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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.
On September 15, Secretariat returned to Belmont Park in the inaugural Marlboro Cup, which was originally intended to be a match race with stablemate Riva Ridge, the 1972 Derby and Belmont Stakes winner. After Secretariat's loss in the Whitney, the field was expanded to invite top horses from across the country. [97]
The Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race first run in September 1973 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.A Grade 1 race for horses 3 years old and up, it was raced over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on a dirt track.
Many believe Secretariat’s Belmont to be the greatest performance in the history of American racing.” Secretariat ran six more races after the Belmont, winning four of them, before retiring at ...
Secretariat's run in the Belmont is so legendary the racetrack has a pole inside the rail — in his signature blue-and-white checkered silks — marking where the next-closest horse was when he ...
June 9th, 1973 is the moment when Secretariat cemented his place in history with the Belmont run that still brings tears to sports' fans eyes today. Secretariat won by an astounding, record ...
Webshots photo collection of Eddie Sweat; Scanlan, Lawrence (7 May 2022). "Secretariat captured Triple Crown glory. It's time to pay his groom his due". The Globe and Mail the book that continues to generate response is the one I wrote about the legendary racehorse, Secretariat, and his admirable groom, Eddie Sweat.
This was supposed to be the year thoroughbred racing celebrated the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s magnificent Triple Crown triumph as the current crop of 3-year-olds finished their run on ...