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- Secretariat (March 30, 1970 -- October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series-the Kentucky Derby (1:592⁄5), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24)-records that still stand today.[2]
Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler out of Somethingroyal, by Princequillo. He was foaled at Meadow Farm in Caroline County, Virginia. Owned by Penny Chenery, he was trained by Lucien Laurin and mainly ridden by Canadian jockey Ron Turcotte, along with apprentice jockey Paul Feliciano (first two races), and veteran Eddie Maple (last race). He raced in Chenery's Meadow Stable's blue and white checkered colors and his groom was Eddie Sweat. Secretariat stood approximately 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm) tall, and weighed 1,175 pounds (533 kg), with a 75-inch girth, in his racing prime.
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"He is moving like a tremendous machine"....one of the best lines ever in sports ....
He's moving "like a well oiled machine"
You can thank me later for correcting the announcer.
Well oiled machine move like Secretariat
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After all these years he still manages to take our breath away. God bless Secretariat.
I agree! I had one of the biggest blessings of my life when I got to see him at Claiborne Farm a few years after his retirement. I have never seen a horse chiseled out of stone like this horse. Pictures and videos never served him justice!
I can only imagine how phenomenal he looked at the peak of his career. He was absolutely breathtaking!
I STILL get emotional and tears cloud my eyes every time I watch him flying through the Belmont. Unbelievable!
I do not know how long a furlong is but 32 sounds like a lot of them
When I watch the Belmont in the movie I am cheering my heart out so great
@@pammiller4525 4 furlongs usually equals 1 second in a mile
Sham was used hard going for the lead and packed it in knowing he couldn't outkick Secretariat down the long stretch after burning him out early. I still think Mission Brief's 1:50.3 under a hand drive as a two year at the start of October at the Red Mile will last longer than any of Secretariat's records. What really brings shivers to the spine was the day Jennas Beach Boy hit the three quarter pole in 1:19.4 back in September of 1995 at the Red Mile.
September 30, 2020 marked the 25th anniversary of Jennas Beach Boy’s 1:48.4 world record for sophomores at the Red Mile - this after missing the entire summer due to a P1 Break. It lowered Nihilator’s mark set 10 years and one month earlier at the Meadowlands (1:49.3).
Joe Holloway trained Jennas Beach Boy for Linda and Lee DeVisser and William Fahy drove the son of first crop sire Beach Towel. The very next year he would lower the all age mark to 1:47.3. His sophomore mark lasted exactly five years before P B Bullville won in 1:48 on Sept. 30, 2000.
Supper natural
@@parkerbohnn You sound like you know what You're talking about. What you think of Rachels Mother Goose & entirely eased at the 1/16th pole. 1:46.
Or her Haskell in 1:47 in slop eased. Not to mention loping in 1:48 & change at Churchill. Ever see Her on the track? Make Schwarzenegger look like a girl scout. Magnificent Goddess
I’m proud to say I was a crew member that shot the Disney movie Secretariat. One of my most cherished meMories from my film career. I was able to meet Mrs. Chenery and Ronnie. Amazing people. I was also able to meet Secretariats great grandson
Otto thorworth was the jockey riding the horse in the movie Francisco Torres was on sham how do I know this plus other jockeys I knew I was a valet at RIVER DOWNS know belterra park I know alot of riders and one is the LEGENDARY PERRY OUTZS OVER 7 THOUSAND WINS DEFINITELY BELONG IN THE HALL OF FAME.PLUS A SHOUT OUT TO RODNEY PRESSCOT AND MY GREAT FRIEND CASEY CHAVEZ.If they see this they will know who wrote it
Was the horse used in the film related to big red?
@@Sometimesitsabitch knew the jockey who played Ron turcotte his name was otto thorworth he said they used a couple different hores one for still shots and one for running they were not related to secretariat.also knew some of the riders in the movie Francisco Torres played Laffit pincay the rider of sham,I
Wow! That's really cool! I saw Secretariat up close and personal at Claiborne Farm a few years after his retirement. He was absolutely magnificent!! Such a blessing!
I thank my Father (RIP) for alerting a young boy to how amazing the super horse "Secretariat" was at the time. He would talk to me about how Secretariat was "HISTORY IN THE MAKING" and how no matter what plans I had to play with friends or ride my bike on weekends, I would be required to be home and watch the Triple Crown unfold live on TV. He told me that for the rest of my life I could say, "Yes, I saw Secretariat run at the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont Stakes live on TV. I remember that awesome horse, and I saw it unfold as it was happening with my Father in our Living Room. It was amazing, and I'll never forget it."
Thanks Dad.
Billy Batts Me too! So thankful I was able to watch the greatest horse of all time win the Triple Crown while sitting in the family room with my family. He captured all of our hearts.
Arguably the greatest athlete of the 20th century!
I watched all 3 with my father too, I cried watching the Belmont then n I cried watching it again n again. He truly was a gift from God.
my dad said the same thing to me when Nixon was resigning. I stayed in the sandbox .
my mom did the same thing. thanks, Mom!
I saw him win that year. It was incredible. He was the greatest racehorse of all time. He still holds all 3 records to this day
There will never be a horse like him again Sham would been a triple crown winner if he didn't have to run against the big red horse.no horse had ever ran till then and after him the times he ran including 2 world records
My boss was a horse race fan and rented a huge big screen TV and catered meal for the Preaakness since there was a good chance we could see a triple crown winner. There was about 40 oof us there all buzzed up but when Secretariat pulled away to an unbelievable lead, every one of us plus all the caterers were silently staring in absolute awe. All of us knew we had just experienced the most historic hors race ever!!! My boss's lied to be overr 100 years old and always said that, outside of his children, this was the greatest thrill off hiss life!!! I still feel tears swell up whenever I see the films of his dramatic career!!!
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We get it. Some of you hate secretariat. Ok. But if you read all the comments, im not hearing anyone thats a fan of Secretariat hating on sham !!!!! Good thing secretariats not around to hear or understand you. Imagine if he could?. His self esteem would be shot from all the hating. The ones cutting down secretariat......STOP IT!!!! Please!!!!! GIVE THE HORSE HIS CREDIT!!!!!!! If sham would've won any other year or any other horse win any other year for that matter, then why don't we just erase secretariats records from the record books and say sham won the triple crown in 73??!!!!!! Sham (Kobe Bryant). Secretariat ( Michael Jordan) Wilt Chamberlain, 100 put. game. Bill Russell, 11 championships. Babe Ruth, pointing to the outfield for the Homer's. Tiger Woods, Dale Earnheardt, Michael Jordan's 6 championships. 3 peat, go on vation, come back and win three more. Wayne Gretzky and so on and so on and so on. And last BUT not least, secretariat. Triple crown winner. Holds record for each race and to top it off.........last race.........let's show them I was playing around in the first to HORSE RACES by blowing every horse right off the track!!!! Great Horse!!! We can't deny that can we folks???
@@RandyMoreland I was in the horse racing game 33yrs done it all except be a jockey. SECRATERIT was the greatest race horse there ever was.MAN O WAR THEN CITATION.Thats my top 3.Swaps was a very good horse.
Secretariat ran his race that day. He showed the entire world just how good he was. Fifty years later (2023) and his time has still not been beaten.
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I don't think it'll ever be beaten in my lifetime. To my knowledge, I don't think anyone has even come close.
50 years on and his records in all three Triple Crown races still stand. They may stand forever. Like the 400 hitter, 63 game hitting streak, 100 points in a NBA game, 12 shot win at the Masters, 18 golf majors, and Secretariat's times, they might be unbreakable.
EDDIE SWEAT is widely recognized for his talent, dedication, and important contributions to Riva Ridge and Secretariat's racing career...RIP 1939-1998
Thank you....yes he was!!!
Definitely I groom horses for 25 yrs was on the track for 37 yrs the groom is actually the main person in the crew it's hard to explain but the groom was his body theorist, food giver and his friend life on the racetrack is a lifestyle not a job.The thourbrred is a great Animal.
A shame he was not mentioned in this piece.
Thank you for this comment. I just finished the Lawrence Scanlan book on Secretariat, and it cannot be overstated how much Eddie Sweat contributed to the horse's wellbeing and success. Great horse, great groom.
At 59 years of age I still get chills and tears when I see how this horse ran!! Truly a horse with the hand of God on his mane.
Amen!
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Wait 'til toy see Jaya Bae race you'll never remember the name Secretariat again that I can guarantee!! Jaya Bae is the greatest horse who ever lived and the greatest bred horse who ever lived. Out of the first crop of Walner bred to the "freak of nature" Mission Brief
Walner - Mission Brief - Muscle Hill
@@Praise___YaH wut a croc of shit!! How long did it take u to type that crap preacher...!!
@@duaneknorr3081 Wow. You have so much class and integrity. 🙄
When I watch Secretariat's races, I get so emotional and have tears in my eyes. He was so very blessed to be the legend that he became. Secretariat definitely deserves to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. One of the best photos is Ron Turcotte looking back at the end of the Belmont to see where the other horses were, when Secretariat did the most incredible thing ever. No horse has ever matched what Secretariat did to this very day. Secretariat will never be forgotten. He will always be loved by the world. I will also remember Riva Ridge, Penny Chenery's other horse and known as Secretariat's stable mate. Riva Ridge was a champion as well. I'll always love both Big Red and Riva Ridge. ❤️
Glad you mentioned riva ridge, fine fine horse in his own right, I've been fortunate enough to ride a great-grandson of secretariat, I watched the 3 triple crown events live....I wept as he one the Belmont, I still weep when I see that footage, he was hands down a once in a lifetime horse, at his autopsy he was shown to have a huge heart and lungs, not sickly, a genetic anomaly that made him a freak superior athlete, to date his get have not been able to replicate, sad but his bloodline carries forward, his first 2 foals were from appaloosa mares, would love to buy an Appy with his blood....
@@bethewalt7385on ok
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I don‘t know how i got here...but i am glad i did. Secretariat, a spiritual experience...
Secretariat was his own man. It's not so much what he did, it's how he did it. He was in charge and ran his races the way he felt he needed to to win them, and he was brilliant. He was a beautiful, magical, and aware creature. His greatest is beyond words.
I've watched this video countless times and it never gets old. Growing up in a sports family I've witnessed many amazing athletic achievements but NOTHING comes close to what Secretariat did in the Belmont. It was effortless perfection that I can't imagine ever being duplicated.
Had to happen in NYC too!
I watched the race live with my dad, I always watched sports with him. We were just gobsmacked when he kept getting farther and farther away from all the horses.
It was a beautiful thing to see, no words necessary because we all knew we were witnessing something we would never see again in our lifetimes.
I know I will never forget it. And it never gets old watching it. Rest in peace Big Red. 🐎🧡❤
@@metalmamasue3680 Can you imagine being the one to ride Secretariat for that unbelievable run at the Belmont? Wow, what an honor & experience that must've been for Ron Turcotte!
What's crazy is that in both the Preakness and Kentucky Secretariat had terrible starts. Having to come from dead last both times to win. Then got a great start at Belmont the hardest and longest of the triple crown running away from the field.
And Turcott never raised his bat. Never hit him once. It was ALL Secretariat. He wanted to run that fast.
“How could he have been voted one of the top 100 athletes of all time?” Because the last half mile of Secretariat’s Belmont race was the greatest feat of athleticism…ever, that’s how. 😉
Not to mention Secretariat's records have stood untouched for almost 50 years.
No brother Secretariat of got in frontwave sham area with him the whole time and that was from the beginning of the race in that same race I'm talking about now he ran and won by 31 length
May I say it is and I don't get called male chauvinist but Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra was the closest things to that man what are horse Secretariat the greatest ever outside of his uncle Manowar
@@samuelwilliams6313 His uncle wasn’t Man O’War. In fact Man O’War isn’t even in his first four generations of pedigree.
He actually ran each quarter faster as the race progressed...he was just getting started good, lol.
I was 14 in 1973. The run at Belmont is one of the Greatest accomplishments I've seen in sports. I still get chills watching that final leg of the triple Crown.
I was 13 when I watched this race in our living room with my dad. It was so exciting. At the time, I didn’t realize what I was witnessing until I got older. Great memory, great times.
I was 9 in '73 but I remember it well because I wanted a horse so badly growing up. Watching him get so far ahead of the other horses in the Belmont was a beautiful thing to see. I know I will never forget it and I will never see a horse like that again in my lifetime.🐎🧡❤️
@@staceyshaffer180 You and I have an almost identical experience. My Dad and I watched it together ❤️ I was 12. I'll never forget it! The great Big Red
& Stacey Shaffer - Metal Mama Sue - Daniela: I was 14 in 1973 & also watched that race with my dad. I will never forget how speechless & absolutely goofy we were at what we had just watched. That was a true witnessing of history! 🐎🏆🎉
@@1a2aTia ❤️❤️❤️
"He is moving like a tremendous machine!"
Gives me chills every time.
"Well oiled machine" would have sounded much better. Too bad I wasn't announcing the race. I would have been more famous than John Lennon or the Beatles after the racegoers heard my acronyms that came to me in dreams. Lines line "work him, hammer him beat the sh*t out of me May, Mahahahahahhay YA f*ckers is going to get there, getting up and drawing out and work the f*ckin' horse. Should I add I was ONE race away from being named Nostradamus 2021 after picking Bulldog Hanover as a two year after his maiden race to win the North America Cup the next year. The driver cost me the tittle of Nostradamus 2021. I know what you're thinking but the horse went for $28,000 at the Lexington yearling sale.
Citation was sterile to y'all
Me too, Travis. I am 76 years old. All my life, I have loved animals of all kinds more than people. Secretariat was no different. I started riding horses at age 10. By the time I was 18, I started barrel racing. The little mare I rode was a cross between a horse and a Welsh pony. She was sorrel (red) in color. Her name was Ginger. I placed 7 out of 14 with her which wasn't bad considering we had practiced very little. God bless you in Heaven forever Secretariat. I will see you in person someday my friends. You and all the animals I have known and loved. Patti Castro, Vallejo, CA.
He still has great grandchildren been born over season in steeplechase.
Absolutely.
"HES IS MOVING LIKE A TREMENDOUS MACHINE!!" might be the greatest call in all of sports history. awesome. truly awesome.
Against four badly overmatched rivals. Forego would have taken it to him for the length of the stretch.
Epic call
Man, he was right by the rail which is the shortest route around any track, from the start. Look at the competition he had, sham who was a good horse but, for some reason broke down and, the other two horses were bums, one twice a prince was a half ass horse and, the other private smiles was a real bum who had lost 20 races out of 23. Secs' other two records, the kentucky derby and, the preakness have been broken in races other than the triple crown. Secretriat owns one world record and, look at how he set that record. Go watch the great kelso in the 1964 dc international and, tell me about a great horse. Kelso did 2:23 4/5 for 1 mile and a half, the sec fans say 'yah, but that was on grass which is a little faster than dirt' but, shit, kelso did that without no gates cause the foreign horses didn't use gates and, that was on 3 tight turns which are way harder than those shit 2 huge sweeping turns secretariat had a t belmont. Kelso did the last quarter for that race at the dc in 23 secounds 4/5 for a 1 mile and a half race on 3 tight turns which they have to sow down and, then pick up! You must not know much about the great kelso. No horse has ever been a great horse at 3 and, won horse of the year at 3 and, be a great handicap horse at 5 and, vice sa versa. It gets crazier cause kelso was also a great handicap horse at 4, 6 and, 7 and, won horse of the year at those years! No horse has ever pulled that rabbit out of their ass ever, except for the great kelso. That's just scratching kelsos' surface. I don't think you know about the great kelso. You will be mind boggeled. I still am. He is in a class by himself. Not even close cheif. KELSOS' BIGGEST FAN.
Tell the truth and shame the devil! Right on brother! KELSOS' BIGGEST FAN.
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 Sham was a good race horse imo... had be been born a year before or a year later I think he easily could have one at least one of the triple crown races....
Thank you, Penny, for these unforgettable moments. And thanks to Ronnie and Lushin. Mostly, thanks to Secretariat for being the horse he was and knew it.
Secretariat was God's Horse
I watched all his Triple Crown races on the tv, he took my breath away... and like so many others, my eyes were full of tears as he swept down the home stretch in the Belmont. He was like a God to me.
I remember watching those three races live. My late Dad who loved horses and had race horses said to me that there was three horses that captured the country's imagination. Man O' War who was the country's horse.....Seabiscuit who was the people's horse....and Secretariat who...was God's horse.
Joe Brindley Your Dad was a very wise man. What a magnificent animal.
Joe Brindley I love the analogy, and so true! thanks for sharing
Joe Brindley what a phrase..
...yes...he was God horthy.
+Joe Brindley What a perfect quote. Thank you.
over 40 years later I cry and get chills every time I watch this. And I've watched it a lot. It never gets old
+northernlitez1 Same here.
+northernlitez1 Me, too. I'm watching it again and tears are falling. I'm 60, and I'll never forget that horse! His dam's name was Something Special, and she sure has hell dropped something special!!!
northernlitez1 me too
and the jockey looks back to see where the other horses went !!!!....hilarious and great and then have to be put down because of foot ailment .....
Me too
Secretariat the greatest horse in history, the one that holds all the records. There is No comparison. Secretariat the GOAT.
2nd to Phar Lap
@@rgb188 Oh when did he win the triple Crown idiot go somewhere and sit down clown
@@rgb188 LOL...That horse isn't comparable to Secretariat by any stretch of the imagination...No world records...no track records...no Triple Crown...and raced against no competition. Phar Lap would have been beaten by Sham 10 out of ten times...You must be from New Zealand or Australia.
@@rgb188 What a joke.
@@rgb188Phar Lap was magnificent as well. I’ve got to roll with Secretariat
Secretariat, the best race horse that ever lived! gives me chills to watch the Belmont Race, there will never be another like him, maybe another 50 years, another great horse will come along, but for now 2021, no other has been like Secretariat, God's special creation, the wonder horse of all time! RIP secretariat!! miss you dearly!!
Good horse that would look like a pony next to Phar Lap.. Scretariat is 2nd at best. Pity they couldn't race. Anything America can do Australia 🇦🇺 can do better
@@rgb188 Dan Patch is said to be the greatest horse who ever lived but was a standardbred pacer.
@@rgb188 Best There Ever Was: Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century
Absolutely!! Definitely one of God's special creatures.
No another horse will never come along that will top his time in that race.. no horse since has come within 10 lengths and he's beaten some of them by 50 lengths! I mean these horses are all FAST! And 3 lengths amongst any of them is a BIG win. I mean when Justify won the Belmont in 2018 it was a photo finish. That's about how close some of these races can be. I mean sneeze wrong and you can lose!
"He is moving like a tremendous machine" Has got to be one of the best calls in sports history!
The best call ever IMO. Absolutely captured the moment.
@Brix Broox Chic Anderson
True. Chic’s mind was authentically blown by what he was witnessing.
The best line by a sports announcer.
God's master piece
RIP Secretariat. The Greatest Horse of all time. There will never be another one like Him.
Nope and hope to see him in heaven
I would not bet on that
Let him,that's what he lives for
He died?
There was Justified and American Pharoah after but to me they were dead heat second places to the Great BIG RED!!
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Bo Jackson, Messi....
I was born 1960.
The greatest athlete ever....Secretariat #1
Phil "The Power" Taylor
I must have watched this documentary 20 times, yet I’m nowhere near tired of it. It’s just so well done, with so many great interviews. What a story!
This documentary is what the Disney movie should have been. They captured what was otherworldly about the horse and his impact on the country. The Disney movie completely missed the point and glossed over his greatest achievement, the Belmont Stakes.
@@bigmon19 I completely agree. They should have made the movie exactly how it happened right down to the finest detail. I mean jeez, the actual story does NOT need additional dramatization. It’s more than exciting and dramatic and interesting enough! Don’t take the story of Secretariat and bastardize it. They took Secretariat’s story and almost fictionalized it. I don’t get it! I would never have done that if I was in charge. I’ll bet deep down Penny hated what they did, but was probably too polite to say anything. Blasphemy!
Agreed! I was so exited when I saw they were making a Secretariat movie and I was sorely disappointed. I like Diane Lane but it was a mistake to make the movie more about the owner than the amazing horse. I hope at some point another filmmaker takes a crack at it.
I keep watching it over and over...atleast once a day
Same here.
I was a Sham fan. I went to the Belmont that year and sawSham’s heart break when Secretariat passed him. No one else said a word about it. Sham finished last. I still have a special place in my heart for Sham!❤️
SHAM NEVER BEAT GREAT HORSES. NOR, DID SEC!
He was a amazing Horse! There's no question
@@captainamericaamerica8090 After all, Secretariat could not defeat itself! What a pointless comment
Captain,
Check the times. All horses run against all previous horses every race.
@@JustMe-mh2pn Amazing at getting beat' by some bums! 😂😂😂sec was very OVERRATED! I KNOW ELITE HORSES YOU DON'T.
Yes he truly took our breath away and every time I watch this I cry and laugh at the same time thank you Secretariat, as a horse owner I am truly amazed by your beauty and strength
I still get chills when I watch him run..nothing will ever beat that
I watched his last race at Woodbine. I have no words for how beautiful it was to see him run. His stride was long and smooth, just a glorious sight. I was never a racing person, I’m still not, but the sight and memory of that horse still gives me goosebumps. Wow.
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I got choked up watching the Belmont race and that darn race happened decades ago. That is one amazing horse.
me too
He only lost 5 races and every time he was sick
Amber Dixon, Yes, it was a great run. I choke up all the time when I watch the 17 years old Jim Ryun defeating Peter Snell in the 1 mile race.
Me too.
From Penny, Lucian and Ronny down to Big Reds daily groomer/handler no one can ever dispute that this was not thee most blessed and gifted horse in global history. Period! LONG LIVE BIG RED!
Don’t forget Ed Maple
🌎: "🙂Ed&Red🤩"
"Miss Penny and 'all the guys', people who knew and truly Loved The People's Horse" we appreciate these Artists of their work, Artistry so well. Throughout all time. Beauty to hear, see, feel. Add more life-light to our very patient Souls. Pida Pila miya yeh, a Thank you from a Dakota Lakota NakotaSioux ~~~~
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That move at preakness was unbelievable he went all the way outside by himself he ran his own race
Besides his tremendous athletism, he was the most intelligent of any horse before or after his accomplish ments..have you heard of any horse that would turn his head to look at someone s face? Or look up wards to watch a plane pass by,.uncanny in my opinion
There was something else in that horse's head and it wasn't HORSE SENSE..an old horse soul
Ya that move in the Preakness isn't talked about enough. There's a point in that turn where he almost coils up and explodes inna very unhorselike way - for a moment it's almost like the look a greyhound has when it excellerates. Wild stuff
I remember watching this live on tv at home when I was 14. I cried when it happened. I still cry today when I watch this horse. I'm fortunate to have been able to witness perfection once in my life.
Yes! Absolute perfection and greatness.
My grandpa had control of the TV so we had to watch it and I'm glad we did. I rank it above watching the first man on the moon. That horse made some history and showed their was two kinds of race horses, one kind is Secretariat and the other kind is everybody else, a one of a kind.
I cry every time I watch the Belmont Race...it just stirs something in me. What a fantastic horse.
This horse in these races takes my breath away every time I watch them! GREATEST HORSE EVER!! Brings me to tears every time!
One of my most beloved and favorite memories of me and my (late) mom was when she took me, as a petulant horse crazed 16 yr old to Lexington. We were checking out colleges. I was upset since all I wanted to do that summer was ride my own horse; not choose where I would go that fall of 1975. Until she turned off the Paris Pike and onto the stunning driveway of Claiborne Farms. I was able to meet this incredible God-breathed horse myself. I loved my mom more than ever that day and years later, when she died just prior to 9-11, I chatted with her about this trip just before I said goodbye. Surprisingly decades later, I have relocated across the country to Lexington. I now honor his memory and that of my mom's generous heart, whenever I visit his grave at Claiborne. Of all the things that can make me weep, it's his run in the Belmont. RIP Sec'y....we were so blessed to see a bit of heavenly glory here on earth.
Yes I understand, it was much more than a race and he was much more than just a race horse, he was a special gift from God to everyone who loves horses.
Every time I hear "he's moving like a tremendous machine" I still get goosebumps
I like the preakness,here comes secretariat hes moving fast going up with the leader,HOT DAM!!
Me tooooo
I do too! Hell, it almost brings me to tears! This wasn’t just a horse. He was a phenomenon & as close to perfect as anything I’ve ever seen during that race! It still gets my heart racing every time!
@@stanleydavis7904"he wants the lead and he wants it NOW!"
“He's moving like a tremendous machine,” always makes me cry.
My daughter is autistic and she absolutely has always loved secretariat and so have I. Greatest race horse ever. And a beautiful story
I well remember the day when Secretariat won the Triple Crown at Belmont. I was only 14 years old at the time. Secretariat kicked in the afterburners and blew the doors off the rest of the field. What a race!!!!
I was 14 years old myself and pretty much loved another horse named Voucheser ridden by lesser Piggott in 1968.Then comes along the Red Bird In 1973 Secretariat.He was indeed a monster horse with tremendous strides,the same could be said for Citation.Secretariat was a Triple Crown Legendary performances ❤.
So amazing to read about all the people the same age who watched this horse of greatness! I also watched Belmont with my beloved Dad at 12, and will never forget it. In all the many years since, it's as if Secretariat has tainted the Triple Crown series for all the mere "mortals". I'm sure he's enjoying the fields of Heaven forever.
@@Daniela-Christianson This is a wonderful group to be apart of and you are indeed within the age range of visionary glory by a equine immortal.For the moments of your lifetime,can you imagine a horse winning the triple crown with three record performances.Then to further prove how much he his the greatest horse over the Belmont circuit of a mile & half distance on dirt ,which dated back to 1973 and still stands to the date of writing 2022.,as more than become mind-boggling.We are all surely proud to be a witness of such Legendary performances ❤.
I cry every time I watch the race...something happens in my heart and I begin to feel it as he’s coming around the half turn and pulls away and hits the gear none of the others had...he runs different. He stretches farther. He grips the earth and owns the air and God had to be on his feet cheering him on...he just had to be...Oh God...thank you for this gift of this horse...please send us another...we so need it now....
U are an amazing person for saying the perfect thing
Very beautifully felt and said.
Excellent wording!
I remember watching his races on television and how I cried over the beauty of it all.Such a great horse,such a star,such an athlete.
I watched these races,and I'm praying to God for grace to finish strong.
I think he’s in heaven !
Me too. Was so amazing. Remibded me of a locomotive on the back stretch and he wasn't even trying. Just flying with the angle wings.
Crying over the beauty of a horse being whipped and tortured into running a race? S
@@shaunatang6522 i think if you watch carefully you'll see that Turcotte never really had to use a whip on Secretariat. He learned to just give him his head & the horse would do the rest. Watch Pinquai beat the hell out of his horse in the Preakness. Sad.
In all three of his triple crown races his stride never shortened. He was not only the best horse ever but the best athlete of all time in any sport.
2nd best horse behind man o war.
I agree with you 100% BIG RED is the 🐐 🐐 G.O.A.T. the best athlete of all time it's not even close
A true great but he was beatable he did lose 5 times.
@@benbim540 In his first race, the jockey let him get hemmed in so he didn't have room to run. In his Wood Memorial loss, he had a canker sore in his mouth that the trainer and jockey didn't know about, and in another race, he actually won, but was disqualified for bumping another horse.
Once in a lifetime horse! Unbelievable! I was watching and screaming " look at that". Secretariat left all the other horses in the dust! Glad i was alive to see it!!!!🏇🏆
He had heart, alright. Autopsy showed he had a 19# heart. Twice the size of the average racehorse. No wonder he could run like the wind. I’ve often wondered, with a track record of Man O War, his size his collar his records, if he also might not have had a size heart twice that of the average thoroughbred.
Oh man... Why did this beautiful horse have to leave us so soon. He was so full of life and appeared he also loved life -- racing.
May his greatness live on. Thank you Lord for creating Secretariat.
June 14, 2020
A great documentary!
February, 2022, and still no cure for laminitis!!!! Shameful!
My first child was born on May 20, 1973. It was the day after the Preakness that Secretariat won. I have always felt a heartfelt connection to Secretariat. I have always loved horse racing but Secretariat was special.
Love that in the Belmont, Turcotte just let him run. No whip, no moves, nothing for the jockey to even do but enjoy the ride. It’s like he said “all you today buddy, take us home” which Secretariat was more than happy to oblige.
I think it was more of Secretariat telling Turcotte, "I got this. You just hang on." He wasn't going to lose that day no way no how.
No matter how many times I watch this, I still get chills,
And cry! 😫🤗
Me too!!
That beautiful, one-off big red colt still brings tears to my eyes as I watch his races, and comments from all those close to him. What a gift he was to all of us!
For all those who see this PERFECT SPECIMEN you saw GOD AT WORK!!!
First time I'm watching this and learning about Secretariat, and I'm actually crying... What a legend!❤️
Your not alone !
Its 2023 and here i am watching this as a brit living in spain. Watching secretariat winning the Belmont gave me goosebumps . Ive only gotten them once before watching a horse , and that was Frankel . Probably the best 2 horses in history .
Secrteariat Is my Horse Hero. No other horse will ever replace him, Secrteariat The Legend that gos on forever
Amen to that
I myself watch this video everyday &I cry also he was the most best performer off all time i call him blessed with speed
Man 'O War was great also, but TV was not to the point to make races available. These two cannot be copied.
And seabiscuit can not be copied and ur right
@@spaz5138 big sea biscuit fan.
I love watching this magical horse's races. In the middle of the world and it's tragic disasters, and the evil, insane military groups, this horse still, 40 some years later, makes me cry and just feel good all over. Thank you Secretariat, for sharing a magical splendor that belongs to only you.
Amen
Thanks for cheering me up
Today is the Kentucky Derby, 2023….I come back every year to watch the best horse ever to live, and run….how I miss him! I feel blessed to have watched this race in 1973!
The incomparable greatest of all time...Brings tears of joy to everyones eyes...The son of Bold Ruler and Something Royal...His parent's names are as cool as his! He is more than a Superhorse...Secretariat is in eternal Heaven awaiting to be summoned for a ride by Our Father!
A beautiful tribute to SECRETARIAT. A great documentary. When I am down, when I am struggling in life I turn myself to SECRETARIAT. I watch his Belmont race. He inspires and makes me get up...Thank you SECRETARIAT for your message.
+Gel B same here...
I hear you, Gel. Very inspiring. One of God's best horses ever.
Thank you David.
David Massey edfgvdbvgc
Gel B. I do exactly the same.....Never fails to inspire me...
Visited Claiborne Farm last year on the way from Pa. To Nashville with the sole reason of seeing Secretariat's stall and final resting place. We were not disappointed.
The 73 Belmont ranks right up there with Miracle as the most amazing sports event ever. Both still make me cry, every time I see them. Perfection!
This was a magnificent horse. I remember "..a tremendous MACHINE!" like it was yesterday.
Chills
And Secretariat is last again.....
He's going for the lead and it's right now.....
He is moving like a tremendous machine.....
Love Chic Anderson's call of the races.
He move so fast, the announcer couldn’t keep up with him.
Here’s the race folks
Charles W, "He's going for the lead, and is right now he wants it".
That Belmont stakes call and race by secretariat was a beautiful moment of sport
This race brings tears to my eyes everytime I watch it. Magnificent and beautiful Secretariat
My mother and.me always watch the Derby. We would pick horses to see who would win.
When she asked me why I picked Secretariat
I said I just liked how he looked and his name just grabbed at me. He wasn't a famous horse at that time..I will always remember when he won that race my mother was astonished by the fact that I picked him. She was a gambler who bet horses. Love that horse from heaven.
We're coming up on the 50-year anniversary of this magnificent horse's mind-blowing Belmont race (as well as his other fantastic races that year). Oh, to have a time machine and see it all live!! Cheers to all of you who did!
Your right. What a thrill if we could see him again. I miss him so much.
His record times in the Triple Crown will never be broken. Especially 2:24 flat in the Belmont. Just unreal.
I am not a "horse person"...still I cry every damn time I watch Secretariat do his thing.
Nothing ever gets old about the immortal Secretariat!!!
More than ‘just a horse’ much more and more on top of that. Secretariat was something very, VERY special. Words can’t adequately describe his greatness
My all time favorite super star! I cry every time I watch ~ his wins ~ his triumphs ~ his perfection. Magnificence in motion!
Secretariat was the kind of horse that comes around only once, and another Secretariat to ever be seen again. be very happy you were able to watch his magnificent athletic ability, when he was alive and racing
It is now 2019 and I still get chills and tears
listening to Secretariat
Secretariat. if lovin' you is wrong then I don't wanna be right...lol. Ifeel the same way you do.
2020 and I still cry to watch, even though I already know what he will do.
Guys, HERE is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Me too, 2022.
2022 and I never get tired of watching our gorgeous tremendous machine. It's perfect therapy..
Secretariat is the greatest racehorse of all time. He is a gift from GOD. I miss you big red.
Nope Seattle Slew is.
@@boswindle9050
You are entitled to your opinion, but Secretariat’s Triple Crown course and distance records still stand today, and as such I believe he is the greatest of all time. I also rate his 31 length win in the Belmont Stakes is the greatest performance of any thoroughbred in a single race.
@@boswindle9050 Sorry, did he win a race 31 lengths ahead of the other horses? Does he have records that are unlikely to EVER be topped? No, didn't think so. That's the biggest reason Secretariat is haled as the greatest race horse of all time. He did the impossible, something no other horse did or has done since. He is God's horse, not Seattle Slew. The only thing Seattle Slew has on Big Red is that he sired more foals and more turned into winners. That's it.
Did Secretariat win Triple Crown while being undefeated?
Did Secretariat beat another Triple Crown winner?
Better yet did he even race one?
By the way Seattle Slew is the only Triple Crown winner to win it while being undefeated in 130 years of horse racing until Justify in 2018. So take your 31 length win and hold it tight.
My 130 year record beats your little one race.
By B
This always makes my heart full. I never get tired of watching secretariat race!
Same I’ve just discovered secretariat and I’m amazed and in love
The Belmont, was the epiphany of horse racing, including the call. So emotive, and what an extraordinary race by this amazing horse.
He passed away when I was only a year old but ended up watching countless documentaries of his greatness. Secretariat is the best to ever bless the track and we will NEVER have a horse like that again. Ron didn't whip him ONCE at the Belmont and you know what's scary? Secretariat was STILL pulling away at the Belmont when he crossed the finish line. Ron let hit run and he tore that field up. Secretariat was cocky too and he had EVERY right to be. He was a machine; he was Pegasus; he was/is/always will be the greatest racehorse.
Sham was just born in the wrong era of horse racing. He was good too but Secretariat was just in another league of his own.
R.I.P Secretariat. Run free.
Mike Rodriguez Fan boy? I don't even know why I'm replying but just because I have an opinion about him doesn't mean I'm a fan boy. Chill and um...Ali was the greatest boxer of all-time but he even lost.
Mike Rodriguez Um...a lost is a lost. Trust me, Sham would slaughter Onion and Prove Out. Sham beat Secretariat and you're saying Sham wasn't great? Riva Ridge wasn't great? Oh and didn't Secretariat beat Sham in all Triple Crown legs, including the Belmont which will NEVER be broken? Like I said, we would be talking about Sham instead of Secretariat if he was in another era. All the greats had off days, no matter the competition. Please stop.
I don't care if you're Pope Francis. Wow, such arrogance. Lol, now since you're using ad hominems (I'm sure you need to google that), you're in your feelings. You turned a friendly debate into it being personal. You don't know greatness if it sat in your lap. I'm done with you.
drumma4lyfe06 Lets look at facts shall we. Riva Ridge was a decent G1 horse not Great. Only No 57 in Bloodhorse top 100 US horses. Ran 30 lost 13. Sham was no where near a good horse. At best an average G1. Ran 13 lost 8. and doesn't get near BH top 100 US horses. Just because a horse wins classic races, it doesn't make them great horses. Take the Epsom Derby. In the last 30 years only 2 winners have been classed as great. Sea The Stars and Shergar. How many winners of triple crown races since the 70's have been classed as great?
Mike Rodriguez Jesus Christ God Almighty!!! Here you are again!!! Are you fucking insane dude!! Seriously man, get over your obsession already! It's sick dude!! You are a sick, sick person and you seriously need help!!!
The gentlest warrior brings tears of joy to my eyes. RIP, God's beautiful dream.
I still get chills watching that Belmont race.
I was 16 in 73. Watched all 2 races. Watched the Belmont with my grandfather on a black and white tv. There will never be another race horse like Secretariat!
wish "professional" athletes had as much heart these days as this horse. Long live Secretariat.
iTruth1
You sanctimonious piece of shit - who the fuck are you to be judging what someone else does or does not have?
Very true hes such an inspiration
Because they're overpaid Secretariat did it for the love of it
Cyclists used to have that much heart, then they started drug testing them. The same with horses.
Rest in Peace Secretariat, you magnificent horse.
That Belmont race is - especially at that level, the most memorable I've ever seen.
2 great people
Wow, when Secretariat got up a head of steam, he became a living rocket. He just swept past the other horses and kept on going, faster and faster! Amazing!
When I die, I want to be buried at 10 o’clock on a Thursday morning, just like my hero Secretariat was. ❤️🐴
when i die, i want to be cremated and my ashes thrown in my ex-wife's face.
@@cacornhusker2940 well that took an unexpected turn
American Pharaoh is a great horse, but there will never be another Secretariat!
I agree
American Pharaoh is Secretariat's great-great-great-grandson. :-) Good, but not quite on the level of the "old man."
But American Pharaoh runs like an Egyptian! That's got to count for style points right?
Man O War was the best. 20 / 21. And in the race he lost, he had a bad start. He only lost by a neck.
@@janesawyer3495 not even close. Nice try
"Big Red" was truly... one of a kind!
"I was all alone in my living room watching and as he came down the stretch, pulling away, I applauded..and I cried." ~ Jack Nicklaus
Ron Turcotte was an astronaut that day and Secretariat was the Rocket.
....ronnie Turcotte knew he could not change secretariat, why would he want to???
joni soma I mean an astronaut has no control over the rocket when it’s initially blasting off...they’re just along for the ride.
Secretariat and Ron were Champions every time they run.
Amen.
@@nathancatoire8828 i thought that would be obvious right?
I love all sports, but to me the accomplishments of Secretariat to still be untouched speaks volumes about his GREATNESS in any sport . . GOAT ! ! ! !
I remember watching these races on television with my dad. I still cry when I watch him run. What a beautiful memory.
Secretariat ... pure perfection.
You gotta feel bad for Sham. Any other year, we would've had a 4th TC winner in the 70s. But the poor colt had the unfortunate luck of being born the same year as a super horse.
Fourth Triple Crown winner? Secretariat was the first of three that decade. The horse who SHOULD have been
the fourth TC winner of the 70's was Spectacular Bid, whom a fair number of people rank above Seattle Slew and/or Affirmed.
True
Last time I checked affirm beat the bid and Seattle slew beat affirm twice
Would agree, except Sham disappeared in the Belmont.
Thomas Ryan has u5
2020 still love Secretariat 💚
Just hung a picture of him in my man-cave.
@@SeverSTL that's so awesome! Love it!
So do I, it never gets dull
@@bexraphaela when I'm feeling blah I always find Secretariat...does the job. ♥️
Riverzala Exactly. What the world needs is not another virus but another Secretariat
On the day he won the Belmont,no horse before or after could have beaten him,this was without doubt the greatest moment in horse racing. The original Big Red was a Horse call Phar Lap,another freak of nature.
'73 Belmont,the greatest race,ran by the greatest horse,EVER!
Secretariat was a goddamn stallion (literally). He was absolutely beautiful and amazing, not a single horse after could beat his record. He IS God's golden horse!
Just for the record, Man O' War had a 28' stride, secretariat had a 25' stride. Plus he was never challenged
Undoubtedly the greatest horse that ever ran. Thanks for this awesome experience, a look back with this documentary.
..Cynthia..i can not believe how long it has been since that precious boy was in the flesh, yet I still need to see him run, still need to see photos.
southpaw3sox same here, I even watch the movie
Multiple times.
+cynthia tarver ....yeah girl....he taught me how.
southpaw3sox he had character, personality, charisma and charm. I loved to watch him come from behind and just own the track. You could tell from the videos that he loved to run , it wAs as if he was all alone on the track, that he and the track were one. To me, though there are many outstanding horses , Secretariat was one of a kind. I never say that there have never been better thoroughbreds, that he could never have been beaten, but I do say that he was one of a kind in so many ways. When something touches your heart to the core, you know it's the real McCoy!!
+cynthia tarver ...yes, I loved when he would run behind too, what a humble and confident horse. Then at will, he would accelerate and move to the front. Always ran a chilling race, that precious boy.
We should never forget his greatness
And i love how he only has a snaffle bit, not the tons of metal rings & other pain crap in his mouth. Such a gorgeous horse xx Thank you for gracing us with your beauty ❤
No matter how many times I watch this, it still gives me chills.
Belmont was incredible, but that burst during Preakness was impressive, like he had another gear that the others didn't.
I agree - of all Secretariat's otherworldly accomplishments (& there were Many!) the burst on the famously tight turn at the Preakness is for me the most remarkable - a Thoroughbred that powerfully built & that heavy passing the ENTIRE field while centripetal force is trying to drag that big body right off the track just defies physics..... Secretariat was truly a one of......
He needed it at both the Preakness and Kentucky. For some reason he got terrible starts at both.
Secretariat still holds the top speed times at all 3 of the triple crown races...not just the Derby and the Belmont.
All Ron had to do at the Belmont was tell Secretariat to win and he could have watched the race from the stands. Secretariat wasn't a race horse; he was Secretariat.