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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 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.
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 ...
While no horse has won all five races, several have competed in all five and won multiple since the Breeders' Cup Classic began in 1984. These include: Alyseheba, who in 1987 competed in all five races but only won the Derby and Preakness as a three-year-old. In 1988, Alyseheba entered the Breeders' Cup Classic again and won as a four-year-old.
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 ...
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 ...
Spectacular Bid's first race as a 3-year-old in the Hutcheson Stakes. March 4 American Olympic medal hopeful Phil Mahre breaks his leg during a World Cup giant slalom in Lake Placid. March 17 World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna, Austria. March 18 World Ski Flying Championships from Planica, Yugoslavia. April 28
Secretariat’s final race of his career came at the end of his 3-year-old campaign when he won the Canadian International Championship Stakes at Woodbine Race Course in Canada on Oct. 28, 1973.