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Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in 2 minutes and 24 seconds. The race was held on June 9, 1973, at Belmont Park, over a distance of 1 + 1⁄2 mi (2,414 m) on dirt.
The 2021 Belmont Stakes was the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes and the 110th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (2,400 m) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The race was won by Essential Quality.
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 ...
Sham was a dark bay American thoroughbred who ran the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59 ⁄, just behind Secretariat's record time of 1:59. 2. He also won the Santa Anita Derby and the Wood Memorial, but lost to Secretariat in the Preakness and Belmont.
Learn about the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown for three-year-old Thoroughbreds in New York. Find out the history, distance, records, traditions, and winners of the race since 1867.
Secretariat was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1973 with record-breaking times. He is widely considered to be the greatest racehorse of all time and was syndicated for a record $6.08 million.
The Triple Crown is a series of three horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds in the US, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. Only 13 horses have won all three races since 1919, and the term was coined by Charles Hatton in 1930.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 m) on dirt for three-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.