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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.
The Triple Crown has been won only 13 times in all, with the first coming in 1919, and its history is marked by long drought Secretariat's record-setting Belmont Stakes win to claim the Triple ...
The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973.Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths going away (had the race been longer he would have won by even more), the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.
Fifteen horses have entered all four races and won two or more. Three horses, Duke of Magenta, Grenada, and Man o' War did not enter the Kentucky Derby but won the three other races. Nine Triple Crown winners did not enter the Travers Stakes. Secretariat withdrew before the race due to illness. [6]
Rewatching the broadcasts of all three races from 1973 makes it easy to understand why Secretariat’s legend has stood the test of time. Watch: Secretariat’s record-setting Triple Crown races ...
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The race was won in an upset with the 39-1 longshot Glossary winning. [6] The event was set with Grade II status. It was run over 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1.8 km) in 1975/76 and extended to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) from 1978 to 1984, before settling at 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles from 1985 to 2018.
June 9th, 1973 is the moment when Secretariat cemented his place in history with the Belmont run that still brings tears to sports' fans eyes today. Secretariat won by an astounding, record ...