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With so few horses in the race, and Secretariat expected to win, no "show" bets were taken. Secretariat was sent off as a 1–10 favorite [74] before a crowd of 69,138, then the second largest attendance in Belmont history. [75] The race was televised by CBS and was watched by over 15 million households, an audience share of 52%. [76]
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.
The next day, Secretariat's trainer Lucien Laurin asked for the videotape to be reviewed because he felt that if Secretariat did run that fast, then "he deserves the record." [23] On May 21, race officials adjusted Secretariat's winning time to 1: 54 + 2 ⁄ 5, becoming the then second fastest time in race history. [24]
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People have speculated what made Secretariat so good. The question was answered in the necropsy. An average horse has a heart of about 8.5 pounds. Secretariat’s was estimated to be about 22 ...
But Secretariat's story when it comes to the people in Paris is so much more personal and charming than even a Disney movie. At one table at Lil’s Coffee House on Main Street, the café staff ...
Secretariat won by 31 lengths with a time of 2:24 for the mile and a half, both course records in their own right. [37] Through his combined victories at the Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, and Kentucky Derby, Secretariat became the ninth horse to complete the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing , [ 37 ] and the first horse since Citation in ...
At the time, it was unusual for a champion to retire so soon. Today, that’s not the case. As well, Secretariat raced 21 times in his career, including nine times as a 2-year-old (on the way to ...