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At age three, Secretariat not only won the Triple Crown, but he also set speed records in all three races. His time in the Kentucky Derby still stands as the Churchill Downs track record for 11⁄4 miles, and his time in the Belmont Stakes stands as the American record for 11⁄2 miles on the dirt.
Jun 9, 2023 · A look back at Secretariat’s iconic Triple Crown win 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, Secretariat ran into the history books winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. NBC ...
May 4, 2023 · Secretariat, also known as Big Red, started his Triple Crown run 50 years ago when he finished the Kentucky Derby in 1:59.40. Among the jewels of his crown: Big Red went on to set records that...
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Apr 30, 2018 · Secretariat crushed the competition—first by 10 lengths, then 20, and eventually a gob-stopping 31 lengths—to become horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner since 1948.
Nov 18, 2023 · Secretariat's 50th anniversary race-by-race. Ron Turcotte. View Comments. Article by Steve Dennis: In the concluding part of his unmissable series detailing Secretariat’s Triple Crown season, Steve Dennis recalls the equine legend’s farewell to racing – and his subsequent life at stud.
Jun 9, 2023 · The 80-year-old, left a paraplegic following a career-ending fall in 1978, did not need anything else to increase his faith in his horse of a lifetime but before the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the Triple Crown – he got it.
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May 2, 2024 · 45 Years Ago Today: Secretariat wins the Belmont in perhaps the most dominating performance in sports history, 2:24 time still stands as the record today. pic.twitter.com/qgB73y3CKe — Darren ...
