Big Red holds the record for the Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont. He ran those races faster than anyone before and no one has beaten his records since. The greatest horse ever.
YOU'RE A,BLUNT BLIND SEC FAN BOY. SEC WAS FAR" FAR" FROM THE GREATEST! RACE FACTS= SEC LOST 25 PERCENT OF RACES,.AND LOST TO SOME REAL BUMS,( HERBULL, MASTER ACHIEVER, ETC) 2, EVEN A CHEAPER SPRINTER NAMED ONION BEAT SECRETARIAT AT A DISTANCE IN A MAJOR RACE= THE WHITNEY STAKES, SO YOU'RE BLIND
He found another gear at the Preakness. Simply amazing how he made the other horses look like they were standing still. We will never see another horse like Secretariat in our lives.
All his races are incredible. That move in the Preakness is something I’ve never seen before. And I’ve been watching horseracing a long time including in person watching secretariat race at Woodbine his final race
Most people like either the Preakness move or that absolute demolition he put on at the Belmont and they are both incredible. It was the Derby was the most impressive in my mind. He ran a good chunk of the race in the last 1/3rd of the pack, took the long way around the track and by the time they crossed the wire he’d broken Northern Dancer’s record and was pretty much flipping the bird to the best 3 year olds in the country.
@@rusvaryag6172 Secretariat after his first 3 year old race had an abscess in his mouth. He had been off his feed for over a week prior to the Derby. He was still really recovering from the problem at the Preakness. At the Belmont Big Red was fully recovered and both Turcoct and Turian his trainer before the race we're both going this horse is going to show what he's really capable of doing.
harold Benton He always did things his way. He liked to start back and pass the other horses. His trainers/grooms etc all say he was very smart and very stubborn.
I believe Secretariat is truly the most beautiful and amazing horse that ever lived, in my opinion. Most definitely the horse that God made. Spectacular!
Its strange, back in 1973 I had never watched a horse race before. My mom loved watching them. For some reason I sat down and Watched the 73 Kentucky derby and was completely in aw of Secretariat. The last 2 races I watched only to be completely in aw of this horse. Years since I have not watched any other horse races but have watched everything about Secretariat. What a truly special horse he was and I will always remember watching him and what he did.
The amazing thing is it in each of the Triple Crown races he did something special the derby he ran every quarter faster than the previous quarter. And the Preakness he went for the lead so early that most horses would have either faded or collapsed. And what can you say about the Belmont I mean that’s a record that will stand forever he has the greatest Racehorse ever
Secretariat lost his first race because there were no competition. Didn't need to show off n take the fun away from those Jockies and their mediocre horses. Secretariat was waiting 4 his chance 2 make history. HISTORY MADE...RIP GOAT Athlete.
Someone mention that SECRETARIAT was smart. Yes indeed. May I' add intelligent. If, he lost a race... he knew it and was piss about it. But, the very next race.. .. he'll break the race record and win. People... how in the hell did he know that this race at Belmont PARK WAS FOR ALL THE MARBLES.... THINK ABOUT THAT SHIT... GOT DAMNIT. SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.... PLEASE..... SOMEBODY . .. ...💯👈🏾🙏🏽✌🏾✊🏾
And to think that Secretariat lost his first race.....and then this......THE GREATEST HORSE IN THE HISTORY OF HORSE RACING! RIP BIG RED......YOUR RECORDS WILL STAND FOR ALL ETERNITY!
It has been said that he got banged around out of the gate in his first race which is why he seemed to hold back in other races coming out of the gate. Also, he had a very young, inexperienced jockey that kept him bottled up the whole way. He never had a chance to cut loose.
As outstanding as Secretariat's performance in the Belmont Stakes his last to first burst at the Preakness has to be considered one of his greatest accomplishments.
I've watched BIG REDS triple crown races several times through the yrs, still to this day 47 yrs later I've never seen an athletes performance match his determination, BEST EVER
From 36 mph passing the grand stand to 39+ at the finish line in the Derby. His three Triple Crown records on dirt still stand in 2020. And his daughters gave us Storm Cat and AP Indy . . . just to name a few. I'll never forget our family gathered around the TV watching these races as a teenager.
I remember watching these amazing races with myself father. He told me to keep my eye on Secretariat from the very first. I am 62 yrs old and I am still amazed at this amazing horse/athete and have a great memory that I shared with my father who has been deceased for more years than I care to think about.
My folks used to have a Triple Crown party every year....they invited all their friends over....and everyone picked their horse and put money in the pot. The winner took the money. I was just old enough to bet with them so I picked Secretariat.....all the others laughed at me until he won! I stuck with him through the entire triple crown and won a total of 100 bucks! Thought I was rich!
I was a boy of 17 when I watched all three races in the year of 1973, I had done some horseback riding and found it just amazing. I still well up when I watch it from time to time.
HE BEAT BUMS HERE! THAT'S REALLY WHY. WHEN SEC RETURNED TO BELMONT, SEC, WAS BADLY BEATEN BY PROVE OUT, A ALLOWANCE CHEAPER HORSE! IN THE MAJOR RACE = WOODWARD STAKES.😂😂😂SEC WAS FAR FROM THE BEST
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Dude / yeah Sec lost races but if he ran against any of the horses in the last 50 years he would have won easily in any of the TC races. BTW Sham would have beaten any of these horses too except for Secretariat (Sham was Secretariat’s main competition) Any other year from 1974 to now Sham would have won the TC.
I have been watching sports for over sixty years. This was the most brilliant display of athleticism that I have ever seen. It made me cry that day and it still does.
Sea cottage a South African horse could have taken on Secretariat. Sea cottage was shot in the hip because this horse cleaned up all the derby`s every time. With bullet and all Sea cottage won his last race. th-cam.com/video/VIj9XAK1fZ4/w-d-xo.html The story about Sea cottage that got shot. th-cam.com/video/O4cnoANLuqU/w-d-xo.html As a young man, I witnessed many Wins of Sea Cottage in the early six-tee`s
The father gives the heart to the mother, the mother gives it to her first son. "Secretariat" - Big Red. Still the best horse ever. 40 years later i still watch this amazing big red horse.
Secretariat was undoubtedly the greatest horse to ever run!!! I feel blessed to ever watch this spectacular horse run!!! Rest in peace big red, there will never be another...
At 5:20 it shows a still of Secretariat making his power lunge into high stride. It was amazing to see live, a monster lunge from an already fast pace. None of these videos have that because he's just behind the field when he does it. You'll never ever see a last to first on the first turn again, especially on the far outside. It just isn't done. That was like a Vette going around Beetles.
I was 10 when my grandfather got me into it and he said Secretariat is the greatest horse he had ever seen I watched all 3 races and he was correct. The Belmont proved without a doubt. He went start to finish and got faster at every stride. The best part RT never whipped him
Some horses just like to run and a smart rider knows how to guide such an animal without abuse. What a truly amazingly fast horse 🐎 and rider. That Belmont run is an all time classic performance!
Sham was a great horse who had the bad luck to be up against a legend. I've watched the 1973 Triple Crown races several times and Big Red still takes my breath away. In the Derby, the way he took it away from Sham in the home stretch. In the Preakness, the way he drove past the field on the first turn. In the Belmont .... well, there's nothing like it. Chic Anderson's call of the race was almost as legendary as that of the horse that ran it. "BUT SECRETARIAT IS ALL ALONE! He's out there almost a 16th of a mile away from the rest of the horses!"
I wish someone would do a video restoration on these races. One of the greatest athletic performances in history deserves to be shown without the poor, fuzzy, distorted color of the video available today.
They do have it. I' have seen them. Beautiful color. You just have to be lucky enough too find them. I' found mines on Goggle some yrs ago. Check it out. 💯👈🏾🙏🏽✌🏾✊🏾
I remember watching the Belmont with my dad,,we were both jumping up and down yelling,,go big red go and boy did he,,,when it was over we were both crying,,,only time l saw my old man cry,,,what a great gift he was for the whole world
When one thinks of sport's figures deemed as "The G.O.A.T." in their craft there are always debates...football -Jim Brown or Tom Brady; baseball - Babe Ruth or Willie Mays; basketball, Michael Jordan or LeBron James; hockey - Lemuel or Gretzky; car racing - Dale Earhart or Richard Petty; boxing - Ali or Marciano...but when it comes to horse racing there is no name other than Secretariat! In my humble opinion Secretariat is the G.O.A.T. of all G.O.A.T.S. With each furlong, he gained strength and speed. I calculated his speed at the Belmont Stakes...nearly 38 mph! In all three races he averaged just under this time...and the Belmont Stakes??? Some records are made to be broken...well...not all. No one, I mean no one will ever do what Secretariat did, the way he did it...to win by 31 lengths! As Chic Anderson said...I say concerning the permanent record he set...Secretariat's record is in "a position that seems to be impossible to catch!" Now, watch him and see him "moving, like a tremendous machine!"
Frank Buono Sham was better than good. Any other year, he would have won the TC. I agree, he could have kept going. Even after the finish line, he runs pretty vigorously for a while.
Marcus Brown I don’t understand the people who rank him behind Man O’War. He ran the same tracks faster than Man, so what am I missing? I know Man had fewer losses, but horse racing was VERY different back then- the scheduling, the competition, etc. Chick Anderson did almost as much for the joy of watching these races as Secretariat did. “He’s looking for the lead and it’s RIGHT NOW he’s looking for it!” When American Pharaoh ran, the announcer was so flat. ☹️
Secretariat, no feat covering all the major sports leagues come close to what he achieve all time!!!! Secretariat in a class of his own....R I P Big Red
I mean, Man o War was ranked higher than Secretariat by bloodhorse, so to call him undisputed is not correct. Plus, people in Europe call other horses the greatest. People in Australia often call Phar lap the greatest. I have heard people call Citation the greatest. I have heard people call Native Dancer the greatest when you count his racing and stud career. I have heard someone say Kelso was the greatest. I mean the greatest is an opinion because there is no way to know which horses were really the greatest as they never raced against each other. People that don't know much about racing will automatically point to the Secretariat since he has a movie and the media loved him. But I mean other horses did great things that Secretariat never did. Which is probably why Man o War was ranked higher as he also did amazing things. Again though, the greatest is an opinion, and that goes for any sport not just racing.
Most horses reach their racing peak at 4. Just think what we all missed by not having the opportunity to see Secretariat race as a 4 year old . I'll bet many more distance and race records would have been set by this amazing horse. Truly one in a more than a million as his triple crown records are approaching 50 years of domination.
Wow 😲 big red says: not today, I'll show you something. I tear up watching this graceful champion that seems to know what's going on as he makes history. RIP you beautiful horse with a 22lb ❤️
So true Russell. I can only imagine what the other jockeys felt when Big Red was running by like the wind. Truly an angel with wings. May he RIP knowing he was the GOAT.
Eddie Maple, Riva Ridge's jockey, on getting passed by Secretariat: "I saw those blue-and-white blinkers going by, and what can you do? Nothing you can do."
It's like watching a race car and someone is shifting gears. Starts out in last place... then shifts into second and closes it up a bit... keeps working through the gears and finally, Sec hits top gear and just flat-out destroys every other horse on the track. That move on the outside at Preakness is the perfect example. It doesn't even seem possible... but there it is. Incredible.
sham would not have been the triple crown winner. he might have won two of the three at best. he didn’t have stamina, the very characteristic that his owner accused secretariat of having.
@@MEME-qe4ze Certainly would’ve been interesting had Red not existed. By the fall of that year Forego was starting to come on strong, but you’re right, Sham would have probably won KD, Preakness but Forego most likely would have been entered into Belmont to stop his bid for crown. Guess we’ll never truly know.
Sham wouldn’t have been the triple crown winner because he couldn’t hold for the distance in the Belmont but I have no doubt he would have taken the Derby and Preakness.
Omg. Look at Big Red Go. Will always be remembered for ever and ever. Beautiful horse. Once you hear hear his name. You know THE WINNING HORSE the legend ❤❤
I will always remember these races. I was 8 years old. And my dream of working with these great horses was born. We moved to a small 5 acre farm. I got my first horse in summer of 1974. This little mare was perfect for a first horse, I learned so much from her. She died a few years later. Due to old age. Got my next horse in 1977, in June if 1978, she gave me a cute little colt. His name was Smokey. We grew up together, I trained him to be a race horse, he was Appaloosa Arabian and he was blindingly fast. He got sick in 1988 and he died then. Even though that was so long ago, I still miss him. Sorry for rambling the great Secretariat and his beauty, strength, speed, and heart gave me a dream, and he put me on my path of being with horses was set. I am hoping someday to find another horse again. Once you find a purpose in life it binds the path for life. Any one who loves horses knows what I am saying. You will have hoof prints on your heart, and never forget your own horses. And if you love racing as I do, you will remember the first horse you ever saw forever. Secretariat was that horse for me. He is/was the greatest male horse. His records for the Triple Crown will never be equaled or beaten.
It breaks my heart that what killed him was laminitis - something that is horribly painful and could not be treated in his time. Now, they can and do treat it - though i don't know what the success rate is or if they cure it. But today, he would have had a good chance of surviving that. His owners did the most beautiful thing when they had him put down - as they could not see him tortured. They killed the golden goose - to spare him. That is love. So i see these videos, think of him, cry, and pray for the good Lord to send him back for a reprise, with Owners as good as the ones he had the first time.
I've never been much of a horse racing fan, but it's impossible not to be wowed by the greatest horse racing performances of the century. Imagine what the track record times would have been in the Derby and Preakness if Secretariat hadn't started last.
The Force was exceptionally strong with that one... ... and we'll never know what Flightline might have done. Can't see Secretariat being surpassed, though. I absolutely get chills watching him swallow up the field on the turn in the Preakness. Talk about afterburners! Turcotte was so blessed to be Big Red's pilot.
pls dnt compare secretariat to any horse..he is really the greatest horse..i've never seen any horse in the past and present that runs so fast like secretariat without wipping the steak on his side
In this world of us with our human imperfections God sent us one of his perfect creations- Secretariat. For those of us fortunate enough to see him race it has left us with no doubt he was touched by God's hand.
Secretariat was the perfect specimen of a horse. God broke the mold. There will never be another horse that even comes close to what Secretariat accomplished in 1973. NEVER! The last stretch in the Belmont gave me a lump in my throat and tears welled up in my eyes still to this day. It happens every time I watch the last leg of this race. It is emotional watching something you know you will never see again.
Lord I was sitting in my grandparents home for all of these races and have seen 5 triple crown races won in my life but big red has and always will be the greatest!!!
I was 15 in 73 and definitely not a horse racing fan but I was in front of the TV for all 3 races of BIG RED wish I kept the sports page from each race " he's moving like a tremendous machine " one of the greatest calls ever
That comment... hold my beer🤣 . But, in all seriousness, I'm sitting here watching this video again for the two hundred time.... and I' still share a tear. People... I' was there with my parents. Nine yrs young. I' Remember like it was yesterday, screaming at the top of my heart and lungs... runnnnn . My father was a gambler and played horses all the time. I' been to aqueduct ...but too small for me at that time. Roosevelt raceway. Hate it. Sarasota.... once. Hate it. But, Belmont Park was my favorite and too see my favorite horse run there and win is something that I' will alway's remember and appreciate. I' didn't know the full extent of the Triple crown race meaning. All I' care about was SECRETARIAT winning. I' want too pay tribute to "Ruffin". She ran against Foolish pleasure. It was a match race right there at Belmont Park. I' was there with my pop. It ended sad. She was a gorgeous philly. One of the best. I' do believe that they buried her in the infield of Belmont Park. Nevertheless I' have had my share of memories good and bad. BUT THAT DAY JUNE 9, 1973. WILL FOREVER BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. SECRETARIAT IS BLAZING ALONG. .. HE'S FRIGHTENING NOW..... HE'S MOVING LIKE A TREMENDOUS MACHINE..... SECRETARIAT BY 12, SECRETARIAT BY 14 LINKS SHAM IS DROPPING BACK......💪🏾💯👈🏾👶🏿✌🏾✊🏾
Big Red holds the record for the Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont. He ran those races faster than anyone before and no one has beaten his records since. The greatest horse ever.
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After all these years Secretariat is still #1 and my Hero Horse!!!
He was phenomenal!
YOU'RE A,BLUNT BLIND SEC FAN BOY. SEC WAS FAR" FAR" FROM THE GREATEST! RACE FACTS= SEC LOST 25 PERCENT OF RACES,.AND LOST TO SOME REAL BUMS,( HERBULL, MASTER ACHIEVER, ETC) 2, EVEN A CHEAPER SPRINTER NAMED ONION BEAT SECRETARIAT AT A DISTANCE IN A MAJOR RACE= THE WHITNEY STAKES, SO YOU'RE BLIND
@@lyricalcat27 NO HE WASN'T. HE LOST FIVE TIMES! LOST IN MAJOR RACES! AND SECRETARIAT LOST TO SOME REALLY SORRY HORSES. FACTS COUNT! EMOTIONS DO NOT
He opened that horse up earlier with each successive race. And I get goosebumps when watching this, every time. Greatest horse of all time.
Secretariat ---- The athlete all the other players in every other sport want to be
There will never be another like him. The greatest compliment we can pay him.
MANY HORSES WERE FASTER AND BETTER THAN SEC. SEC. LOST FIVE TIMES! AND TO SOME BUMS
@@captainamericaamerica8090 There were no faster horses. He holds the records.
I still get goosebumps watching this awesome athlete destroy his competition. There will never be another horse like this!
What really gives it perspective. Is American Pharoah. Whupped the field. And still would have lost to secretariat by like 15 lengths. 😳Yikes!!!
Yeah Rod Johnson me too
Yes there will never b another racehorse like secretariat he was like elvis one of a kind he is the Elvis of racehorses
@@sharonrayburn9165or Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan. Irreplaceable
I will never forget this beautiful beautiful racehorse! The best that ever lived ❤
After all these years watching him run the Belmont still make me feel like crying for joy
"...moving like a tremendous machine!" Gets me every time.
Me to & it brings tears to my eyes every time I see these clips, RIP Big Red you are truly missed
The way he passed the field, going from last to first, at The Preakness was a true, "Hold my beer" moment
Not seen frankel races lol
That's my favorite of his races. I can watch that amazing, sudden burst of speed over and over again!
He found another gear at the Preakness. Simply amazing how he made the other horses look like they were standing still. We will never see another horse like Secretariat in our lives.
All his races are incredible. That move in the Preakness is something I’ve never seen before. And I’ve been watching horseracing a long time including in person watching secretariat race at Woodbine his final race
Most people like either the Preakness move or that absolute demolition he put on at the Belmont and they are both incredible. It was the Derby was the most impressive in my mind. He ran a good chunk of the race in the last 1/3rd of the pack, took the long way around the track and by the time they crossed the wire he’d broken Northern Dancer’s record and was pretty much flipping the bird to the best 3 year olds in the country.
Notice one thing Ronnie Turcot never had to whip him to get him to respond to move forward. That horse flat out wanted to run.
NO WHIP!!!
@@rusvaryag6172 Secretariat after his first 3 year old race had an abscess in his mouth. He had been off his feed for over a week prior to the Derby. He was still really recovering from the problem at the Preakness. At the Belmont Big Red was fully recovered and both Turcoct and Turian his trainer before the race we're both going this horse is going to show what he's really capable of doing.
That's the flat out difference between him and other horses.
harold Benton He always did things his way. He liked to start back and pass the other horses. His trainers/grooms etc all say he was very smart and very stubborn.
horselover three records in the three races that are still on! What else you can ask for?
I believe Secretariat is truly the most beautiful and amazing horse that ever lived, in my opinion. Most definitely the horse that God made. Spectacular!
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Secretariat was Gods horse, he just loaned him to use for a little while
I felt that Barbaro had something special, God bless him.
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I cry every time I watch it.....greatest horse ever....
Its strange, back in 1973 I had never watched a horse race before. My mom loved watching them. For some reason I sat down and Watched the 73 Kentucky derby and was completely in aw of Secretariat. The last 2 races I watched only to be completely in aw of this horse. Years since I have not watched any other horse races but have watched everything about Secretariat. What a truly special horse he was and I will always remember watching him and what he did.
The amazing thing is it in each of the Triple Crown races he did something special the derby he ran every quarter faster than the previous quarter. And the Preakness he went for the lead so early that most horses would have either faded or collapsed. And what can you say about the Belmont I mean that’s a record that will stand forever he has the greatest Racehorse ever
Every time I watch Secretariat's Triple Crown races, my eyes
become teary from.....what an amazing champion!
Secretariat lost his first race because there were no competition. Didn't need to show off n take the fun away from those Jockies and their mediocre horses.
Secretariat was waiting 4 his chance 2 make history. HISTORY MADE...RIP GOAT Athlete.
Maria, me too
Me too. This video never gets old.
The specific part that gets me is in the Preakness, when the announcer says “there’s secretariats in last”
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He's moving like a tremendous machine!!! Yes he was!
Secretariat LOVED to run.
Greatest commentary of all time for the greatest athlete of all time. RIP Big Red...🐎❤
Someone mention that SECRETARIAT was smart. Yes indeed. May I' add intelligent. If, he lost a race... he knew it and was piss about it. But, the very next race.. .. he'll break the race record and win. People... how in the hell did he know that this race at Belmont PARK WAS FOR ALL THE MARBLES.... THINK ABOUT THAT SHIT... GOT DAMNIT. SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.... PLEASE..... SOMEBODY . .. ...💯👈🏾🙏🏽✌🏾✊🏾
And to think that Secretariat lost his first race.....and then this......THE GREATEST HORSE IN THE HISTORY OF HORSE RACING! RIP BIG RED......YOUR RECORDS WILL STAND FOR ALL ETERNITY!
It has been said that he got banged around out of the gate in his first race which is why he seemed to hold back in other races coming out of the gate. Also, he had a very young, inexperienced jockey that kept him bottled up the whole way. He never had a chance to cut loose.
Absolutely greatest ever
There will never be another Champion like Secretariat. Never!
That record been standing 46 years now. Amazing!
As of March 2024 it's 50 years now.
I saw the Belmont after High School Graduation. I hope I will be alive in 4 more years to Celebrate 50 years of Secretariat's Triple Crown Victory.
It’s up to 47 years now and counting, think they’ll be say that for another 47 years!
It is 48 yrs now....
@@sarahnewcomb738 no other horse beat his record in the Kentucky derby or the Preakness ?
Just waiting for June so we can make it a clean 50yrs!💃💃💃💃
OMG.. I get choked up every time I watch these races. Don't think their will ever be another horse like the late great Secretariat. 😍
I never get tired watching this amazing athlete.
As outstanding as Secretariat's performance in the Belmont Stakes his last to first burst at the Preakness has to be considered one of his greatest accomplishments.
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@@cynthcorcor126 what??
@@cynthcorcor126 what about Sham?
@@marklaymon6698 sham would have won the three races ,BUT , of course he just happened to be born in the wrong time period ......
For some strange reason I get choked up watching this, its true greatness !!
Ya, me too. Absolutely stunning. RIP Red.
I tear up almost every single time I watch it
tdvcleve Yep. I always think “that’s impossible”. It chokes me up still, even though I’ve seen it probably 100 times.
Me, too. He is magnificent.
Superman theme is appropriate.
I've watched BIG REDS triple crown races several times through the yrs, still to this day 47 yrs later I've never seen an athletes performance match his determination, BEST EVER
I am back in 2020 to watch my favorite horse! Secretariat was pure magic! Loved that horse! I remember watching this race in 73! No whips for him!
YOU'RE MISS CLUELESS😳😳SECRETARIAT WAS WHIPPED 19 TIMES IN THE WHITNEY STAKES. AND STILL LOST TO SPRINTER 😂😂😂
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Settle down now and take a nap.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 he is talking about the triple crown man. You are lost
From 36 mph passing the grand stand to 39+ at the finish line in the Derby.
His three Triple Crown records on dirt still stand in 2020.
And his daughters gave us Storm Cat and AP Indy . . . just to name a few.
I'll never forget our family gathered around the TV watching these races as a teenager.
I remember watching these amazing races with myself father. He told me to keep my eye on Secretariat from the very first. I am 62 yrs old and I am still amazed at this amazing horse/athete and have a great memory that I shared with my father who has been deceased for more years than I care to think about.
My folks used to have a Triple Crown party every year....they invited all their friends over....and everyone picked their horse and put money in the pot. The winner took the money. I was just old enough to bet with them so I picked Secretariat.....all the others laughed at me until he won! I stuck with him through the entire triple crown and won a total of 100 bucks! Thought I was rich!
Fantastic. He was still picking up speed at the end of the race. Just incredible.
Never stopped accelerating the whole time. It's just supernatural.
I was a boy of 17 when I watched all three races in the year of 1973, I had done some horseback riding and found it just amazing. I still well up when I watch it from time to time.
FUN FACT: Secretariat was _accelerating_ through most of the Belmont Stakes and that's why no other horse could touch him.
HE BEAT BUMS HERE! THAT'S REALLY WHY. WHEN SEC RETURNED TO BELMONT, SEC, WAS BADLY BEATEN BY PROVE OUT, A ALLOWANCE CHEAPER HORSE! IN THE MAJOR RACE = WOODWARD STAKES.😂😂😂SEC WAS FAR FROM THE BEST
Really captain then why does secretariat still hold all the records in all 3 races your not to smart are ya
Incorrect. The second half of the race was 5 and 1/5th seconds slower than the first.
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I said "accelerating through _most_ of the race". When did I say that one half was faster than the other?
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Dude / yeah Sec lost races but if he ran against any of the horses in the last 50 years he would have won easily in any of the TC races. BTW Sham would have beaten any of these horses too except for Secretariat (Sham was Secretariat’s main competition) Any other year from 1974 to now Sham would have won the TC.
Greatest athletic performance in the history of life on earth.
Hard to argue!!
Not seen Frankel have you lol
Mark Younger Sports Illustrated ranked it second to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game. They were wrong. You are right.
I have been watching sports for over sixty years. This was the most brilliant display of athleticism that I have ever seen. It made me cry that day and it still does.
Sea cottage a South African horse could have taken on Secretariat. Sea cottage was shot in the hip because this horse cleaned up all the derby`s every time. With bullet and all Sea cottage won his last race. th-cam.com/video/VIj9XAK1fZ4/w-d-xo.html
The story about Sea cottage that got shot. th-cam.com/video/O4cnoANLuqU/w-d-xo.html
As a young man, I witnessed many Wins of Sea Cottage in the early six-tee`s
Every furlong was faster than the previous one. He was accelerating the entire race. I should say that was in the Belmont. It is truly remarkable.
That is correct. Only time in history that that happened.
THAT is CORRECT!!! Remarkable!!
That was at the derby. Nevertheless, a remarkable performance.
That was not the Belmont. He ran the 3/4 in 1:09 and change. Twice that would have been quicker than 2:24.
Incorrect.
The father gives the heart to the mother, the mother gives it to her first son. "Secretariat" - Big Red. Still the best horse ever. 40 years later i still watch this amazing big red horse.
Secretariat was undoubtedly the greatest horse to ever run!!! I feel blessed to ever watch this spectacular horse run!!! Rest in peace big red, there will never be another...
At 5:20 it shows a still of Secretariat making his power lunge into high stride. It was amazing to see live, a monster lunge from an already fast pace. None of these videos have that because he's just behind the field when he does it. You'll never ever see a last to first on the first turn again, especially on the far outside. It just isn't done. That was like a Vette going around Beetles.
In the second race (Pimlico) I never seen an animal that much faster each stride than the rest of the field,,& again, around the outside!
I was 10 when my grandfather got me into it and he said Secretariat is the greatest horse he had ever seen I watched all 3 races and he was correct. The Belmont proved without a doubt. He went start to finish and got faster at every stride. The best part RT never whipped him
Some horses just like to run and a smart rider knows how to guide such an animal without abuse. What a truly amazingly fast horse 🐎 and rider. That Belmont run is an all time classic performance!
I watched it on TV when i was a kid it was the most amazing horse ive ever seen race the triple crown.
Sham was a great horse who had the bad luck to be up against a legend. I've watched the 1973 Triple Crown races several times and Big Red still takes my breath away. In the Derby, the way he took it away from Sham in the home stretch. In the Preakness, the way he drove past the field on the first turn. In the Belmont .... well, there's nothing like it. Chic Anderson's call of the race was almost as legendary as that of the horse that ran it. "BUT SECRETARIAT IS ALL ALONE! He's out there almost a 16th of a mile away from the rest of the horses!"
that red hoss was all heart
Watching Secretariat simultaneously makes my heart pound and my eyes tear up.
I wish someone would do a video restoration on these races. One of the greatest athletic performances in history deserves to be shown without the poor, fuzzy, distorted color of the video available today.
I’ve seen the Preakness remastered but I haven’t seen the other two races done yet, they gotta be out there somewhere you would think
@@johnwalsh3215 Search "Secretariat belmont haight" for a beautiful video of Ray Haight's radio call of the race. Best video I've seen of it.
Exactly. There are some other short clips from another camera that shows him running close up in those races. It’s really something to see.
And with that stupid star wars music in the background - wtf?
They do have it. I' have seen them. Beautiful color. You just have to be lucky enough too find them. I' found mines on Goggle some yrs ago. Check it out. 💯👈🏾🙏🏽✌🏾✊🏾
I remember watching the Belmont with my dad,,we were both jumping up and down yelling,,go big red go and boy did he,,,when it was over we were both crying,,,only time l saw my old man cry,,,what a great gift he was for the whole world
What a magnificent horse he was....doubt we will ever see one like him again.
Everytime I watch this beautiful horse run, I tear up. What a beautiful thing.
True triple crown Legend!!!!!
When one thinks of sport's figures deemed as "The G.O.A.T." in their craft there are always debates...football -Jim Brown or Tom Brady; baseball - Babe Ruth or Willie Mays; basketball, Michael Jordan or LeBron James; hockey - Lemuel or Gretzky; car racing - Dale Earhart or Richard Petty; boxing - Ali or Marciano...but when it comes to horse racing there is no name other than Secretariat! In my humble opinion Secretariat is the G.O.A.T. of all G.O.A.T.S. With each furlong, he gained strength and speed. I calculated his speed at the Belmont Stakes...nearly 38 mph! In all three races he averaged just under this time...and the Belmont Stakes??? Some records are made to be broken...well...not all. No one, I mean no one will ever do what Secretariat did, the way he did it...to win by 31 lengths! As Chic Anderson said...I say concerning the permanent record he set...Secretariat's record is in "a position that seems to be impossible to catch!" Now, watch him and see him "moving, like a tremendous machine!"
sports not sport's It's not possessive
Frank Buono Sham was better than good. Any other year, he would have won the TC. I agree, he could have kept going. Even after the finish line, he runs pretty vigorously for a while.
Marcus Brown I don’t understand the people who rank him behind Man O’War. He ran the same tracks faster than Man, so what am I missing? I know Man had fewer losses, but horse racing was VERY different back then- the scheduling, the competition, etc.
Chick Anderson did almost as much for the joy of watching these races as Secretariat did. “He’s looking for the lead and it’s RIGHT NOW he’s looking for it!” When American Pharaoh ran, the announcer was so flat. ☹️
Secretariat, no feat covering all the major sports leagues come close to what he achieve all time!!!! Secretariat in a class of his own....R I P Big Red
I mean, Man o War was ranked higher than Secretariat by bloodhorse, so to call him undisputed is not correct. Plus, people in Europe call other horses the greatest. People in Australia often call Phar lap the greatest. I have heard people call Citation the greatest. I have heard people call Native Dancer the greatest when you count his racing and stud career. I have heard someone say Kelso was the greatest. I mean the greatest is an opinion because there is no way to know which horses were really the greatest as they never raced against each other. People that don't know much about racing will automatically point to the Secretariat since he has a movie and the media loved him. But I mean other horses did great things that Secretariat never did. Which is probably why Man o War was ranked higher as he also did amazing things. Again though, the greatest is an opinion, and that goes for any sport not just racing.
OH could that BIG RED horse run!!!
He LOVED to run.
Secretariat gave them all a head start and he won....
Every once in a while, God show's his presence to the world!
I guess not often enough; must be a busy guy!
There will never be a horse like him. I wish I could of met him
He stole our 💕hearts, we just simply couldn't help ourselves.
Don't be upset guys, legends never die 💕
Absolutely amazing ❤️ what an incredible horse. He was made to race
Most horses reach their racing peak at 4. Just think what we all missed by not having the opportunity to see Secretariat race as a 4 year old . I'll bet many more distance and race records would have been set by this amazing horse. Truly one in a more than a million as his triple crown records are approaching 50 years of domination.
Thanks for this! Still gives me chills in 2019.
Wow 😲 big red says: not today, I'll show you something. I tear up watching this graceful champion that seems to know what's going on as he makes history. RIP you beautiful horse with a 22lb ❤️
Magnificent , Spectacular , to God be the Glory, the best that ever did it, you are missed Secretariat , Rest in Heaven❤
A whip was never needed he loved to run ❤️
Notice how Ronny uses body language Ronny ticks his head in at the end. Must have been a fun ride ;)
This never ceases to amaze me
I wasn't born when this horse was running...but he's the greatest horses in racing history that I have ever watched.
The best horse that ever lived.
What is helplessness? Being a jockey of a horse when Big Red decides to make his move.
So true Russell. I can only imagine what the other jockeys felt when Big Red was running by like the wind. Truly an angel with wings. May he RIP knowing he was the GOAT.
Eddie Maple, Riva Ridge's jockey, on getting passed by Secretariat: "I saw those blue-and-white blinkers going by, and what can you do? Nothing you can do."
watched this race many times and still get the goose bumps listening. "Moving like a great machine: 1/16 of a mile out in front". amazing horse.
He set the tracks on fire 🔥 Awesome ❤️❤️
Poor Sham...a great horse who happened to be born when the greatest race horse was also born.
It's like watching a race car and someone is shifting gears. Starts out in last place... then shifts into second and closes it up a bit... keeps working through the gears and finally, Sec hits top gear and just flat-out destroys every other horse on the track. That move on the outside at Preakness is the perfect example. It doesn't even seem possible... but there it is. Incredible.
Funny that in any other year, Sham would have been the triple Crown winner. Still amazing that the greatest athlete of the 20th century was a horse!
sham would not have been the triple crown winner. he might have won two of the three at best. he didn’t have stamina, the very characteristic that his owner accused secretariat of having.
THAT'S A BOGUS AWARD. PELE' DESERVED IT!
@@MEME-qe4ze Certainly would’ve been interesting had Red not existed. By the fall of that year Forego was starting to come on strong, but you’re right, Sham would have probably won KD, Preakness but Forego most likely would have been entered into Belmont to stop his bid for crown. Guess we’ll never truly know.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Pele doesn’t hold a candle to secretariet
Sham wouldn’t have been the triple crown winner because he couldn’t hold for the distance in the Belmont but I have no doubt he would have taken the Derby and Preakness.
I agree, the greatest race horse ever!
Omg. Look at Big Red Go. Will always be remembered for ever and ever. Beautiful horse. Once you hear hear his name. You know THE WINNING HORSE the legend ❤❤
I will always remember these races. I was 8 years old. And my dream of working with these great horses was born. We moved to a small 5 acre farm. I got my first horse in summer of 1974. This little mare was perfect for a first horse, I learned so much from her. She died a few years later. Due to old age. Got my next horse in 1977, in June if 1978, she gave me a cute little colt. His name was Smokey. We grew up together, I trained him to be a race horse, he was Appaloosa Arabian and he was blindingly fast. He got sick in 1988 and he died then. Even though that was so long ago, I still miss him.
Sorry for rambling the great Secretariat and his beauty, strength, speed, and heart gave me a dream, and he put me on my path of being with horses was set. I am hoping someday to find another horse again.
Once you find a purpose in life it binds the path for life. Any one who loves horses knows what I am saying. You will have hoof prints on your heart, and never forget your own horses. And if you love racing as I do, you will remember the first horse you ever saw forever. Secretariat was that horse for me. He is/was the greatest male horse. His records for the Triple Crown will never be equaled or beaten.
Wow. Just watching that race at the Belmont Stakes after all these years still brings tears to my eyes!
Simply THE BEST!!
I love Big Red, no one has even been close to beat his records!!! 💖💖💖
It breaks my heart that what killed him was laminitis - something that is horribly painful and could not be treated in his time. Now, they can and do treat it - though i don't know what the success rate is or if they cure it. But today, he would have had a good chance of surviving that. His owners did the most beautiful thing when they had him put down - as they could not see him tortured. They killed the golden goose - to spare him. That is love. So i see these videos, think of him, cry, and pray for the good Lord to send him back for a reprise, with Owners as good as the ones he had the first time.
Smartest race Horse that ever was
And will ever be. He was one of a kind.
I'm an Aussie and believe me we had a horse called Phar Lap, but Secretariat is the best horse ever
If only that darling Winx were as great...nope...Big Red!
I've never been much of a horse racing fan, but it's impossible not to be wowed by the greatest horse racing performances of the century. Imagine what the track record times would have been in the Derby and Preakness if Secretariat hadn't started last.
The Force was exceptionally strong with that one... ... and we'll never know what Flightline might have done. Can't see Secretariat being surpassed, though. I absolutely get chills watching him swallow up the field on the turn in the Preakness. Talk about afterburners! Turcotte was so blessed to be Big Red's pilot.
I never get tired watching this amazing talent
Secretariat was the best horse ever lived there was nobody better in Secretariat God love your big red
the best horse in the history
pls dnt compare secretariat to any horse..he is really the greatest horse..i've never seen any horse in the past and present that runs so fast like secretariat without wipping the steak on his side
The Belmont was utter destruction of the field.
Greatest horse of all time.
Captured a nation. Incredible experience. Has to be top ten sports story of all time.
Secretariat was a BEAST n the BOSS of all BOSSES
Thanks for posting! Every time I see this, I think “that’s impossible.”
The Belmont was the greatest achievement ever by a horse. Greatest Horse Ever.
Sports has been my love since a kid, not horseracing but in 1972 I was 12 and this horse really won my admiration, a true champion athlete.
In this world of us with our human imperfections God sent us one of his perfect creations- Secretariat. For those of us fortunate enough to see him race it has left us with no doubt he was touched by God's hand.
God opened heaven and this horse came down for a brief time in history! There will never be another like him.
Secretariat was the perfect specimen of a horse. God broke the mold. There will never be another horse that even comes close to what Secretariat accomplished in 1973. NEVER!
The last stretch in the Belmont gave me a lump in my throat and tears welled up in my eyes still to this day. It happens every time I watch the last leg of this race. It is emotional watching something you know you will never see again.
He just wanted to run.
I watched the Belmont when I was in third grade and seriously thought, "That's not real. Those other horses must've given up." It was magical to see.
Lord I was sitting in my grandparents home for all of these races and have seen 5 triple crown races won in my life but big red has and always will be the greatest!!!
I was 15 in 73 and definitely not a horse racing fan but I was in front of the TV for all 3 races of BIG RED wish I kept the sports page from each race " he's moving like a tremendous machine " one of the greatest calls ever
There will never, ever, be another Big Red. What an animal...
That comment... hold my beer🤣 . But, in all seriousness, I'm sitting here watching this video again for the two hundred time.... and I' still share a tear. People... I' was there with my parents. Nine yrs young. I' Remember like it was yesterday, screaming at the top of my heart and lungs... runnnnn . My father was a gambler and played horses all the time. I' been to aqueduct ...but too small for me at that time. Roosevelt raceway. Hate it. Sarasota.... once. Hate it. But, Belmont Park was my favorite and too see my favorite horse run there and win is something that I' will alway's remember and appreciate. I' didn't know the full extent of the Triple crown race meaning. All I' care about was SECRETARIAT winning. I' want too pay tribute to "Ruffin". She ran against Foolish pleasure. It was a match race right there at Belmont Park. I' was there with my pop. It ended sad. She was a gorgeous philly. One of the best. I' do believe that they buried her in the infield of Belmont Park. Nevertheless I' have had my share of memories good and bad. BUT THAT DAY JUNE 9, 1973. WILL FOREVER BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. SECRETARIAT IS BLAZING ALONG. .. HE'S FRIGHTENING NOW..... HE'S MOVING LIKE A TREMENDOUS MACHINE..... SECRETARIAT BY 12, SECRETARIAT BY 14 LINKS SHAM IS DROPPING BACK......💪🏾💯👈🏾👶🏿✌🏾✊🏾
The best Secretariat great champion 🏇
Man, Secretariat could fly! Love this horse!!! Since I was 7, he was a superhero!
ANYTIME I WANT TO SEE AN ATHLETE WIN WITH GRACE...I GO Back to these races......
Love the superman track it fits.