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Secretariat's win in the Gotham Stakes tied the track record for 1 mile, he set a world record in the Marlboro Cup at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and further proved his versatility by winning two major stakes races on turf.
Apr 30, 2018 · Secretariat’s 1973 performance in the third Triple Crown race at Belmont Stakes, where he bested his closest competitor by a mind-blowing 31 lengths, is widely considered one of the most...
- 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 Racing Association for what turned out to be one of the most important coin tosses in sports history.
- Secretariat was named Horse of the Year twice. After losing his very first race, at Aqueduct on July 4, 1972, Secretariat lost just once more in his two-year-old campaign, and even that was due to a controversial disqualification in a race.
- Secretariat lost the run-up to the Derby. Secretariat easily won the first two races as a three-year-old, before running a disappointing third in the Wood Memorial, his final tune-up before Churchill Downs.
- Secretariat set records that are still standing today. As the 1973 Derby began, Secretariat broke out of the gate last, before quickly moving up on the field.
2 days ago · Secretariat, American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who is widely considered the greatest horse of the second half of the 20th century. A record-breaking money-winner, in 1973 he became the ninth winner of the U.S. Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes).
- Marvin Drager
Number of foals: 653, including 57 Stakes Winners. Current Popular Descendants: A.P. Indy, Gone West, Storm Cat, American Pharoah, Justify. Owner: Meadow Stable, Penny Tweedy (Chenery) Trainer: Lucien Laurin. Jockey: Ron Turcotte.
Secretariat's win in the Gotham Stakes tied the track record for 1 mile, he set a world record in the Marlboro Cup at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and further proved his versatility by winning two major stakes races on turf.
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Secretariat became the ninth Triple Crown winner and the first in a quarter-century. A total of 5,427 pari-mutuel tickets were never redeemed, as numerous fans decided to hold them as keepsakes of the iconic performance. Following the Triple Crown, Secretariat was 1-20 in the Arlington Invitational.
