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After Secretariat's loss in the Whitney, the field was expanded to invite top horses from across the country. [97] Entries included 1972 turf champion and top California stakes winner Cougar II , Canadian champion Kennedy Road , 1972 American champion three-year-old colt Key to the Mint , Travers winner Annihilate 'Em (the only other three-year ...
The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973.Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths going away (had the race been longer he would have won by even more), the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.
The 1973 Kentucky Derby was the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Secretariat won the Derby in a record time of 1: 59 + 2 ⁄ 5, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths ahead of Sham, while Our Native finished in third position.
He came in two and half seconds faster than American Pharoah, which may as well be hours when you consider that Secretariat finished that grueling 1.5 mile race in 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
Even after 50 years, Secretariat is the standard against which all horses are measured. His Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont records still stand. 'Even more phenomenal 50 years later': A look ...
As the 150th Kentucky Derby approaches May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, we rank the top 10 horses to capture the Run for the Roses. From Secretariat to American Pharoah, here are top 10 ...
The Beyer Speed Figure is calculated by looking at the final time and distance of the race, adjusted by the track variant, which is a measure of the inherent speed of the racetrack in question. The track variant considers both the historical average time at the racetrack for the distance in question, called the "par time", and the average speed ...
Secretariat’s final race of his career came at the end of his 3-year-old campaign when he won the Canadian International Championship Stakes at Woodbine Race Course in Canada on Oct. 28, 1973.