I was there that day, standing on a dumpster behind the gas station at the Northwest corner of Euclid and N. Wilke at the end of the back straight. I've never seen an animal move that fast. He looked like a mahogany locomotive. The sound of the hoofs could be felt as he went by.
Oh man , what an incredible experience that must have been.. I get goose bumps every time I watch the Canadian turf invitational, when he takes the last turn for home, he is all by himself and yes, you can hear his hooves striking the ground and you can see the white plumes from his breath, it's nearly dark and there are lights glowing around as he passes the infield tote board, it's almost surreal.. Greatest racehorse to ever step on the track, then AND now ...
I was at the Belmont when he won. Greatest race horse I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them. I wonder if Ron whispered in his ear....." Let's show them how it's done, and give them what they came for here for "!! Ron is also one of the greatest riders ever. He was the perfect match for Big Red. What a pair !! God bless them both....
Dave Lynch, Ron Turcotte stated, many times, that in the Belmont, he was only there for the ride. Secretariat did it all on his own. Ron told him, "You got this, Red."
I was six and was there with my parents and brother who all loved horse racing..I can remember wandering around the track eating soft serve ice cream, chocolate..and looking for winning tickets that somebody may have tossed away..It was a great time to be a kid at the track.. Then all I remember was the great Phil Georgeff Arlington Parks announcer saying " Here they come spinning out of the turn". and I could see Big Red in front and charging down the track and saying to myself I'm seeing the greatest horse ever win today...After that I was hooked on racing and just loved horses ..God's perfect animal"
@@jm1657 I was 11 year-old in 1973 and I became a horse racing fan when my dad Felix Zurita (1914 - 1987) took me out one Saturday afternoon when I was 8, to "La Rinconada" racetrack in Caracas 🇻🇪 It was love at first sight 😎 😏 😉 🙂 😄 ☺️ and of course, I became a Secretariat fan too! 🤓 Best regards from Venezuela 🇻🇪
I was there saw him live my grandpa knew racing ppl I got to touch greatness I was 13 years old there’s a pic of me& him in my family idk which of my sisters or brother has it. He was such a great looking fellow. I pet him and when I touched him I felt a ( how do I describe it) type of surge of power exuding off him. That was 50 years ago now I’m 63 I watch these videos and still get goosebumps there’ll never be another horse like him & I doubt his records will be broken.
I watched him at home when he won the Belmont, only 11 years old but I cried at his greatness. You have to give props to the many people who worked with Secretariat, they were good people and that made a tremendous difference.
Do you know that there are morons out there who would argue with you on that subject despite the fact that every record Secretariat ever set has NEVER been broken - 50 + years later.
I've been reading the various comments and there seems to be an antagonist in the mix who doesn't hold the same admiration towards Secretariat's accomplishments and wasn't impressed by his triple crown win, even when it's pointed out that not only did he win the Triple Crown, he broke the record for having the fastest time IN ALL THREE races and that quite a few people have pointed out how he still to this day, 50 years later, holds the record for all three races .. I just wanted to add that not only does he still hold the record for fastest winning time 50 years later, he also has the distinction of going faster than any other horse since the inception of the Triple Crown in 1919 .. so there's never been a racehorse who has gone faster when racing in the Triple Crown from 1919 to 2022 .. THAT'S HUGE !! AND That's A LOT OF HORSES because it's not just the triple crown winners he has beaten, it's EVERY RACEHORSE THAT'S RACED IN THE TRIPLE CROWN RACES.. FROM 1919 TO 2022!! IF THAT DONT DESERVE ADMIRATION, WHAT THE HECK DOES?!?
Well said Barbara. He also holds the world record for 1 1/2 mile at 2:24.00 (Belmont Stakes). A record that has stood for 49 years and seems unbreakable.
@@clatuff yes, yes indeed he does .. I was 10 years old in1973 and I do remember hearing about this racehorse named Secretariat , I wish I could say I remember watching him race, now what a memory that would have been ..
what deserves admiration? ... carrying huge weight over years of grueling competition taking on the best horses of generations; demonstrating the ability to respond to challenges of other talented horses under the burden of those weights; grinding out victories against the best horses of their generation at a wide variety of distances with little rest between races through years of pain and painstaking preparation.... secretariat was obviously a gifted horse, clearly a special horse, but not transcendent as many of his fans imagine him to have been... one cannot necessarily fault the horse itself for not showing those traits if it is, as he was, constrained by facts of life such as money and syndication etc...but one also should not be deceived by record speed in a few races either, and as sensational as those achievements surely are -- one is not to credit the horse with supreme greatness without reference to character (not temperament) and INTEGRITY of that character over a lifetime of work,,,, knowledgeable fans are quick to point out that secretariat wasn't feeling well or wasn't properly prepped in his losses, but what horse or human for that matter is 100% for every competitive event .... every race runs horses that have some legitimate excuse or other... while anyone can respect the obvious beauty and speed of secretariat, human admiration is earned by much more than those superficial traits, just as it is in real human life... EQUINE GREATNESS like any other greatness we humans contemplate, must include above all the dimensions of character and integrity which secretariat was not blessed to exhibit, and so our highest admiration must remain withheld from him (and naturally placed on a different horse :)
First, anyone knows you can't compare times exclusively, as track conditions were different pre 1970. Even since Secretariat raced, track conditions have varied. Second, his Preakness time was totally stolen. I remember everyone really wanted that 1:53 2/5, until a few horses tied, then it wasn't good enough. I just wonder if a horse running 1:53 flat, if they would have fooled the Maryland Racing Board and had him running in 1:52 4/5. His connections are really pushing this horse into best ever and his obnoxious fans are like sheep. Time is subjective. One cannot honestly say the filly, who actually ran faster, fairly, is better than Citation or Count Fleet or in the fifth radius of Secretariat? You can't judge a horse by one race or the Triple Crown exclusively. Is Assault or Omaha in your top 5 best ever?? Secretariat was a great horse and the prettiest, but what his connections are doing and how his fans are, really diminish his accomplishments.
@@challloyd215 well spoken, and you are absolutely correct about a horses speed, stamina and conditions of track and how even the years can affect the outcome of a race .. there are many variables involved, but you gotta admit, Secretariat was in the right place at the right time as a racehorse, but he was also at the right time in history .. and personally speaking, watching him race is still breathtaking and emotional each and every time (especially now that the original race footage has been remastered and restored).. *I was 10 years old in 1973, and I wish I could say I remember watching him race then, but unfortunately I don't remember doing so *And I'm a huge fan of Zenyatta, she's a beast, in a good way.. I bet she would have given Secretariat a run for his money
There was a horse that beat Secretariat's Belmont time of 2:24, and that horse did the 1.5 mile in 2:22, and that horse is Twighlight Eclipse in 2013, at the Pan American Stakes. So he beat Secretariats record time by 2 seconds, which is quite a feat. There was a difference, but small, and that Secretariat ran the Belmont on a dirt track, and Twighlight Eclipse did his time of 2:22 on turf, which may be a bit faster ? You can Google this race, like I did. Funny thing is, this horse never ran in any big races, and I never heard of him ? I doubt he could rival the great Secretariat head to head, but this horse holds the World Record. Although this is very true, I'm not really that up to date on all aspects of horse racing.
@@julieenslow5915 Yea but ppl made him out to be a bad sire. Everyone thought he would produce secretariat jr but these type of athletes only come once in someone life time.. we are on track for another one jus like secretariat, either in this sport or another
@@thrill_lords8409 There is no way Secretariat could contribute 50% of the genes to a foal and reproduce himself. People who expected that were gamblers who did not ever look at the science.
He’s immortal, all the great athletes are. Just glad we have all these races to watch unlike MoW, Citation, etc. Like I always say, he was Pegasus in the flesh.
He's alive and well on the astral plane and gets interviewed by mediums from time to time. He says he knew before and after his life how great he was, but was less sure when he was alive.
@@jm1657 I have a water glass (tumbler) with his picture on it that my daughter gave me for my birthday a long time ago. Still cherish it, and my memory of watching him - live - in those races.
It was a case of horrible timing: Mr. Chenery had died just after the calendar turned to 1973, so the family were set to get clobbered with inheritance tax to such a degree that the heirs were best off arranging to sell breeding shares in order pay all taxes while pocketing a fair bit of coin in the exchange ---and of course the stakeholders were sold on a promise that he'd be packed off to the breeding shed at year's end and not risking injury out on the track
A really joyful broadcast! The 1st sighting of Big Red since his supernatural performance at the Belmont 3 weeks earlier. My favorite thing here is how the very experienced sportscaster Chris Schenkel couldn’t hide how excited he was by Secretariat’s presence. On this day Chris represented all of us: a mere human being, awed by this Chestnut Horse of Wonder.
Oh My God. I was there that day.. Kid around the 4th turn that was 13. Too young to go in. Brought him up to us on the walk around and I got to pet him.. Everyone was looking. Thanks for this!!
@@blackroan2276 I've been following along. Just sad what's happened to the racing thing in general. My Aunt & Uncle raised & taught Sulkie racers in New Hampshire when I was a kid. Used to go to the various tracks when we went East to see 'em.
How amazing that you got to touch the great Secretariat! I had the opportunity to touch American Pharoah at Kentucky in 2017. He is a descendant of Secretariat❤️
Ronnie made sure it wasn't a blowout to begin with to excite the crowd; then at the tail end he took a look behind him and told Big Red "okay, you do what you want"..and he did. Secretariat..the best that ever was, and the best that will ever be. First time I've seen this footage, thanks so much..I can't believe it doesn't have millions of viewers up to this point. Maybe you should change your title to Secretariat next race after Triple Crown//
I have never seen this video either, yes thanks so much to those who showed it. Just proves my point even more so that Secretariat is the greatest horse to ever step on the track, this was just a workout for him but he was still just 1/5 of a second off of the track record, there will never be another Secretariat. He could have set a new world record had he been allowed to really run. We love you big red..
OK, a "three-pete", I also have never seen this video before and appreciate it being posted. But I think there was another factor at work in this race. I think Penny was remembering Sham, whose heart was broken in the Belmont. I am sure she did not want that repeated. So maybe she, Ronnie and Lucius put their heads together and said, "Just take it easy when you can, and let him have some fun when you can do it without crushing them." He was that good. But you see it was hard on her to see one of them moving up on him LOL!! But Ronnie took care of it, let him go.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 He was brilliant for a horse. He ran how and when he wanted to run. I believe the number of losses were three, but it would not matter if it was all of those he ran except the Triple Crown. Find me any athlete at all that can lose in some of their competitions and win in the toughest, while setting track and world records that still stand almost fifty years later. To try to convince anyone that Secretariat was humiliated at the Belmont is ludicrous. You are in fact confused with the Kentucky Derby that for a very long time had the wrong time on the official win records - because the people that were allowed to go in the infield to watch the race, tripped over the starter's clock and started it 2 seconds before the race actually started. They later used the television reels of the race which were continuous, to compare and were able to prove what happened. The Kentucky Derby was able to correct the time. No one was confused on whether he won the race, they just had the time wrong. See? That is how you make a case for something. You don't shout your opinion, and make sure you know the case. This is all well documented, so if I made a mistake in my statements - it's all mine. I'm getting old now so it is possible i forgot something. But I know for sure that when we look at my facts, and compare them to yours, I will have more facts in what I said than you did in what you said. And lastly, people who are not trying to hide use their own name. Hard to take anything you say very seriously, Captain America America. Didn't even get that right!
@@julieenslow5915 Stop showing how little know about real facts. I'm a RACING HISTORIAN. YOU'RE A NOVICE, A ROOKIE. SEC LOST 5! FIVE TIMES. AND A HORSE IS MEASURED BY THE GREAT HORSES THEY BEAT SEC NEVER BEAT A GREAT ELITE HORSE. HE BESTED SO SO HORSES IN THE TRIPLE CROWN FAST TIMES DON'T MEAN THAT MUCH. EVEN CHEAP HORSES HAVE BROKEN RECORDS. CHEAPER HORSES BESTED SEC. AND YES!! SECRETARIAT WAS DESTROYED AT THE BELMONT DISTANCE, AND AT BELMONT PARK.😂😂😂IN THE MAJOR RACE THE WOODWARD!! FACTS COUNT. YOUR EMOTIONS DO NOT. YOU KNOW NOTHING!!
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Hilarious. Secretariat defeated 4 older Eclipse award winners in just one race alone. He defeated at least eleven horses who, at one time or another in their careers, tied or set stakes, track or world records. Steve Haskins at Bloodhorse wrote an excellent article some time ago about Secretariat's competition which pretty much negates any pathetic attempts at degrading the competition he faced. Secretariat finished first in 17 of his 21 races. The DQ in the Champagne was a marginal call at best. Stop the Music didn't touch Secretariat in the four races they faced each other. The maiden race was a joke getting wiped out at the start, and he was sick for both the Wood and the Whitney. Turcotte begged Laurin not to run him in the Whitney after he worked him and knew something was wrong. Prove Out was a multiple stakes winner, and still after 48 years, the only other horse to run sub 2:26 on the dirt.
This horse was racing a few years before I was born, and my mom told me about him (she was a warmup rider and hotwalker on some California tracks). The way she talked about him is fully justified and then some! I'm continually stunned at watching his action, because you can see very clearly that he's not really even working very hard in a lot of these races. It blows my mind, because GAWD, if we got to see him race at 4... He was clearly just hitting his stride. It's very obvious that he was just starting to get easy and feel confident about the way he worked, and not worrying anymore about getting caught up in the scrum at the break... he just knows what he's doing and he knows how he wants to run, and he's got so much personality and guts, it's really too bad we didn't get to see him go another season. But we also know that he might have gotten hurt at some point, so I guess we can be happy with what we did get to see, and to know that we have all of this greatness available for people to witness years later so that he'll never be forgotten, it's inscribed in the annals now, and I'm just so grateful that I get to see him run in these videos, since I wasn't alive to see him run in person. He brings me to tears. What an incredible horse!
@@judithghannoum9450 Who is "they"? The trainers and owners and spectators who love this track do not want it closed. Churchill Downs is only thinking about the fact that Arlington competes with their nearly casino for gambling. It's sick and sad that chances are it will be destroyed.
I have the great granddaughter of Secratariat on her bottom side and Damascus is her grandpa on her top side!! I've got a piece of history that was basically discarded after a level 3 dressage champion.. she is 17.2 hands tall and just turned 20 and looks no more than 8!! Any of her offspring is automatically eligible for the Belmont!! Wish I was into the racing crowd... she's absolutely a power house!!!
What am absolute gem thank you so much for sharing this beautiful piece of Secretariat and racing history. Arlington Park many beautiful memories there.
Secretariat didn't seem to have quite enough time to get comfortable or acclimated in the stall before starting gate opened..but towards the end of the race in final stretch a fan let out a scream of excitement & that's how most of us feel about watching the Big Red Horse run, sweet to see Eddie Sweat (groom) describe Secretariats character, how cool..I bet he had a carrot or two waiting for him ( : God Bless all 🙏✝️🙏
I was there also at age 16. Standing at the outside rail as they were nearing the straight to the finish line. Thank you for posting. This is the best clip of this race at Arlington Park back in 1973.
That was the place to be over the Summer. Couldn't go in but outside the rail was free. Friends were on vacation and you'd had enough of the Cubs. Nothing against 'em, it just got to be enough after a while.
@@meredrums1 Yep. Back then the Cubs were perennial losers and the Sox weren't much better. But we had Dave Feldman to entertain us with his horse racing columns and picks. We need Dave Feldman now to help save Arlington.
I was there that day. Unfortunately I was in the hotel answering a bomb scare that was called in. I was a firefighter at the time and was in the building evacuating and checking rooms when the race was being run. I never got to see Secretariat but I remember that crowd and traffic was tremendous.
Where were those gears when SECRETARIAT LOST IN THE WOOD' MEMORIAL , AGAIN SEC LOST IN THE WHITNEY STAKES! AND YET AGAIN SEC, LOST IN THE WOODWARD STAKES! AT THE BELMONT STAKES DISTANCE, SEC, WAS HUMILIATED! AT BELMONT PARK. SEC WAS FAR FROM A SUPER HORSE. SEC, ALSO LOST TO CHEAP HORSES TOO
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Your absurdly negative tone reflects poorly on you. If you want to learn what happened in the races Secretariat didn't win, all you need to do is read a little. Of course bearing in mind that nothing's perfect - not horses, not people, and certainly not nature.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Sham's owner, is that you? Secretariat ran 21 races. In all but one of them he finished "in the money". A horse doesn't 'lose' if he finishes in the money, so your examples don't work - all but one of your examples were races where he was second or third! A horse isn't 'humiliated' under such circumstances. He won the triple crown - one of only 13 horses to do so as of today. And his 1973 Belmont time is still unbroken 50 years later. You may prefer some other horse or horses, which is your right of course, but how you can say with a straight face that Secretariat wasn't a super horse is beyond me.
@@yes2day100 Even shams owner complimented secretariat LOL bros more negative than a person who owned a horse that definitely would’ve won if secretariat hadn’t been in the triple crown (if you ask me, considering he was basically in second the entire time)
Penny kinda took credit for Secretariat being GREAT ! B.S. Secretariat did ALL the work along with an old school trainer who knew this horse was special! At his autopsy they discovered his heart was twice the size of a normal horse ( big engine ) . GREATEST RACE HORSE EVER !!!!
I was there for the Belmont and I will always remember the roar of the crowd when secretariat turned for home.after he got to the finish line he kept racing for quite a while.one of the most amazing things is that each quarter mile he ran faster.one of the most amazing feats ever in sport.!! Turcotte said that secretariat was not even tired when the race finished.!!
There was a horse that beat Secretariat's Belmont time of 2:24, and that horse did the 1.5 mile in 2:22, and that horse is Twighlight Eclipse in 2013, at the Pan American Stakes. So he beat Secretariats record time by 2 seconds, which is quite a feat. There was a difference, but small, and that Secretariat ran the Belmont on a dirt track, and Twighlight Eclipse did his time of 2:22 on turf, which may be a bit faster ? You can Google this race, like I did. Funny thing is, this horse never ran in any big races, and I never heard of him ? I doubt he could rival the great Secretariat head to head, but this horse holds the World Record. Although this is very true, I'm not really that up to date on all aspects of horse racing.
Turcotte is said to have told Lucien that Secretariat felt much faster on turf, as if he was lighter. God knows what he would have done on a 1 1/2 mile turf course. This comparison is apples and oranges, turf vs dirt.
This horse race was a good example of how it took Secretariat a while out of the starting gate to "get his legs under him" (i.e., find his rhythm and stride). But once he did, he could very quickly put distance between himself and the other horses in a race. As has been said about Secretariat, he was a "pounder" rather than a "glider" in his running style, pounding his hooves into the dirt.
True. One of Secretariat’s usual exercise riders, Jim Gaffney, described Big Red’s movement as reaching out & “grabbing the earth.” His production of power was unlike anything Mr. Gaffney had ever felt in his many years on horses. A tremendous equine athlete Secretariat was, indeed. 💕 I wish that he could’ve raced & lived forever. But how lucky are we that photos and videos were on hand to record his magic! Otherwise, he would have sounded too extraordinary to have actually lived among mere mortals. ❤
As a Kentuckian, being 12 years old at the time, the memories of the Kentucky derby. It was unbelievably specical to be at my grandmothers home. 2 blocks down from the horse barns, my Aunt Beulah parking cars for grandmas Christmas money. We all were thunderstruck by the big red horse. Because of him we gathered for the next two races. It was a hard time financially and this horse brought hope and magic to our lifes when we needed it. I'm not much at stats or equine history but if I could see a race, I'd like to see Man O War matched up with big red. Secretariat will always be the magic from the Kentucky Derby of my youth.
I love the Secretariat Team!! with regards to the K. Derby, Ron said "right, you don't take chances in that kinda race!" & Penny is so humble & Truly Blessed 🙏✝️🙏with everyone around her.. including the Fans of course (yelling near the microphone lol) & the Tremendously God Gifted Horse🙏♥️🐎
Secretariat had everything going for him. Things we could see and things we could not. What we could see was the team of humans from owner to jockey that read him like a book and knew him. What we did not see was the 20 pound heart he had in him compared to the average. This is what made him able to move past the competition like a machine.
His mother was the large heart X-factor carrying daughter of Princequillo, a champion stayer. His father was Bold Ruler, a champion sprinter. Before Secretariat was born, a 100% sister of his was born. It turned out she had the stamina of a stayer and the staying power of a sprinter - the chromosomes had aligned sub-optimally. But when Secretariat was born, the chromosomes aligned perfectly. It turned out that he could: Sprint at least as well (in fact better than) his father and Stay at least as well as his (in fact better than) his paternal grandfather. That unique genetic combination, along with an unusually muscular physique, near perfect conformity (strong straight legs, massive hindquarters, massive neck to transport oxygen, etc) as well as unusually high racing intelligence, made him a truly formidable presence on any race track on any surface, over any distance, against any age group. And arguably makes him the most gifted race horse to have ever graced a racetrack.
I love Secratariat!!! I agree he was a true 1 of a kind!!! He loved to run and I don't think he liked being behind any horse, he was as I call a born leader!!! He still is even in death!!! I also them all great and small!!!
Seems like only yesterday that he came to beautiful iconic Historical Arlington Park Race Track in beautiful Historical Arlington heights Illinois growing up in the Beautiful Kane county in NW Kane county . It was an awesome day . Secretariat was flying around the race track that day . It was great to here Chris Shenkel , lucian Lauren and Penny Chenery . Great to watch it on ABC . It was an awesome day . Our hero won that day. Great to hear Ronnie Turcotte talk about the Triple crown. Awesome Day thanks for the memories Secretariat
I was in my teens when I watched Secretarit. He was the greatest racehorse I had ever watched. Was a sad day when he stopped racing.
Never knew about this race. Once again he leaves them all behind.
I never get bored watching secretariat races.
Secretariat ALWAYS did what he wanted- Ron was just along for the ride. Secretariat is the greatest animal ever to live on this earth.
Absolutely true. Secretariat will always be in our hearts.❤
I was there that day, standing on a dumpster behind the gas station at the Northwest corner of Euclid and N. Wilke at the end of the back straight. I've never seen an animal move that fast. He looked like a mahogany locomotive. The sound of the hoofs could be felt as he went by.
Thank you for sharing that. :)
Thanks for this!
wow great memory! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent. Never thought I'd see this in a million years. Really was a special day.
Oh man , what an incredible experience that must have been.. I get goose bumps every time I watch the Canadian turf invitational, when he takes the last turn for home, he is all by himself and yes, you can hear his hooves striking the ground and you can see the white plumes from his breath, it's nearly dark and there are lights glowing around as he passes the infield tote board, it's almost surreal.. Greatest racehorse to ever step on the track, then AND now ...
I was at the Belmont when he won. Greatest race horse I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them. I wonder if Ron whispered in his ear....." Let's show them how it's done, and give them what they came for here for "!! Ron is also one of the greatest riders ever. He was the perfect match for Big Red. What a pair !! God bless them both....
He makes my heart sing...every time.
I feel honored to be communicating with someone who saw that race live.
Wonder horse!
Dave Lynch, Ron Turcotte stated, many times, that in the Belmont, he was only there for the ride. Secretariat did it all on his own. Ron told him, "You got this, Red."
I can’t imagine any sport event more thrilling than being there at Secretariat’s Belmont. How very lucky you were!!
I was six and was there with my parents and brother who all loved horse racing..I can remember wandering around the track eating soft serve ice cream, chocolate..and looking for winning tickets that somebody may have tossed away..It was a great time to be a kid at the track..
Then all I remember was the great Phil Georgeff Arlington Parks announcer saying " Here they come spinning out of the turn". and I could see Big Red in front and charging down the track and saying to myself I'm seeing the greatest horse ever win today...After that I was hooked on racing and just loved horses ..God's perfect animal"
Thanks for sharing that happy memory 🤗
@@jm1657
I was 11 year-old in 1973 and I became a horse racing fan when my dad Felix Zurita (1914 - 1987) took me out one Saturday afternoon when I was 8, to "La Rinconada" racetrack in Caracas 🇻🇪
It was love at first sight 😎 😏 😉 🙂 😄 ☺️ and of course, I became a Secretariat fan too! 🤓
Best regards from Venezuela 🇻🇪
@@Caroni100
Greetings from USA 🇺🇸 👋
Isn’t wonderful that we have social media to easily share happy things? 🫶
I was there saw him live my grandpa knew racing ppl I got to touch greatness I was 13 years old there’s a pic of me& him in my family idk which of my sisters or brother has it. He was such a great looking fellow. I pet him and when I touched him I felt a ( how do I describe it) type of surge of power exuding off him. That was 50 years ago now I’m 63 I watch these videos and still get goosebumps there’ll never be another horse like him & I doubt his records will be broken.
What a wonderful experience you had!
I watched him at home when he won the Belmont, only 11 years old but I cried at his greatness. You have to give props to the many people who worked with Secretariat, they were good people and that made a tremendous difference.
Not many eyes were dry, after watching the 1973 Belmont.
The horse sent from heaven! Never another like him!!!! 🐎
Do you know that there are morons out there who would argue with you on that subject despite the fact that every record Secretariat ever set has NEVER been broken - 50 + years later.
I've been reading the various comments and there seems to be an antagonist in the mix who doesn't hold the same admiration towards Secretariat's accomplishments and wasn't impressed by his triple crown win, even when it's pointed out that not only did he win the Triple Crown, he broke the record for having the fastest time IN ALL THREE races and that quite a few people have pointed out how he still to this day, 50 years later, holds the record for all three races ..
I just wanted to add that not only does he still hold the record for fastest winning time 50 years later, he also has the distinction of going faster than any other horse since the inception of the Triple Crown in 1919 .. so there's never been a racehorse who has gone faster when racing in the Triple Crown from 1919 to 2022 .. THAT'S HUGE !! AND That's A LOT OF HORSES because it's not just the triple crown winners he has beaten, it's EVERY RACEHORSE THAT'S RACED IN THE TRIPLE CROWN RACES.. FROM 1919 TO 2022!! IF THAT DONT DESERVE ADMIRATION, WHAT THE HECK DOES?!?
Well said Barbara. He also holds the world record for 1 1/2 mile at 2:24.00 (Belmont Stakes). A record that has stood for 49 years and seems unbreakable.
@@clatuff yes, yes indeed he does .. I was 10 years old in1973 and I do remember hearing about this racehorse named Secretariat , I wish I could say I remember watching him race, now what a memory that would have been ..
what deserves admiration? ... carrying huge weight over years of grueling competition taking on the best horses of generations; demonstrating the ability to respond to challenges of other talented horses under the burden of those weights; grinding out victories against the best horses of their generation at a wide variety of distances with little rest between races through years of pain and painstaking preparation.... secretariat was obviously a gifted horse, clearly a special horse, but not transcendent as many of his fans imagine him to have been... one cannot necessarily fault the horse itself for not showing those traits if it is, as he was, constrained by facts of life such as money and syndication etc...but one also should not be deceived by record speed in a few races either, and as sensational as those achievements surely are -- one is not to credit the horse with supreme greatness without reference to character (not temperament) and INTEGRITY of that character over a lifetime of work,,,, knowledgeable fans are quick to point out that secretariat wasn't feeling well or wasn't properly prepped in his losses, but what horse or human for that matter is 100% for every competitive event .... every race runs horses that have some legitimate excuse or other... while anyone can respect the obvious beauty and speed of secretariat, human admiration is earned by much more than those superficial traits, just as it is in real human life... EQUINE GREATNESS like any other greatness we humans contemplate, must include above all the dimensions of character and integrity which secretariat was not blessed to exhibit, and so our highest admiration must remain withheld from him (and naturally placed on a different horse :)
First, anyone knows you can't compare times exclusively, as track conditions were different pre 1970. Even since Secretariat raced, track conditions have varied. Second, his Preakness time was totally stolen. I remember everyone really wanted that 1:53 2/5, until a few horses tied, then it wasn't good enough. I just wonder if a horse running 1:53 flat, if they would have fooled the Maryland Racing Board and had him running in 1:52 4/5. His connections are really pushing this horse into best ever and his obnoxious fans are like sheep. Time is subjective. One cannot honestly say the filly, who actually ran faster, fairly, is better than Citation or Count Fleet or in the fifth radius of Secretariat? You can't judge a horse by one race or the Triple Crown exclusively. Is Assault or Omaha in your top 5 best ever?? Secretariat was a great horse and the prettiest, but what his connections are doing and how his fans are, really diminish his accomplishments.
@@challloyd215 well spoken, and you are absolutely correct about a horses speed, stamina and conditions of track and how even the years can affect the outcome of a race .. there are many variables involved, but you gotta admit, Secretariat was in the right place at the right time as a racehorse, but he was also at the right time in history .. and personally speaking, watching him race is still breathtaking and emotional each and every time (especially now that the original race footage has been remastered and restored)..
*I was 10 years old in 1973, and I wish I could say I remember watching him race then, but unfortunately I don't remember doing so
*And I'm a huge fan of Zenyatta, she's a beast, in a good way.. I bet she would have given Secretariat a run for his money
Wish it was 1973 again and Big Red was still among us.
Oh how I wish it were so...
@@mariabykofsky4502 He died way too young -- only 19!
@@patriciaguth6882
Yes he died way too young, I hope to see
Big Red in our next life...💕
@@mariabykofsky4502 👍😊
I’d like to see ‘73 again too. Good times!
Secretariat the beeeeeest ever and forever!
2023. Still no horse that can beat those records or all types of tracks on all types of distances at 3. he is still the best
There was a horse that beat Secretariat's Belmont
time of 2:24, and that horse did the 1.5 mile in 2:22,
and that horse is Twighlight Eclipse in 2013, at the
Pan American Stakes. So he beat Secretariats record
time by 2 seconds, which is quite a feat. There was
a difference, but small, and that Secretariat ran the
Belmont on a dirt track, and Twighlight Eclipse did his
time of 2:22 on turf, which may be a bit faster ? You
can Google this race, like I did. Funny thing is, this
horse never ran in any big races, and I never heard
of him ? I doubt he could rival the great Secretariat
head to head, but this horse holds the World Record.
Although this is very true, I'm not really that up to
date on all aspects of horse racing.
@@grantp4022 a four year old on turf. REALLY?
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@@grantp4022 what are you on?
@@grantp4022stop smoking crack
Amazing. Only 21 days after the grueling Triple Crown and he's back racing and winning. What a horse.
Big Red made winning the Triple Crown look easy!
He was built to do this. And he loved doing it.
@@julieenslow5915 Yea but ppl made him out to be a bad sire. Everyone thought he would produce secretariat jr but these type of athletes only come once in someone life time.. we are on track for another one jus like secretariat, either in this sport or another
@@thrill_lords8409
There is no way Secretariat could contribute 50% of the genes to a foal and reproduce himself. People who expected that were gamblers who did not ever look at the science.
Every time I see Secretariat I look to see him again is sad to me that is gone but his spirit is among us the horse lovers
He’s immortal, all the great athletes are. Just glad we have all these races to watch unlike MoW, Citation, etc. Like I always say, he was Pegasus in the flesh.
He's alive and well on the astral plane and gets interviewed by mediums from time to time. He says he knew before and after his life how great he was, but was less sure when he was alive.
I LOVE SECRETAREAT & what a great race, MY favorite horse of ALL TIME, in fact I'm wearing a SECRETAREAT T -SHIRT !!! May 4, 2023!!!
I have a Secretariat t-shirt too… my most prized possession, really. I should probably have it insured 😄
@@jm1657 I have a water glass (tumbler) with his picture on it that my daughter gave me for my birthday a long time ago. Still cherish it, and my memory of watching him - live - in those races.
@@gaileverett It’ll become a precious family heirloom ❣️
I wish they ran him longer -he LOVED TO RUN!
From what I have heard they was not able to since they sold him to be a stud after 73
It was a case of horrible timing: Mr. Chenery had died just after the calendar turned to 1973, so the family were set to get clobbered with inheritance tax to such a degree that the heirs were best off arranging to sell breeding shares in order pay all taxes while pocketing a fair bit of coin in the exchange ---and of course the stakeholders were sold on a promise that he'd be packed off to the breeding shed at year's end and not risking injury out on the track
Of course he won..he was the G.O.A.T. !! So close to the track record. RIP big red, we loved you so.
Truly the "GOAT" of horse racing... 🐐?
He had a big heart, both figuratively and literally.
I wish he was still around!!!
He is. Just up in the sky 🌈
A really joyful broadcast! The 1st sighting of Big Red since his supernatural performance at the Belmont 3 weeks earlier.
My favorite thing here is how the very experienced sportscaster Chris Schenkel couldn’t hide how excited he was by Secretariat’s presence.
On this day Chris represented all of us: a mere human being, awed by this Chestnut Horse of Wonder.
I know he was red. But his coat in that light has a gold sheen on top of that red. He was so gorgeous!
Diane Lane said it best. "To be one with Secretariat must've been amazing. Ron Turcotte rode the greatest racehorse that ever lived."
Oh My God. I was there that day.. Kid around the 4th turn that was 13. Too young to go in. Brought him up to us on the walk around and I got to pet him.. Everyone was looking. Thanks for this!!
Such wonderful memories made at this track. And to think that now, the owner (Churchill Downs) wants to completely destroy it.
@@blackroan2276 I've been following along. Just sad what's happened to the racing thing in general. My Aunt & Uncle raised & taught Sulkie racers in New Hampshire when I was a kid. Used to go to the various tracks when we went East to see 'em.
How amazing that you got to touch the great Secretariat! I had the opportunity to touch American Pharoah at Kentucky in 2017. He is a descendant of Secretariat❤️
Ronnie made sure it wasn't a blowout to begin with to excite the crowd; then at the tail end he took a look behind him and told Big Red "okay, you do what you want"..and he did. Secretariat..the best that ever was, and the best that will ever be. First time I've seen this footage, thanks so much..I can't believe it doesn't have millions of viewers up to this point. Maybe you should change your title to Secretariat next race after Triple Crown//
I have never seen this video either, yes thanks so much to those who showed it. Just proves my point even more so that Secretariat is the greatest horse to ever step on the track, this was just a workout for him but he was still just 1/5 of a second off of the track record, there will never be another Secretariat. He could have set a new world record had he been allowed to really run. We love you big red..
OK, a "three-pete", I also have never seen this video before and appreciate it being posted. But I think there was another factor at work in this race. I think Penny was remembering Sham, whose heart was broken in the Belmont. I am sure she did not want that repeated. So maybe she, Ronnie and Lucius put their heads together and said, "Just take it easy when you can, and let him have some fun when you can do it without crushing them." He was that good. But you see it was hard on her to see one of them moving up on him LOL!! But Ronnie took care of it, let him go.
@@captainamericaamerica8090
He was brilliant for a horse. He ran how and when he wanted to run. I believe the number of losses were three, but it would not matter if it was all of those he ran except the Triple Crown. Find me any athlete at all that can lose in some of their competitions and win in the toughest, while setting track and world records that still stand almost fifty years later. To try to convince anyone that Secretariat was humiliated at the Belmont is ludicrous. You are in fact confused with the Kentucky Derby that for a very long time had the wrong time on the official win records - because the people that were allowed to go in the infield to watch the race, tripped over the starter's clock and started it 2 seconds before the race actually started. They later used the television reels of the race which were continuous, to compare and were able to prove what happened. The Kentucky Derby was able to correct the time. No one was confused on whether he won the race, they just had the time wrong.
See? That is how you make a case for something. You don't shout your opinion, and make sure you know the case. This is all well documented, so if I made a mistake in my statements - it's all mine. I'm getting old now so it is possible i forgot something. But I know for sure that when we look at my facts, and compare them to yours, I will have more facts in what I said than you did in what you said.
And lastly, people who are not trying to hide use their own name. Hard to take anything you say very seriously, Captain America America. Didn't even get that right!
@@julieenslow5915 Stop showing how little know about real facts. I'm a RACING HISTORIAN. YOU'RE A NOVICE, A ROOKIE. SEC LOST 5! FIVE TIMES. AND A HORSE IS MEASURED BY THE GREAT HORSES THEY BEAT
SEC NEVER BEAT A GREAT ELITE HORSE. HE BESTED SO SO HORSES IN THE TRIPLE CROWN
FAST TIMES DON'T MEAN THAT MUCH. EVEN CHEAP HORSES HAVE BROKEN RECORDS. CHEAPER HORSES BESTED SEC. AND YES!! SECRETARIAT WAS DESTROYED AT THE BELMONT DISTANCE, AND AT BELMONT PARK.😂😂😂IN THE MAJOR RACE THE WOODWARD!! FACTS COUNT. YOUR EMOTIONS DO NOT. YOU KNOW NOTHING!!
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Hilarious. Secretariat defeated 4 older Eclipse award winners in just one race alone. He defeated at least eleven horses who, at one time or another in their careers, tied or set stakes, track or world records. Steve Haskins at Bloodhorse wrote an excellent article some time ago about Secretariat's competition which pretty much negates any pathetic attempts at degrading the competition he faced. Secretariat finished first in 17 of his 21 races. The DQ in the Champagne was a marginal call at best. Stop the Music didn't touch Secretariat in the four races they faced each other. The maiden race was a joke getting wiped out at the start, and he was sick for both the Wood and the Whitney. Turcotte begged Laurin not to run him in the Whitney after he worked him and knew something was wrong. Prove Out was a multiple stakes winner, and still after 48 years, the only other horse to run sub 2:26 on the dirt.
Just love watching Secretariat walking out onto the track it’s as if he’s say… get a load of me, ain’t I something!
This horse was racing a few years before I was born, and my mom told me about him (she was a warmup rider and hotwalker on some California tracks). The way she talked about him is fully justified and then some! I'm continually stunned at watching his action, because you can see very clearly that he's not really even working very hard in a lot of these races. It blows my mind, because GAWD, if we got to see him race at 4... He was clearly just hitting his stride. It's very obvious that he was just starting to get easy and feel confident about the way he worked, and not worrying anymore about getting caught up in the scrum at the break... he just knows what he's doing and he knows how he wants to run, and he's got so much personality and guts, it's really too bad we didn't get to see him go another season. But we also know that he might have gotten hurt at some point, so I guess we can be happy with what we did get to see, and to know that we have all of this greatness available for people to witness years later so that he'll never be forgotten, it's inscribed in the annals now, and I'm just so grateful that I get to see him run in these videos, since I wasn't alive to see him run in person. He brings me to tears. What an incredible horse!
Those planes that Secretariat flew on had a nickname .... " Air Horse One "
😂
GREAT
Love Secretariat - favorite athlete of all time !
What’s most amazing is that both the Derby and Preakness Secretariat came from dead last to win in record time!! That’s all him, no other horse!
Truly believe he was a strategist. Liked to see how other horses were running then made his move. The one and only, the greatest ever.
Passing on the outside going into a turn… who’s that brave/crazy/talented? Secretariat!
I LOVE WATCHING HIM RACE!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!
I still get goosebumps
Video has great color and clarity! Thanks for posting this.
Im Irish we had arkle, nininsky, Galileo. Bloody hell, nothing is better than this one
How could you forget the great Giant's Causeway RIP? He had Secretariat in his pedigree.
there's only one that's better than Secretariat, and that's Man o'War!
@@khalfani414 Don't forget that some people on here are European and they have their great horses, too!
@@patriciaguth6882 A
Big Red was a pop star...still living.
I Was There on this day ! a kid but there!!!!❤❤❤✌Blessings and Peace to You All
This was awesome!
And also get the commentary from Mrs. Tweedy and The trainer as well!
Loved it!
When Secretariat came strutting out onto the track it was like he was saying... get a load of me, ain’t I something!
Yeap...funny..
:)
My sister and I went. Sat high up on grandstand side. So glad we went. Arlington also had a huge crowd in 1996 when Cigar ran.
And when Spectacular Bid ran in 1980. Great fans, it’s a shame they want to close it.
@@judithghannoum9450 Who is "they"? The trainers and owners and spectators who love this track do not want it closed. Churchill Downs is only thinking about the fact that Arlington competes with their nearly casino for gambling. It's sick and sad that chances are it will be destroyed.
@@blackroan2276 well it’s closing
My wife and I had the pleasure of being there and watching Big Red run … like the wind. I only wish I had kept my betting ticket.
I have the great granddaughter of Secratariat on her bottom side and Damascus is her grandpa on her top side!! I've got a piece of history that was basically discarded after a level 3 dressage champion.. she is 17.2 hands tall and just turned 20 and looks no more than 8!! Any of her offspring is automatically eligible for the Belmont!! Wish I was into the racing crowd... she's absolutely a power house!!!
Fabulous. Long may she continue to thrive! Wishing she & you blessings in the new year
Wow thanks for posting this video and showing the whole interview and race.
You're welcome
When Scretariat heard the crowd he turned it on. Wow!
At the last turn, Big Red said "Just let me run, Ron. I got this."
Goddamned *RON*...let me run..... You S..o. a. B..
I was there ,,, Magnificent Animal !
I was there that day. My parents were given a copy of the winner’s circle photo and an individual of Ron and Secretariat
What am absolute gem thank you so much for sharing this beautiful piece of Secretariat and racing history. Arlington Park many beautiful memories there.
My pleasure
It’s just sad that it’s going to be sold…
The best horse ever, poetry in motion!
I don't know if its the best but sure was the fastest
The best of all times...
Wow! Forgot about this one and how once again Big Red just opened the lead down the stretch! Always inspiring to watch Secretariat
Back then he was referred to as "Super Red" and "Triple Sec." Man O War was "Big Red". SECRETARIAT was the Greatest ever.
He had a mind of his own, he ran his races, sometimes he put on a show and other times he just got the job done.
Thanks for posting! I was there but being only 6 I don't remember much about it! Glad I got to see it!
I was there too. 12 years old. We all got to see Secretariat up close.
His body language is something else.
What perfection
Secretariat didn't seem to have quite enough time to get comfortable or acclimated in the stall before starting gate opened..but towards the end of the race in final stretch a fan let out a scream of excitement & that's how most of us feel about watching the Big Red Horse run, sweet to see Eddie Sweat (groom) describe Secretariats character, how cool..I bet he had a carrot or two waiting for him ( :
God Bless all 🙏✝️🙏
He beat them solidly and never really seemed to be trying very hard.
God I love that horse. It was love at first sight.
I was there also at age 16. Standing at the outside rail as they were nearing the straight to the finish line. Thank you for posting. This is the best clip of this race at Arlington Park back in 1973.
what a great memory!
That was the place to be over the Summer. Couldn't go in but outside the rail was free. Friends were on vacation and you'd had enough of the Cubs. Nothing against 'em, it just got to be enough after a while.
@@meredrums1 Yep. Back then the Cubs were perennial losers and the Sox weren't much better. But we had Dave Feldman to entertain us with his horse racing columns and picks. We need Dave Feldman now to help save Arlington.
When Secretariat really got going, he had a beautifully long stride!
I was there that day.
Unfortunately I was in the hotel answering a bomb scare that was called in. I was a firefighter at the time and was in the building evacuating and checking rooms when the race was being run. I never got to see Secretariat but I remember that crowd and traffic was tremendous.
So close, yet so far 😐Wonderful that video exists of this race, and such good quality 🤗
Thank you for sharing one of my boyhood hero’s.
Secretariat ran with a very different head stance to other horses. Head way up, nose out and forward, leaning into the air - very purposeful.
That's because you've never seen him struggle or in a challenge. No one knows how good this horse was. Never peaked
best race horse ever! hes the GOAT for me!
The pride of beautiful beautiful Historical Doswell Virginia Secretariat. ❤️ 🐎 ❤️
Look at all the people who wanted to see this horse race.
Penny knew her horse I like how she says "there he goes" and you can clearly see him change gears @ 10:39 - what an amazing animal he was!
Where were those gears when SECRETARIAT LOST IN THE WOOD' MEMORIAL , AGAIN SEC LOST IN THE WHITNEY STAKES! AND YET AGAIN SEC, LOST IN THE WOODWARD STAKES! AT THE BELMONT STAKES DISTANCE, SEC, WAS HUMILIATED! AT BELMONT PARK. SEC WAS FAR FROM A SUPER HORSE. SEC, ALSO LOST TO CHEAP HORSES TOO
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Your absurdly negative tone reflects poorly on you. If you want to learn what happened in the races Secretariat didn't win, all you need to do is read a little. Of course bearing in mind that nothing's perfect - not horses, not people, and certainly not nature.
@@4orrcountry you are correct and you cant argue with an idiot cant fix stupid
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Sham's owner, is that you? Secretariat ran 21 races. In all but one of them he finished "in the money". A horse doesn't 'lose' if he finishes in the money, so your examples don't work - all but one of your examples were races where he was second or third! A horse isn't 'humiliated' under such circumstances. He won the triple crown - one of only 13 horses to do so as of today. And his 1973 Belmont time is still unbroken 50 years later. You may prefer some other horse or horses, which is your right of course, but how you can say with a straight face that Secretariat wasn't a super horse is beyond me.
@@yes2day100 Even shams owner complimented secretariat LOL bros more negative than a person who owned a horse that definitely would’ve won if secretariat hadn’t been in the triple crown (if you ask me, considering he was basically in second the entire time)
The perfect horse 🐎❤
Thanks for posting - great to see it in color! He was really something!
Penny played it up like those others had a chance.
Penny kinda took credit for Secretariat being GREAT ! B.S. Secretariat did ALL the work along with an old school trainer who knew this horse was special! At his autopsy they discovered his heart was twice the size of a normal horse ( big engine ) . GREATEST RACE HORSE EVER !!!!
"Gee, I hope he can hold on." Are you serious??? This is goddamn Secretariat!!!!!
MR. TURCOTT WAS THE PERSON FOR THAT HORSE! THE GREATEST HORSE WITH THE BEST JOCKEY. CAN'T BEAT THAT!
I was 13 years old, and my dad was good enough to take me to the races that day. I’ll never forget it.
It was Secretariat racing the car for me 🔥. The dopest athlete 🐎
His only other competition 😂
He's the love of my life ❤️
What a magnificent race horse. He was so beautiful!
I was there for the Belmont and I will always remember the roar of the crowd when secretariat turned for home.after he got to the finish line he kept racing for quite a while.one of the most amazing things is that each quarter mile he ran faster.one of the most amazing feats ever in sport.!! Turcotte said that secretariat was not even tired when the race finished.!!
Triple Crown winner.. Secretariat knew this was the biggest day of his life ... And he was ready!!🥰🤗
There was a horse that beat Secretariat's Belmont
time of 2:24, and that horse did the 1.5 mile in 2:22,
and that horse is Twighlight Eclipse in 2013, at the
Pan American Stakes. So he beat Secretariats record
time by 2 seconds, which is quite a feat. There was
a difference, but small, and that Secretariat ran the
Belmont on a dirt track, and Twighlight Eclipse did his
time of 2:22 on turf, which may be a bit faster ? You
can Google this race, like I did. Funny thing is, this
horse never ran in any big races, and I never heard
of him ? I doubt he could rival the great Secretariat
head to head, but this horse holds the World Record.
Although this is very true, I'm not really that up to
date on all aspects of horse racing.
Turcotte is said to have told Lucien that Secretariat felt much faster on turf, as if he was lighter. God knows what he would have done on a 1 1/2 mile turf course. This comparison is apples and oranges, turf vs dirt.
Oh my goodness, 😢😢💪💪💪🫰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This horse race was a good example of how it took Secretariat a while out of the starting gate to "get his legs under him" (i.e., find his rhythm and stride). But once he did, he could very quickly put distance between himself and the other horses in a race. As has been said about Secretariat, he was a "pounder" rather than a "glider" in his running style, pounding his hooves into the dirt.
True.
One of Secretariat’s usual exercise riders, Jim Gaffney, described Big Red’s movement as reaching out & “grabbing the earth.” His production of power was unlike anything Mr. Gaffney had ever felt in his many years on horses. A tremendous equine athlete Secretariat was, indeed. 💕
I wish that he could’ve raced & lived forever. But how lucky are we that photos and videos were on hand to record his magic! Otherwise, he would have sounded too extraordinary to have actually lived among mere mortals. ❤
And yet he excelled on the turf. Both Lucien and Ron saud they thought he was better (!) On the grass.
He looked like his legs were devouring the track.
As a Kentuckian, being 12 years old at the time, the memories of the Kentucky derby. It was unbelievably specical to be at my grandmothers home. 2 blocks down from the horse barns, my Aunt Beulah parking cars for grandmas Christmas money. We all were thunderstruck by the big red horse. Because of him we gathered for the next two races. It was a hard time financially and this horse brought hope and magic to our lifes when we needed it. I'm not much at stats or equine history but if I could see a race, I'd like to see Man O War matched up with big red. Secretariat will always be the magic from the Kentucky Derby of my youth.
I look forward to taking a ride on him in my afterlife.
THE most perfect horse the world has ever known.
He was not even trying to smoke the competition
He is the GOAT of race horses...
I remember watching this on television. Secretariat was the GOAT.
Secretariat came out straight from the movie.. always last and come out first at the end like a paid actor 😂😂
Mot only was he a magnificent athlete but he sure was gorgeous.
I love the Secretariat Team!! with regards to the K. Derby, Ron said "right, you don't take chances in that kinda race!" & Penny is so humble & Truly Blessed 🙏✝️🙏with everyone around her.. including the Fans of course (yelling near the microphone lol) & the Tremendously God Gifted Horse🙏♥️🐎
I wish he had another 10 years
Me too.
Astonishing
Amen my dear Lord.Thank you for walking with me today & everyday.I love you & praise you.
Secretariat had everything going for him. Things we could see and things we could not. What we could see was the team of humans from owner to jockey that read him like a book and knew him. What we did not see was the 20 pound heart he had in him compared to the average. This is what made him able to move past the competition like a machine.
His mother was the large heart X-factor carrying daughter of Princequillo, a champion stayer. His father was Bold Ruler, a champion sprinter. Before Secretariat was born, a 100% sister of his was born. It turned out she had the stamina of a stayer and the staying power of a sprinter - the chromosomes had aligned sub-optimally.
But when Secretariat was born, the chromosomes aligned perfectly. It turned out that he could: Sprint at least as well (in fact better than) his father and
Stay at least as well as his (in fact better than) his paternal grandfather.
That unique genetic combination, along with an unusually muscular physique, near perfect conformity (strong straight legs, massive hindquarters, massive neck to transport oxygen, etc) as well as unusually high racing intelligence, made him a truly formidable presence on any race track on any surface, over any distance, against any age group.
And arguably makes him the most gifted race horse to have ever graced a racetrack.
@@justiceprevail1552 Thanks for that.
…like a TREMENDOUS machine!!!
@@amaramilligan349 Exactly.Chic Anderson got it right.
Poetry in motion.
O maior de todos os tempos é o rei! Secretariat!!
I love Secratariat!!! I agree he was a true 1 of a kind!!! He loved to run and I don't think he liked being behind any horse, he was as I call a born leader!!! He still is even in death!!!
I also them all great and small!!!
I love Secretariat. So beautiful and powerful. He will always be the best!
If anyone thought that secretariat wasn’t going to win the race, they were not thinking straight. He was out for a Sunday run.
7:04 “Well, he’s still a horse.” ~ ~ I love Penny 😃
I was there!
Awesome awesome video Secretariat the Pride of Beautiful Historical Doswell Virginia
Seems like only yesterday that he came to beautiful iconic Historical Arlington Park Race Track in beautiful Historical Arlington heights Illinois growing up in the Beautiful Kane county in NW Kane county . It was an awesome day . Secretariat was flying around the race track that day . It was great to here Chris Shenkel , lucian Lauren and Penny Chenery . Great to watch it on ABC . It was an awesome day . Our hero won that day.
Great to hear Ronnie Turcotte talk about the Triple crown.
Awesome Day thanks for the memories Secretariat
I love how he always as police officers walk with him. Noticed that with other races too.