50th Anniversary of Secretariat Winning the Belmont
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2023
- On June 6th, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown, by an astonishing 31 lengths. Years before he became a physician, Dr. Jon LaPook was at the finish line snapping pictures.
- Komedie
Thank God we had secretariat. We were in a dark time and in that shed on March 30, 1970 God poked out his finger on that little foal and said you are perfection and you are going to bring this country together. You will run like Pegasus and nobody will ever forget you. You are my gift to the world.
That decade of the 1970s was called "The Decade of Champions" for a very good reason. It was the pinnacle of horse racing in the U.S. Secretariat was not only the best ever in his sport but in ALL sports.
Anatomical perfection, kinetic masterpiece. At four and five, we would have seen him reach his potential. But you know what, at three, that was good enough for me! We will see him in Heaven!
I do wish he could have raced one more year... I believe we had just tapped his greatness.
The horse was magic. The people behind the scenes whom had his back was so much more interesting than a made up movie script. Secretariat was a gift. He was the GOAT! The book Secretariat by Bill Nack, is a great one. Wonderful writer.
There will never be another one like him.
BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU WATCH HIM YOU JUST GET CHILLS BEAUTIFUL HORSE
Beautiful horse! He won the triple crown that day and everyone's heart.
Marvelous eyewitness story, with wonderful new photos to enjoy! Thank you so much, Jon & CBS!! This is very special. Time capsule material.
*Love* hearing people reminisce about this spectacular event!
What a time it was! I was living in Manhattan at that time. My mom called me and asked me to place a bet on Secretariat for her (off-track betting). So I placed a bet, too. :-) We won! It was amazing to watch the races.
I find it interesting the timing how Chic Anderson describes Secretariats performance "He is moving like a Tremendous machine" just as the camera (mysteriously) catches the American Flag (Red, White & Blue) in the forefront of Secretariat (Big Red, White & Blue Jockey silks). It was definitely Supernatural & of God..this Country wasn't without its problems but before we took God out of the equation the USA 🇺🇸 was a Tremendous machine too. I Thank
God for Truly Blessing America with Secretariat, Chris Chenery & Family, Ron Turcotte & Team !!🙏✝️🙏
God Bless America we are so in need of Him🙏
Big Red is the greatest athlete ever.
I remember watching that race and it gave me goose bumps and it still does
Wow! What memories to cherish.
What a awesome horse
Great story and memories.
In 1973 we were in the same state the world is in today, Then a horse comes along and makes us forget our problems and helps us remember what it was like to feel good again. Please Lord bless us once again with another Secretariat.
Great story!
World record. The Belmont is a World Record NOT a track record. Also, all 3 are the Triple Crown records.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I'm now older in years but as crazy as it sounds I think of what I would feel like to have been turcott in especially this tremendous machine experience..to think all those human lives connected to the fame of a legendary horse! What a notion... human beings all being led down their own path of life to understand that a humble horse created by Jehovah God..as the biblical record testimony spoken to a complaining Job and Jehovah said who are you o man did you give the horse its power it laughs at the prospect of death! So how must Ron Penny the trainer feel to be allowed the privilege of association with one of God's masterpieces
Today they don’t even know how to run a horse for more than one of the three races before they put them in a big race. I don’t know what happened to horses after the 70s or after the 80s they just desolated. But thank God we had a secretariat and he made up for all the miserable years since then because every year we can think I triple crown time I was secretariat and how his record sounds every year we get to salute a gray horse because there were any around ours.
A great story, but why use such a worn out/bedraggled "print" of the June 9, 1973, Belmont race? There are some very well restored (and preserved) "clips" of this famous race, which look as though they were filmed just last Tuesday (the bright blue sky, lovely green-leafed trees, and glistening horses were on full display).
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