In my opinion, Secretariat's Belmont performance is the most dominate athletic performance recorded. Absolutely amazing and never ceases to be inspirational.

@leecowell8165

Жыл бұрын

I agree. because most records will eventually fall. But this is not gonna be one of them.

@johndeeble4095

Жыл бұрын

No doubt

@K.White629

Жыл бұрын

Big FACTS!!! Ron said, "That day I had 2 let him run"!!! Boss ish!!! Sometimes the jockey rides horse... This day I'm not sure what happened!!!

@RichieKnowsBest

Жыл бұрын

Agreed....No human can do that.

@theearl1477

11 ай бұрын

Hands Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jockey great Eddie Arcaro said of Secretariat’s Belmont race, “… not one horse, living or dead, could have beaten Secretariat that day.”

@larrylindgren9484

2 жыл бұрын

You could say by the record set in the other 3 race. None would have beaten him in any of the races either. Wins are one thing. Records while winner and those records still standing 50 years later is something special.

@mrvlsmrv

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, put the whip away.

@mjleger4555

Жыл бұрын

So true! He was truly at his young best that day at Belmont, and he knew it, with his very strong, long stride! What a superior horse he was, anatomically and in spirit and in his big heart!

@scottrackley4457

Жыл бұрын

@@mrvlsmrv Big Red never needed encouragement. He wouldn't let a horse outrun him.

"He is moving like a tremendous machine" Gets me every time.

@loreedavis5988

11 ай бұрын

I get goosebumps every time I watch that race. It was other-worldly.

@cvent8454

4 ай бұрын

Me too...

@gryphenicedancer8796

3 ай бұрын

Is it my imagination or was he accelerating at the end? Wonderful horse, never be another like him. I got to meet him during a field trip in '78. So magnificent in person, and a real ham for the camera! The first camera flash and I swear he POSED. Straightened up, perked his ears and turned his head for a good shot.

@rmp7400

3 ай бұрын

But it was his ❤️ heart that made the achievement possible. At his death, it was discovered that Secretariat had a healthy, and very oversized heart! Unless such a creature is again born with that asset, it is unlikely that such a remarkable performance could be duplicated.✨

On the morning of the 1973 Belmont Stakes Secretariat said to himself: "I think I'll show them something today they'll never forget".

Secretariat had the greatest single athletic performance ever witnessed

@leecowell8165

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. why? because he set the bar so high it will NEVER be reached.

@MrVvulf

11 ай бұрын

The closest I've seen by a human was what Eric Heiden accomplished at the 1980 Winter Olympics, when he won every single event in speed skating - 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. No one before or since has equaled his feat.

@abdinaserabdilahi1718

3 ай бұрын

Usain Bolt 2009 9.58 100m record is the greatest singel ethletic performance. IMO

Many say "He is moving like a tremendous machine" is the greatest call, myself thinks "Secretariat, all alone" is and sums up his entire career.

@ClockCutter

2 жыл бұрын

"Secretariat is all alone!" Which was left out of this vid, unfortunately. Along with the American flag blowing in the wind. The "tremendous machine" call occurs when the flag is in view. They advanced the track footage so that "tremendous machine" occurs much later in the race than it did, and edited out the rest to sync it back up for the finish line. What do you expect from the British? Their hate for America is legion.

@catherinelw9365

2 жыл бұрын

@@ClockCutter Geez, that's pathetic, that they did that. Sore losers.

@myroselle6987

2 жыл бұрын

“”He’s out there almost a 16th of a mile ahead of the other horses…..”. I think they were running out of words. There were no words that were good enough to meet the moment.

@daves913

Жыл бұрын

I think secretariat, is an angel in disguised!! ❤️

@kristoffermangila

Жыл бұрын

@Dave S he is a pegasus in disguise!

Just a little perspective: Red won this race at a then world record on dirt of 2:24 flat for the mile and a half. Each 1/5 of a second is equal to one horse length. This means that Secretariat would have beaten the following Triple Crown winners by lengths--- American Pharaoh 13, Affirmed 14, Justify 20, Citation 21, War Admiral 23, Seattle Slew 28, Omaha 33, Assault 34 and Gallant Fox by 38. Even Man o War, considered by many to have been the greatest American race horse, would have lost his Belmont (at a mile 3/8) to Secretariat by 15 lengths. On June 10, 1973 Secretariat was the fastest, and greatest, race horse on the planet.

@davidpadilla9468

2 жыл бұрын

I saw all 3 races live on tv ..wow and still wow after 50 years

@larrylindgren9484

2 жыл бұрын

True. But would some of those horses run faster chasing. They were in the lead. So, they might have run faster. But beating Big Red that day. Probably not.

@jm1657

2 жыл бұрын

Great context. Thanks for this info Larry.

@jimsy7al

2 жыл бұрын

June 9th

@dclark142002

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, Man o War's times were done with massive weights to try to slow him down...something Secretariat never had to deal with. But yeah...Secretariat was something special.

Ron Turcotte said himself that that picture is him looking back at how far ahead Secretariat was. He said when he saw it, "I scared myself." He said that the horse had been running so smoothly that it didn't occur to him how fast he was going until he looked around and saw how far ahead he was then looked at the track clock.

@glenmoore4791

2 жыл бұрын

It was like secretariat‘s hooves never hit the ground it was as if he had wings and he was flying. If you know and you trust God and you believe in his miracles I believe at that moment in time that he had wings we just didn’t see them

@spjr99

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenmoore4791 i don't believe in God but whatever. I respect anyone's faith. But i will say as a biologist, secretariat was basically a once in a species organism. At least in terms of horses we have seen and raised. He sprinted an entire mile and a half raise and accelerated the entire race. Once he took the lead, he did not lose a single inch to a single horse in the race. As soon as he passed sham, one of the greatest horses ever, he never lost a, single inch gaining on every horse and improving his speed. Sham broke his leg trying to keep pace. Also, turcotte never used the whip. Secretariat ran the race himself

@leahmiller37

2 жыл бұрын

@@spjr99 It's your prerogative to believe or not believe in GOD. But that's what makes Him so special in that He doesn't force Himself on anybody; and believe me that faith as far as denominations (Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, etc.) are concerned has nothing to do with it except for that denomination only being credible if they believe and acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Son of GOD. Something to do with being of the right spirit; otherwise, this Church or denomination is false (1 John 4:1-10). Faith, in the true sense, has everything to do with believing that GOD is and that what He says He has done; will do for you (you as in anybody) if you choose to believe in Him; and believing the positive things He says about you will work for you if only you believe in Him (1 Thessalonians 2:13). Or did you not know where the concept of positive thinking came from except from the Bible? But who can explain the Sun, the Stars, the Moon, and mountains? Sure, stars are explained as gases if I remember correctly but there are so many things that can't be explained except by Scripture if that. It's sad that so much has been explained in error causing many to be confused to not believe. But I hope that you will change your mind someday soon. People who attended the 1973 Belmont Stakes witnessed a miracle before their eyes watching that horse run at a record time in a record length that has never been approached by any horse since then. Who can explain why Secretariat's heart was a little over twice the size of a regular horse's heart? He had an exceptional body build too which is why they called him the horse built by GOD. Well all horses were built by GOD. But this horse was built to show the glory of GOD by being exceptional with a human personality at that. His movie was really good and is still worth renting. A feature called Heart of a Champion explains the greatness of this horse to prove that only GOD could have made this horse to show His glory. There are just going to be things that cannot be explained by human rational or science where the only logical reason is that there really is a GOD. I think Romans 1 (starting at the 16th or 18th verse, I believe) pretty much explains why many men refuse to acknowledge that GOD is as real as they are. But who can explain the whole scenario of the Nile turning to blood; the locust & frogs; and the first-born of the Israelites living versus the Egyptians dying when the Israelites left Egypt? Nor can anyone explain what really happened when Jesus Christ gave up his spirit when he died on the cross (earthquakes, graves opening up, etc., which you will have to read about in Scripture to know this actually happened too when Jesus died on the cross) let alone GOD raising him from the dead? There's just too much that man can't explain away to not believe there is a GOD. But once again, GOD doesn't need anyone's validation to prove He is real; time will take care of that soon enough. But I hope you will change your mind and research the Bible for yourself asking GOD to help you understand it as James 1 tells us to do when we want to understand the Bible. Someone says the Bible is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE). Isn't that a cunning acronym whether true or not? But thank GOD that He is a loving, merciful, and forgiving GOD that wishes that not anyone should perish and this is why He gave us Jesus (2 Peter 3:9). Jesus was ultimately sacrificed for our sins to make us worthy of forgiveness for all sin we have and could do as propitiation (Romans 3:5 & 1 John 2:2). But know that when Jesus comes back to judge, it will be too late to change your mind about any of this. But right now, you have got a gazillion chances to change your mind to get it right before Jesus Christ comes back to judge the Earth.

@Bender13

2 жыл бұрын

As we all know now, when an autopsy was done after his death they found he had a heart almost twice the size of a normal horse giving him his great stamina and allowing him to continue to accelerate through the race. A medical anomaly that we may never see again.

@chadh.johnson3550

2 жыл бұрын

@@leahmiller37 You say God is a loving, merciful and forgiving God but if you break any of his rules you're going to burn in Hell for eternity. Also, if you don't have a pedophile in a dress sprinkle water on your babies head and it dies, it's not getting into heaven either. Sounds more like Gods vengeful, spiteful and a bit childish. Btw the first commandment says you shall have no other Gods before me. Isn't that a tacit admission from God that there are other Gods. He doesn't need validation yet insists I constantly tell him how much I love him and give him 10% of my money. He seems more like a insecure teenage girlfriend.

Still holds the all-time record for all 3 Triple Crown races almost 50 years after he set them. Incredible accomplishment.

@TimesUp777

Жыл бұрын

That makes Big Red the GOAT.

@Psyfi85

Жыл бұрын

And Sham still holds 2nd fastest KD time. RIP legends

@laurenurban3942

Жыл бұрын

He was initially ripped off in the Preakness…

@stevek8829

Жыл бұрын

​@@Psyfi85 yea, but there's no official time for second.

@Psyfi85

Жыл бұрын

@@stevek8829 still broke the record. Could care less if he won or not

This horse was truly a gift from God. His legacy will never be matched.

@earlegavin5931

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@nomiddlenamenmn427

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. God built Secretariat and let him show us a glimpse of immortality. May he rest in powerful, precious peace.

@sorellman

2 жыл бұрын

@@nomiddlenamenmn427 So, who "built" the other horses? Just curious.

@michelemark9952

2 жыл бұрын

Had Johnny Wonder Boy not hurt his ankle area. ( He got a slight fracture leaving the gate) merve griffin his owner pulled him from the triple. He ran his heart too. Always behind, often won. He could have gone all the way!

@oakley2782

2 жыл бұрын

More like Steroids

There will never ever be another secretariat till the world ends.

the thing that hardly gets mentioned is in the Kentucky Derby he ran each 1/4 mile faster then the previous, so he was running his fastest at the end of the race.

@leecowell8165

2 жыл бұрын

that's unreal. can you believe he was picking UP speed as that race progressed?

@FishermanClay8108

Жыл бұрын

That's insane!

@hilltopvt

Жыл бұрын

Started slow, then just floated by everyone

@haplessasshole9615

Жыл бұрын

That should have clued Sham's owners and trainers into the fact that Secretariat was going to blow past him and keep pulling away until the end. And poor Sham ended dead last, probably worn to a frazzle. Oopsie. Wrong call!

@mjleger4555

Жыл бұрын

Horses often DO run their fastest at the end of the race! That's because the jockeys rate them, and then let them go and urge them on, in the home stretch! But "Big Red" rarely disappointed anyone, and he showed his superior anatomy, strength, long stride and heart that day in 1973 at Belmont! I remember crying with joy when the big 3-year-old won, and I also shed some tears when he passed away and the news hit the airwaves. I'll never forget Secretariat, he was just one in a million! RIP, Secretariat, (March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989).

A 31 length win at 2:24:00 is a world record FOREVER.

Secretariat winning the Belmont stakes is the most magical moments in sports ever!

@denisecase807

2 жыл бұрын

Janssen...Your statement is so true. Just a great athlete, who happened to be a horse. No ego or sense of entitlement. Just a competitor, competing for the love of it. I will never forget The Belmont Stakes, and the greatest race call I've ever heard. "He's moving like a tremendous machine!" Turcotte was, in his words, just along for the ride.

@larrylindgren9484

2 жыл бұрын

Another comes to mind. "Do you believe in miracles, yes!" That's a pretty big moment as well.

@spjr99

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. But also watch his Preakness win 1973. He goes from first to last in 20 seconds, on the outside. At least 15 lengths gained on every horse. Insanity

@denisecase807

2 жыл бұрын

@@spjr99 Every Triple Crown race from 1973. The Derby, where he ran every quarter mile faster than the previous one. No horse will ever break the records he set.

@jaypee7632

2 жыл бұрын

I watched it on TV live!!! It was a great moment!!! It had been 25 years since a triple crown winner at that time so that was significant. And America was still buzzing from walking on the moon. Vietnam was winding down. We were moving along nicely in big cars and cheap gas.

Back in the early 80's, while on a vacation trip, I took my 4 daughters to Claiborn Farm to visit Secretariat. Even then he was a showoff "big ham" but he preferred my 4 daughters more than me. We went back again two weeks later while returning home. Same thing happened. His keeper gave each of my 4 daughters an aluminum horse shoe that Secretariat had once worn. They still have those 4 aluminum horse shoes even today. All I got was a brief head bump from Secretariat but we took a bunch of photographs. Most gorgeous/beautiful horse that I've ever seen in my lifetime.

@lt6245

2 жыл бұрын

God himself must have sculpted that horse. Such a perfect looking horse

@sergeantmasson3669

2 жыл бұрын

@@lt6245 No photos, or films, could ever compare to seeing that gorgeous/beautiful horse live in-person. He loved attention and when a camera began to click, he somehow knew to pose.

@lt6245

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergeantmasson3669 I wish I could go back in time and see that beautiful horse in person. Like you said, photos or videos don't do Secretariat justice. Not to mention, he looked so much bigger and muscular than the other horses that he was racing.

@annbolyn4910

Жыл бұрын

Sergeant, I wish I had had that experience, and one of those horse shoes. I would have been happy with a little clipping of that gorgeous horse's hair!

@jm1657

7 ай бұрын

To be head bumped by Secretariat… a thrill of a lifetime!! 🤗

I could watch Secretariat win the Belmont every day. Even though you know he's going to win, you still want to jump up and shout "Go". One of the best 'feel good' pieces of film ever. God created a SUPER horse for our enjoyment.

@lhansel7584

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jasismckinney5470

2 жыл бұрын

God didn't create shit

@annbolyn4910

Жыл бұрын

I still get that excited after watching him win for the 50th time!

@AngelCatBaby

11 ай бұрын

God created a super horse to show us how to do our best and keep going even when things get tough. Secretariat also carried more weight than the other horses during his Belmont run, because of his wins in other races, whatever it is called, it’s balancing the field or whatever else they call it. I only know they do this…l🖖.

Secretariat still holds the record for all three races in the Triple Crown, almost 50yrs ago. until those records fall, Secretariat will be considered the greatest race horse who ever lived.

@leecowell8165

2 жыл бұрын

that record in the Belmont will still be here after everybody alive today is in the ground.

@joaoborges7838

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, 2:24 at Belmont, will not be beat!

@joaoborges7838

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe, just maybe, if two secretariats come to exist, and Race each other.

@roberthudson1959

Жыл бұрын

Why penalize Man o' War for not entering the Kentucky Derby? Winning is the goal of all racers. Man o' War won 20 of 21 races, and Secretariat won 16 of 21.

@janiyawest7023

Жыл бұрын

Next year 2023 will be the 50 year anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown win. Secretariat still holds the record for all three races. How many records have stood for half a century?

There will NEVER be anoTHER Secretariat 🔥😤

'73 Belmont race, Secretariat made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's crap, and he had every intention of humiliating Sham right from the starting gate.

@rugger104

2 жыл бұрын

He beat Sham by 45 lengths in the Belmont

@joinjen3854

17 күн бұрын

Sham got a hairline fracture in the Belmont, and never raced again. ​@@rugger104

Secretariat was a freak of nature. Built more like a sprinter than a marathon runner his muscular frame required massive amounts of oxygen to power them, and looking at his massive rib cage protecting those massive two lungs you can see how perfect he was for speed and power.

A Tremendous Machine.

@lhansel7584

2 жыл бұрын

"He's all alone."

@indigoblue6766

2 жыл бұрын

@@lhansel7584 I remember that line.

Secretariat has been gone a long time but I sill love this HERO…RIP Big Red.

I was in high school in New York during this race. I remember the excitement, screaming, cheering, absolute shock and awe when Secrateriat took that massive lead so effortlessly. It was, and always will be, a day to remember.

@laurenurban3942

Жыл бұрын

It was all over the Long Island Newsday and New York Daily News centerfold……Secretariat all day long.

Sham, a horse with a heart twice the size of a normal heart, would easily have been a triple crown winner up against any other horse. Unfortunately for Sham, Secretariat was the most extraordinary horse of all time.

@lynnhoffman247

2 жыл бұрын

Secretariat also had a larger than normal heart size. ❤️👍🏼

@AndyFromBeaverton

2 жыл бұрын

@@lynnhoffman247 2.5 times the normal size

@g.hon.4645

2 жыл бұрын

Red gets that distinction mainly bcs tv was there to document it all. I love him. Always will. But he makes in comparison to Man O' War, a horse who at times could get away so fast out on the track in the AM & became nearly impossible to stop that his connections NEVER allowed him to be fully extended in a race. They never really found out how fast he really was. Red, on the other hand, was fully extended on Belmont Day. It was a great day & a great race & I saw it all. But I'm pretty sure Man 'O War could've dusted him. Now, if you want to talk EQUAL great horses, I say not to forget the mighty Alysheba, who I watched go off in the Breeders Cup Classic & fall to his knees coming out of the gate only to regain his stride & win the whole shooting match coming down the stretch $ Churchill. There was also the amazing Lost Code, who sometimes moved so fast in his morning works that you literally couldn't hear his hooves hitting the track. Neither of these animals ever got to reach their potential as sires bcs their connections just were not fashionable In the thoroughbred biz. But if you seek the truly great, the true Hand of God, look no farther than Ruffian. A monster. An amazon. She came to Belmont as a 2 y/o & no one could believe it. Dimensionally superior to both Man 'O War & Secretariat. Went out for her first AM work & broke the track record. Barefoot( Whitely didn't believe in shoeing babies until the very last moment). This was during the time Secretariat was actually winding down his careet so people tended not to notice her. That is, until she began equalling or bettering his fractions in races. And she did it all so easily it spooked the clockers. I can honestly say I have seen the best. It was unquestionably that filly. That was obviously one of those times when God reaches down & says "YOU'RE the one...".

@brucerobbins6528

2 жыл бұрын

@@lynnhoffman247 Besides a heart, it also take good, large lungs to run a race. The lungs do the breathing.

@bradleyboyer9979

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucerobbins6528 Wow, thanks. Never would've known. ;)

I wonder what kind of "runner's high" Secretariat experienced? It had to be off the charts. Just think, all Turcotte did during the Belmont Stakes was hold on. He never asked the horse to run nor did he ever use the whip. Secretariat just wanted to RUN! Secretariat will still hold the Belmont Stakes record when all of us are gone. The closest any horse has come is 2:26. That's 2 full seconds slower than Secretariat's 2:24 and it's been the record for 48 years!!

@fishinwidow35

2 жыл бұрын

no whip in the Belmont or Preakness but he did in the Derby.

@vaughancavan

2 жыл бұрын

ya that 2 seconds is equal to 10 lengths

@annbolyn4910

Жыл бұрын

Secretariat's holding it at 50 years this past June, 2022, Mark. When he went into the starters' gate that day in 1973, he was thinking "you ain't seen nothing yet", and he raced into immortal history with jet propelled wings on his feet. We'll never see another like him. I loved him. He inspires me to be a better person..

@laurenurban3942

Жыл бұрын

Lucien Lauren had Secretariat in peak condition for all three races. He did a fantastic job….and he had confidence on his side as he won the year before with Riva Ridge. So, he knew if the colt was in condition to go a mile and a quarter….but would he cross the finish line first was the big question.

There was only ones Secretariat. He's the greatest horse I've ever seen. I saw Belmont & I still can't believe how fast he was going. Thirty one lengths is unbelievable.

@spjr99

2 жыл бұрын

Watch Preakness 1973 first turn. He gains at least 15 lengths on all the horses in 20 seconds. Last to first.

@dianemurray6550

2 жыл бұрын

And he was still accelerating! Without another horse in sight, he ran that race just to show what he could do. Still inspiring!

@samuelwilliams6313

2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember when nag said that he's going to damn fast he's going to kill a horse and here's the thing today ron can't control Secretariat that day .that was Secretariat's doing in the Belmont in 1973, I was only three years old at that time people and I still read the books about him and man'o war.

@samuelwilliams6313

2 жыл бұрын

@@spjr99 I rate him behind Manowar who only lost one race

@vikkihall-webster7598

2 жыл бұрын

Man O'War won The Lawrence Realization by 100 lengths (nearly an 1/8 of a mile) on Sept. 1920

Ron is the only living member of that entire crew.

That damn horse just loved to run! The jockey didn't need to say anything.

Simply the Greatest. We may never see his equal.

@veramae4098

2 жыл бұрын

"The Black Stallion" by Walter Farley is one of my all time favorite books. I always wondered though where he got the idea of a match race, until after Secretariat I started doing some mild horse research. War Admiral vs. Seabiscuit, of course. Let me see, Secretariat vs. The Black Stallion? Oh, the Black, of course. 😁😘

@paulreilly3904

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, I'm no expert, but given such a huge winning margin, was there any suggestion that Secretariat was on performance enhancing drugs, at the time? I'm not intending to impugne his memory, I'm just curious. Many thanks.

@robertnoble6600

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulreilly3904 Lol. Please get a life. Shame on you.

@febennett3

2 жыл бұрын

Not the greatest race horse ever, but definitely the greatest triple crown horse.

@glenmoore4791

2 жыл бұрын

God gave him that Great Big HEART to accomplish all the things that he set out to do I believe that there will never be another horse to do and break the records that secretariat did at least not in our lifetime we’ll never see it

Secretariat was the greatest athlete in the history of sports.

There’s a clip that shows the horses before getting into the gate. Sham looks energized and Secretariat looks so very calm. As if he already knew he was going to win

Having a giant heart tends to give you a lot more stamina. His stride was insane too. Poor Sham tried his best

@George-qw8ss

2 жыл бұрын

Sham was do wore out he finished last

I bought the movie "Secretariat" after I saw a KZread video. Penny Chenery and this horse were, and still are, inspirational. RIP both of you. You changed many lives for the better.

@laurenurban3942

Жыл бұрын

The movie actually is inaccurate and silly.

@RissaFirecat

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@laurenurban3942And who cares? Secretariat was the most amazing horse anyone had ever seen. The Belmont was the fastest horse race that anyone will ever see

I saw it. My sister, my mom, and I were astonished. We’d watched the triple crown each year and we’d never seen anything like this.

I was only 8 years old when I watched this race and remember it vividly to this day. Secretariat is not a "once in a lifetime horse". More like a Once in a Millenia. To beat the best in the world by 31 lengths is incomparable.

Watched every race that year as an 11 years old. Was simply the best there ever was.

I was at the track that day. It was an amazing feeling. As far as any individual race, I don’t think any horse in history could have beaten secretariat that day. He was just that far better than even secretariat normally is.

@TimesUp777

Жыл бұрын

You are one lucky man

@larrydominguez7913

10 ай бұрын

@@TimesUp777 amen to that!

The Belmont time will never be equaled. Secretariat’s time 2:24 a full 2 seconds faster than the next best. That’s 12 lengths, more than 2 is a blowout

@kegginstructure

2 жыл бұрын

I remember being able to count to 5 seconds (certainly not an "official" time) before the next horse crossed the finish line behind Secretariat. The commentators said they called it at 22 lengths but that it could have been more. I believe this qualifies as "blowout." In more modern parlance, he "nuked" the field. Sham had to have been the unluckiest horse in the world to be born in a year when he would be compared head-to-head against Secretariat.

Most horses have their head and hooves buried. They not only buried Secretariat's full body, but he's buried in a custom made coffin and his resting place was reserved next to his father, Bold Ruler. Both Seattle Slew and American Pharoah were related to Secretariat. The longer Secretariat ran, the faster he got. I was at the 73 Preakness, but missed the race because I went for the in-field party.

Greatest athlete of my life.

I remember watching this in my room by myself. It was greatest athletic feat of all time and the greatness grows each year.

@johnberger5539

2 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicklaus was watching the race by himself and he allegedly cried when Secretariat won the Belmont. His friend and horse racing afficionado, Heywood Hale Broun, commented to Jack: "Don't you understand, in all of your life, you were always striving for perfection; at the end of the Belmont, you saw it!" 49 years later and Secretariat still holds all 3 track records in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. SIMPLY AMAZING!

@mjleger4555

Жыл бұрын

As an adult, I never missed the Triple Crown. I would get things ready that Saturday, so I wouldn't have to do anything but watch. I'd watch all the preliminaries, and just before the race post time, I would mix a bourbon and soda for the Kentucky Derby, and watch the horses parade to the gate and pick my horse. I'd watch the Preakness and Belmont Stakes with a scotch and soda, the same routine. I was very excited about Secretariat in 1973 because, of course, I had been following him the other 2 races so was hoping beyond hope that he would win the Triple Crown, and he did! I'll never forget that special day. RIP, SECRETARIAT -- March 30, 1979 to October 4, 1989. Bravo Zulu, Big Red!

The best among all athletes and among all sports. All his triple crown records/times stand to this day.

@mjleger4555

Жыл бұрын

Yes they do, and somehow, I doubt they'll ever be bested! Secretariat was that special!

In road races we have what are called "negative splits", where the second half of the race is run faster than the first half (by ANY runner). In this case, Big Red ran 5 negative splits, with each quarter mile faster than each of the previous quarter miles. THAT is a truly incredible accomplishment for the ages.

No, he's pretty much the greatest racehorse in history. Not hard to prove when you look at his performances and ability to capture the hearts of everyone who saw him.

Ok it’s hard to argue about his victory in the Belmont but go back and watch his acceleration in the first turn in the Preakness. He just blew by the best race horses in the world like he was in overdrive and they stuck in 2nd gear. As a previous horse owner who witnessed that race it was the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen in horse racing.

@leecowell8165

2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with you. That was absolutely incredible to have that kind of acceleration! I mean you HAD to know what was under-the-hood when you saw that! I mean these are the fastest horses in the world!

@Red-bn4zi

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, when Ron was sitting up there and felt secretariat unlease all that power, he had to be think, unbelievable He knew what was coming next if he stayed healthy for Belmont. Simply the Best that's ever been and likely ever gonna be.

@hellolove1576

10 ай бұрын

I agree also it look like he went 6 wide then came back in and turn the afterburners on

The most exciting race in the history of races!

Secretariat is the standard of greatness. Will we ever witness another like him.

This is so beautiful to watch again and again. As mentioned Sham finished second in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and some thought he'd have the advantage in the longer race, the Belmont. I swear, about 3/4 of the way through this race, Sham saw Secretariat disappearing and just said "well, f** it." Sham just plain quit to finish dead last, but who can blame him. Not mentioned among the awards here, Secretariat was Sport's Illustrated "Man of the Year" in 1973. Nobody, absolutely, nobody protested the award to the greatest horse ever.

@i.marchand4655

2 жыл бұрын

Sham was a damn fine horse, but I believe Secretariat broke his heart in the Belmont.

A record that may stand forever! Will stand forever

@laurenurban3942

Жыл бұрын

It WILL stand forever. They breed Shetland ponies today that can barely make 5 or 6 starts. Here aren’t race horses today. I don’t know what they are.

I was 16 when big Red won.He actually exceeded expectations & that's saying something. The second race in the series I think it was Pimlico & Secretariat was last,when he went for the lead I've never seen a horse out excellerate the field so badly.

I was a kid when this happened. I was not into horse racing. Did love horses and rode every chance I got but my sister loved it and was a huge Secretariat fan. After watching it once I had to keep watching this great horse. I was amazed it's if you could hear Secretariat think when other horses were close that okay I've had enough of this and blew away from them. Greatest of all time

What always stood out for me about Secretariat's Belmont run is how illogical it is. If you have done any racing over certain distances, you know that most athletes win by either having a better kick or sprint, or by being able to output more power throughout the race. USUALLY, the sprinter wins, because there is an advantage to drafting and then using the kick to win the race at the end. Power racers try to beat this by going out hard and trying to kill the sprinters early, then holding on to win by the virtue of that initial power output. Secretariat won the Derby with a great sprint kick. He won the Preakness with an impressive mid-race surge and easily held off the kick of Sham by out-kicking it. ...and then we come to the Belmont. By this time everyone knows that only Sham or Secretariat have chance...so almost no one enters the race. And in this race, Secretariat goes early to the lead and tries to kill off the chance of any sprint. Sham MATCHES him...catches and stays with him. Which is an impressive feat, considering what Secretariat did to Sham in the first two races. But halfway through the race...you see Sham bog down. Because Secretariat JUST KEEPS GOING. This is the illogical part. Secretariat doesn't just 'hold on'...he maintains and even increases the obscene first quarter pace all the way through and just keeps going faster. That's just not what you see every day in a race. Not only that, but with the race pretty much dusted...he doesn't slow down. This isn't just an 'easy win'...this is a STATEMENT. I love the radio call and the reaction in the stands. Turcott can't believe it. He is looking around in disbelief, not even trying to urge the horse on. The radio announcer is talking about distances, not in terms of lengths, but in terms of MILES. 'Secretariat is almost a sixteenth of a MILE in front of the other horses!' And then, the roar of the crowd. Thousands of people just giving a standing ovation to a performance that was so impressive that all they could do was cheer it on. Some people say its a boring race...and it is...but to those of us who know distance racing...its so special because its so rare.

The horse GOD made !

The record set by Secretariat will never be beaten.

Poor Sham 😥. They ran him way too hard just to keep up w Secretariat..he tried! I hope they treated him well after and weren't angry.

His Preakness performance is right up there with this. He went from last place to first in a couple of sconds and did it on the outside of a turn.

That performance at the Belmont is every bit as breathtaking now as it was when I watched it live at age 9.

@badgerstate3451

Жыл бұрын

I was 9 also. I watched my Dad with tears streaming down his face as Big Red rounded the last turn.

Wow Secretariat just to good and i love his name thanks for the video .

To put it as simply as possible…”the best”

Always makes me cry, so exciting.

I watched this race while being pregnant with my son. I will always remember it. I also could watch Secretariat run the Belmont, and all of the Triple Crown all day long. It seemed at each race he was increasing his lead more and more as he raced them. Secretariats body frame reminds me so much of Big Red, Man O’ Wars’ body frame that I was thinking that they were related somehow. Man O War, Secretariat, Ruffian are my favorite race horses of all time and they had the heart to carry them throughout their racing careers. Love makes all the difference in the world, helping to carry on, face life’s challenges and to do one’s best in life even when hardships and failures are around. This is a lesson I learned coming from them while in their racing careers. Penny loved Secretariat … HIGH 5….👍😎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

He still holds the records for the Triple Crown and the thing is no horse will ever do it like he did .

I read that Secretariat had a very large heart. He was certainly loved by those that handled him through his short life. My mother cried the day he was put down. Her father handled horses in Kentucky. He was a veterinarian.

Secretariat was a distance runner. In the Belmont he finally got to strut his stuff. He ruined poor Sham

The old saying, records are meant to be broken, this one will be the exception to the rule.

I remember my Uncle Ric yelling did you that horse! He was jumping and yelling all over - it was unbelievable.

I'm glad I was alive to watch him race.

A beautiful gift from the God's. As someone else commented. 100% agree,thanks big red.

Sec and Sham both carried the X factor mutation passed down from their distant ancestor Eclipse (born 1764). This mutation resulted in their hearts and lungs being huge compared to non-mutant racehorses. But unlike most mutations, which result in disfunctional defects, the X factor mutation was actually a fully functional "leap ahead" genetically.

When I saw the fractions of the Belmont Stakes, I went holy crap but you see ron turcotte riding you knew it was going to be spectacular.

SECRETARIAT the GREATEST horse of ALL time will NEVER be matched by ANY HORSE . One in a HUNDRED MILLION.

I’ve watched that race literally hundreds of times, and I tear up every time… athletic perfection!

You can compare Secretariat to any previous horse or current horse..the records say it all....he is the WINNER!

Big Red holds all triple crown track records, 50 years down the line. He was the best horse of all time. When they beat his records, then I will reconsider.

Those who would contend that Secretariat wasn't the greatest racehorse ever are deluding themselves. Secretariat owns all three Triple Crown records which means no other horse even owns one.

HE WAS THE GREATEST!!!!

Secretariat's Kentucky Derby. He ran every quarter mile faster than the quarter mile before it.

That day, Secretariat was really tremendous machine.

An amazing athlete! I can watch those races over and over.

The lovely and gracious Penny Chenery came very close to having two back-to-back Triple Crown winners. In 1972, her beloved "Riva Ridge" (Secretariat's stable-mate/"older brother," at Meadow Stable) won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. Unfortunately, Riva Ridge was faced with a wet/sloppy track (which he hated) at the Preakness Stakes (which comes between the Derby and the Belmont) and could only manage a fourth place showing. Miss Penny (as many called her) always credited Riva Ridge for not only "saving the farm," (which was facing bankruptcy in 1972) but also, for bank-rolling Secretariat's incredible romp to a Triple Crown win in 1973.

Oooo I get chills when I watch this horse. Oh gosh he was beautiful. A true legend.

He was far ahead in the race, but an eternity, really!!!

I watched all 3 races....Magnificent

Love British speech but I cant handle hearing "darby" over and over. But nothing spoils seeing Secretariat smoke the field in the 1973 Belmont Stakes!

Big Red. A true legend 💜

Most amazing race, as Penny said he ran his race that day. No other horse could have beaten him.❤️

Thanks for sharing. As usual, it brings goosebumps and tears over this magical horse. I have always felt sorry for Sham and didn't know till recently that he broke a leg bone in the Belmont.

@cmeflywva

2 жыл бұрын

Sham didn't break any bones in the Belmont. He broke a cannon bone on his right foreleg eleven days after the Belmont in training. They projected to be out for six months but he was retired in July of 1973. Source - New York Times

@lovesbriardi

2 жыл бұрын

@@cmeflywva Thanks for the correction. I obviously read an article that was incorrect, but you're the second person who mentioned the 11 days. Do you know how he broke it?

@cmeflywva

2 жыл бұрын

@@lovesbriardi In training at Belmont. I have a biography of Sham. Poor Sham was a good horse with almost respect. I think he would have been a TC winner that year.

@Whoopdido777

2 жыл бұрын

@@cmeflywva I feel bad for Sham. It was just impossible for him to stay with Secretariat. Turcotte said he never whipped Secretariat at all during any of the 3 races and I think if you watch closely you’ll see that’s true, but watch closely and you’ll see that Pincay is whipping Sham relentlessly throughout the entirety of every race and even up to the point when he had to be pulled back at the Belmont. Sham got beaten to death. In contrast, Turcotte hand rode Secretariat the whole time.

Not just Belmont, he still holds a track record for the derby and the Preakness. They haven’t been broken either.

Still get chill bumps watching this

There will never be another Secretariat! Let us not forget that his jockey extraordinaire Ron Turcotte worked with Secretariat,as he did with other race horses to get the best out of them,humanely, no whip! As far as breeding is concerned,no he didn't duplicate himself! However, he produced some amazing daughters and his son Risen Star won the 1988 Preakness and he won the Belmont by 15 lengths. He did not run the derby. I believe he injured his leg and needed the time to heal. He was very underrated. I believe that true greatness comes around once in a lifetime. I feel blessed to have witnessed the greatest equine athlete to date. Secretariat truly is the GOAT!

Jockey Ron Turcotte always said that he basically was mostly along for the ride and just talked to him. Turcotte never used a whip on Secretariat either. Not only was Secretariat a near perfect horse, but he was also highly intelligent and loved to run/compete and hated losing. Belmont race, Turcotte always believed that Secretariat had every intention of humiliating Sham right from the gate. Turcotte said that he was stunned by what was happening and greatly hoped that he wouldn't fall off. Secretariat had never done anything before like he did at Belmont, Turcotte would also later say that Secretariat was the fastest/greatest horse that he ever rode. The two of them were close friends off the track as well. Secretariat's best friend, though, was Eddie Sweat. Eddie was Secretariat's constant companion since birth. If not for Eddie, I doubt that Secretariat would've been as great as he was. Sadly, Eddie Sweat died impoverished, and he had a tough life after Secretariat. Penny Chenery should have done better for Eddie Sweat.

It’s the single greatest sports feat I’ve ever seen. I remember before the race they questioned whether he had the endurance to handle a mile and a half. I guess he answered that…..if there’s a God, He created that horse.

When 55 million years of equine evolution all gets wrapped up into one horse, this is what it looks like. This has never been topped. This will never be topped. This is a monster.

Man Secretariat could fly. At times you can see his head dip and he would just pull past. Turcotte would gather him up, then he’d do it again. Eventually he just turned him loose and he went supersonic, pulling hard the whole way like he was gathering speed. Gets me excited every time watching this amazing horse.

American Pharaoh had that "extra gear" that I've seen in Secretariat. I'm not old enough to have seen Secretariat, so AP is mine. He was bigger and stronger than any horse he stood or ran next to, and you could plainly see it; he was just built different. Same seems to be true of Secretariat.

It’s easy to prove Secretariat was the greatest race horse of all time. You go by the time for each distance. Fastest of all time for each distance, ever.

Gives me goosebumps.

He was the Bob Beamon of Horses !!!..DEFINITELY The Greatest of All TIME !!....ALL TIME !!...

Please tell me why there is no race named after Secretariat! With Arlington closed, a lower graded stakes race named after him is gone. I called the NYRA and was told that people have to lobby the management. You would think there would be a place on the under card on Belmont day for a race that was a miracle at Belmont. The US horse racing industry doesn't have a clue about building and keeping a fan base when they let this sort of thing go...I wept at his grave....

The best of all time no horse now or back then comes close to Big Red he was one of kind a true hero