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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 actual footage of Secretariat's record breaking win during the third and final race of the 1973 Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat Belmont Stakes 1973 & extended coverage (HD Version - NEW!) This is Secretariat's historic 1973 Belmont Stakes victory. I uploaded the original video which is over 1 million...
At a few minutes past 5:30 on the afternoon of June 9, 1973, Charles (Chic) Anderson raised binoculars to his eyes and prepared to call the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later. His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the second-place finisher and in a record time of 2 minutes, 24 seconds to complete the 1 1/2-mile race and claim the Triple Crown.
Secretariat - 1973 Belmont Stakes. In arguably the most dominant performance in sports history, Secretariat delivers the definitive moment of his brilliant career to complete the Triple Crown.
He won 16 of 21 races, graced the covers of national magazines, and was twice named Horse of the Year. But it is the Belmont for which Secretariat is best remembered. On June 9, 1973, “Big Red” went postward as the 1-10 favorite to become the ninth Triple Crown winner, and the first in 25 years.
Secretariat raced into the ever glow of immortality in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. His victory, by one of the widest margins in the history of the American turf.
Secretariat had one of the greatest thoroughbred runs in horse racing history at the Belmont Stakes in 1973. Re-live the moment he captured the Triple Crown in 1973.
Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes yesterday with a finality that was incredible. The Mead ow Stable star flashed to suc cess in the 1½‐mile event by the improbable margin of 31 lengths over ...