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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.
Jun 9, 2023 · The third leading contender is Secretariat, a big, red emblem of horseracing in the States, where he became the first Triple Crown winner for 25 years in 1973 thanks to his jaw-dropping displays that still resonate despite the grainy video footage from the time.
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Oct 10, 2017 · In the second of two articles looking back at Secretariat’s never-to-be-forgotten visit to Woodbine for the 1973 Canadian International, Emily Shields talks to some of the people involved on a day that became one of the greatest in Canada’s sporting history.
Apr 30, 2018 · Secretariat was a legendary thoroughbred racehorse whose name reigns supreme in the history of racing.
- 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.
Jul 15, 2020 · Literally. Here's everything you need to know about the big, red champion's remarkable life. When Secretariat was a foal, no one really thought much of him. YouTube. Racing stables don't really make scrapbooks for baby horses, so there isn't much in the history books about Secretariat's early life.
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Nov 18, 2023 · “It was a very sad day for me and for Secretariat,” said Turcotte. “He was disappointed that he wasn’t going to run that afternoon. He acted very irritated when I rode him back to be unsaddled in the winner’s circle without having had a good run around the track.”
