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May 26, 2012 · Secretariat (March 30, 1970 -- October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years,...
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Relive the incredible journey of Secretariat, the greatest horse of all time, as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of his historic Triple Crown win. Experi...
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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.
- 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...
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Secretariat was more than just a racehorse; he was a phenomenon that changed the history of the sport forever. Winning the Triple Crown in 1973 and still hol...
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Jun 7, 2013 · Here are facts about the iconic racehorse. 1. Secretariat’s fate rested on a coin toss. In the fall of 1969, stable owners Ogden Phipps and Penny Chenery met in the offices of the New York ...
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Jul 9, 2019 · An icon of American thoroughbred racing, in 1973 Secretariat became the first racehorse to win the Triple Crown in 25 years. A horse racing legend, Secretari...
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