion Frankel needs little introduction to yo...
His date with destiny began at Churchill Downs on May 5, 1973 when the emerging darling of not just the sport, but an entire nation, lined up in the Kentucky Derby. "I took him back to last, but on the back side we picked up horses like they were standing still," Turcotte says. "He just kept going and going. Sham was in front of us when we turned f...
The 1973 Belmont Stakes is one of most famous races in US history as Secretariat and old rival Sham, who also finished second in the Preakness, duelled at a gut-busting gallop that only one of them could sustain. "Secretariat is widening now! He is moving like a tremendous machine!" racecaller Chic Anderson bellowed as the three-year-old romped to ...
Laffit Pincay, whose 9,530 victories once made him racing's most prolific jockey, is, as Sham's rider, well placed to comment on Secretariat, even if he was left scratching his head in disbelief at times. "The best I ever saw," he says from California with unflinching certainty. "I knew he would be tough to beat in the Derby, but it was a mile-and-...
Turcotte, who grew up around horses as his father, a lumberjack, used them before mechanical replacements, fell into racing when moving to Ontario with his brother to work as a roofer and is not about to disagree with his former weighing room colleague's assessment of Secretariat. "I took everything one day at a time with him," he says. "My life wa...
Authenticated and encapsulated by Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), this $2 uncashed ticket is from Secretariat's iconic performance at 1973 The Belmont Stakes where he set the still standing track record en route to capturing the 1973 Triple Crown.
Jun 9, 2020 · Secretariat was sent off as a 1–10 favorite to win as a $2.20 payout on a $2 ticket and paid at 20 cents more – $2.40 – to place. Before a crowd of 67,605, Secretariat and Sham set a fast early pace, opening 10 lengths on the rest of the field.
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