Wow!!!!

Everyone knows this -:take your fun facts and put them in the shit jack

@@davidrice3337Why so harsh? I didn’t know this. Be kinder

He was just getting started!! Big Red!!

Such a touching memory ❤️

A moment of triumph

Why do we cry when we watch it? I cry my eyes every time I see it. What is it that makes us cry?

@@marymcfadden636 For me, I think I cry because Its the only time that I have witnessed perfection and saw a creature who was literally blessed by the hand of God.

@@lt6245 somehow I found connection of the owners runner-up and the local remake of the horse and they piled on basically rembering the perfect horse in a way that will never be forgotten

Me too. Every time. "It was as if God had whispered in his ear, go." Might be the greatest quote of all time.

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So true!

Sham asked Red how hard he could go, and Red showed him. And us. He was not playing about anymore.

@@scottrackley4457Sham was such a warrior, had his leg not given in he would’ve certainly finished 2nd. They pushed each other very hard.

You apparently have never worked on the racetrack or with horses in general - you don't win 2 Derbys in a row , and win 5, out of 6 triple crown races by just hanging on -

​@@maryannangros8834bullshit - you people don't have a fucking clue

I bet those would talk a bunch. I would

I am a fan of sectratarist watch the video once a week

Totally agree! Eddie Sweat prayed and was with Big Red more than any human. Big Red felt loved.

What a great tribute to the greatest..... A pole 31 lengths from the finish. I remember his workouts that tied or beat the track record of the track he worked out on.

Do you know what year they did this?

Wow that’s amazing I never knew they did that someone should make video of all tributes he has

That’s a great idea the Belmont folks came up with! I’ve got to see that pole. Hopefully there’s a bunch of pics online.

@@jm1657 You can see it when watching any race at Belmont; it's just inside the last sixteenth pole.

Brilliant, beautiful horse. Makes me cry, he's so good.

I agree

Me2. Tear up everytime.For someone who doesn’t show emotion, can’t help it.” And GOD WHISPERED”AGO”!!!!❤❤😢

He was one in a million ❤ Watching him run makes my heart so happy! GOD definitely breathed life into him ❤

Omg!! I know!! I can't tell you how Amazing this horse was!! I still cry w/ tears of joy !! Everytime I watch this Great ESPN Documentary..... It was sooooo well done!! He was our ( " People's Horse!!!!)....Secretariat live on!!

I cry evey single time watching.

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Thank you for picking that difficult, but most heroic profession!

Doc Moorhead test greatest performance I've ever seen in a sports world

I worked at a drugstore and got out in time to go to an appliance store next door. They had a tv going and I and several other customers stood watching and that’s where I saw a miracle happen in 🏇 horse racing. I don’t think we’ll ever see a horse like him ever again.

We won’t! He was something special - he will never be matched!

I've worked with Equine veterinarians for many years! Owned my standard bread horses in my time.

Me,too!

Did you ever get to see him at Claiborne farm?

I was a senior too.

He was special! In looking back it seems almost otherworldly what he was capable of. Broke records on the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and of course, the Belmont. That being the greatest athletic achievement I've ever witnessed. If you're lucky, you witness that kind of talent once every century.

I tear up too.

One more comment. An average horse has a heart weighing around 4 lbs. Race horses may have a heart weighing 6 lbs. Secretariats heart weighed 9 lbs. A big, big engine!!

Thank you Mary S, and may your father cross paths with Secretariat, in glory...

I was young when he ran and now am old. That's how time goes. I will never see another horse like Secretariat. You watch his feet run and he was just so much faster than any other horse. He was the People's Horse and always will be. Let Him Run, Ronnie! (Penny Tweedy)

@@connieforney2244 Missedall of it. Was overseas in the military

I was 10 years old when Secretariat won the Triple Crown and my dad, like yours, was crazy about Secretariat! Lol. He bought a retired race horse that year - he was a red chestnut, and yes, his name was Red. My dads been gone since 2008. When the Movie came out in 2010, all those beautiful memories came in like a flood❤️.

@@floatsting20 Thank you for serving this Country and keeping us safe, I believe God will share (His Horse) Secretariat with us once again & this time for longer than 19 years 🙏 ✝️🙏

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+9Ballr I was there and remember it well even now. I remember the Sham fans cheering loudly when he led into the clubhouse turn. I also remember Turcotte looking into the infield as he neared the 1/8th pole. He knew that he had a chance at the world's record and he "rode him out" continuing to keep an eye at the clock all the way to the wire. Meanwhile the crowd was going totally wild.

And later Penny yelled to Ron,don't fall off!!!

That famous pix is now a statue of Ron and Big Red in Ron's hometown in Canada.

I would want to go to all three! There is nothing like watching him come from behind and pass the others like they are standing still, but the anxiety he instills when he breaks for the front in the Belmont is exasperating!

I saw this live on television when I was six. First thoroughbred race I ever watched.

I wiped a tear from my eye about 5 seconds before I read your comment. Lol

I did not get to see him in person but I did get to see live on TV all three triple crown races he won. I was 12 years old, crazy about horses and taking riding lessons. I did realize history was being made and Secretariat was a phenomenal horse, but I don't think I realized he was so phenomenal that his records would still hold 50 years later.

FYI speaking of emotion, I remember jumping and screaming as he pulled away so many lengths in the Belmont. It was just so him. (Ok I have to admit I am generally a sports nut anyway and tend to scream for competition.) Ah, Secretartiat. What a horse.

You can watch this magnificent horse's muscles. Everyone of them YEARNING to go faster !

Me too. Riva Ridge as well.

ESPN had him ranked as the 13th greatest athlete of the 20th Century. His feat in the Belmont ranks as one of the greatest performances of any athlete, yes athlete, ever. He is in the same conversation with Muhammed Ali, Babe Ruth,and Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time.

Yes and people can say you can't say that this horse is an athlete's yes you can because he is competing in a sport. He is one of the greatest four-legged athletes on the face of the Earth truly a gift from God. And he compares to some of the greatest two-legged athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan Etc

Turcotte has always said Secretariat could have gone faster if he'd been asked. No need to ask when you're ahead by 31 lengths.

Turcotte said it scared him when he looked & saw how far ahead they were 😂

@@johnhunter2294 I don’t wanna spoilt any parties but are people 100% sure that horse was juiced, just hear me out…he was so far better then the other horses, the records before that never had a horse win by 31 and still hasn’t been done , is it completely impossible or is this a once in a lifetime horse cuz that shitss not happnening again

@@MoejiiOsmanTV No, he wasn't juiced. His heart was about three times the size of the normal thoroughbred's heart; that was why he never seemed to tire. If you want to accuse a horse of juicing, look at Prove Out. He was off the board in more than half of his career races, and yet ran the second-fastest 12F of all time. He never came close to that level of performance before or after that one race. Just sayin'.

I live in KC, MO yay KC

Of course it was biblical, we WE, witnessed a miracle! THAT event or any event such as that one, is a once in a lifetime thing!

Great touching story.

God was with your grandmother and Big Red that day. He brought them together for a reason on that day.

I similarly, watched Secretariat run the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on that beautiful day of 19- May -1973. My uncle took me and I've loved going to the track ever since. ☘

Your grandmother had a spiritual awakening and Secretariat was a sign from God. That is when you know when a horse is very very special. Something like that happened to me with Barbaro.

How grand that you shared this as it touched my heart

+Ryan Robinson and to add broke the track record for all Triple Crown races. That will never be done again

Ryan Robinson No other horses not even his kids has even come close to his record I doubt any horse ever will.

American Pharaoh is the great grandson of Secretariat.

I do get how you come up with 4 quarters of 1.5 miles is 3/8 mile for each "quarter" but I don't know how you get the times for those "quarters". The Belmont 1/4 mile times were :23-3/5, :22-3/5, :23-3/5, :24-2/5, :24-4/5, :25 flat), Secretariat did run each 1/4 mile of the Derby faster than each previous (25-1/5, 24, 23-4/5, 23-2/5, 23). He also beat his own time for the Derby (1:59-2/5) at the 1.25 mile mark during the Belmont which was 1:59 flat.

So well said Secretariat run at the 1973 Belmont has to be the most beautiful thing ever seen in sports because of the domination. Like Chick Anderson said on the call a tremendous machine. What a Athlete! What a Horse!

It is the most recognized photo for sure! Just like the call... Secretariat is widening now, he’s moving like a tremendous machine, Secretariat by 12, Secretariat by 14 lengths on the turn, gives ya goosebumps!!!

It's one of the greatest images in ALL of history. Period.

Mr. Turcotte didn't just ride Secretariat. He FLEW him to victory in the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat just kicked in the afterburners and blew out the rest of the field.

I used to go to the track often. A horse winning by 10 lengths…awesome. Maybe I’ve seen 10 twice in my life. 15 lengths never… 20 impossible…31…only Secretariat…

The black and white image taken by Bob Coglianese for NYRA is one of the greatest photographs of the 20th century. If a picture was worth a million words, this picture was it. It remains the most famous photo of many famous photos of Secretariat.

What an intriguing thought! 🥰😇🥰😇🥰

@@imonthewinningside8281 ❤

Anyone who’s ever followed horse racing even just a little has heard he’s moving like a tremendous machine knows exactly where that phrase comes from, the most well known phrase in horse racing, just like the photo of Ronnie Turcot looking back over his shoulder to see where the other horses were cause he couldn’t hear them, the most well known photo ever in Horse racing

The most iconic call in all of sports.

A shit your pants, I can't believe this moment, just like Man o war winning by 100 lengths. Big Reds rule!👍Big reds, gotta luv em. A chestnuts coat is gold .

@@single55 If I owned a race horse, I’d call him “Big Red” even if he weren’t a chestnut- just so I could dream! Best name ever!

Yes sir!!!

He was such a wonderful horse. I've had horses all my life and truly Secretariat was the king. Rest in peace enjoy that big Meadow in the sky big red you deserve it

Up against "He is moving like a tremendous machine!" I'd put "But Secretariat is ALL ALONE!" He still is.

Красавец неземной! ❤️🐴🐎🧡🧡💯

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***Secretariat is going for the lead and it's right now he's looking for it." ***"I looked at the teletimer and saw that the horse had gone three quarters of a mile in 1:09, which is the fastest a horse has ever gone three quarters of a mile in the Belmont Stakes - and he's leaving Sham at this point." ***"He's running and running and running and I turned to the guy next to me and I said, he's lost the horse." ***"Secretariat is widening now. He is moving like a tremendous machine." ***"Secretariat is in a position that he's impossible to catch." ***It was like the Lord was holding the reigns and Secretariat was one of his creatures and maybe whispered to him- go." "It was like a supernatural experience, it really was." ***"I leapt out of my chair at Belmont Park shouting we'll never see this again." ### The tears start for me with the slow motion up close look at Sham and Secretariat running side by side. I also love the way the American flag is flying while Secretariat increases his lead in the background. Also a shout out to Sham who if not for Secretariat could have been a triple crown champion himself.

In any other year other than 1973, Sham may have been a triple crown winner himself. But against Secretariat, he was just another horse.

Perfectly said!! He was the perfection all the great ones to be strive their whole lives for in every sport. Secretariat will always remain the gold standard.

@@msmith5121 This can't be the real Mike Smith. These people commenting have butterflies flying around in their heads. One race means nothing and Secretariat was used in the Kentucky Derby and The Preakness. He didn't open daylight those races. He's nothing but an overrated horse where the tracks were juiced. He produced bugger all as a sire. Just like in bowling where they can oil the lanes so any ammeter bowler can get a strike if he throws a slow hook. Same thing with those tracks all of them were juiced. These morons commenting their brains short-circuited somewhere along the line since 1974.

Secretariat was an amazing horse but i wouldnt say greatest horse of all time.

@@heathfitzgerald363 Era for era Dan Patch was hands down the greatest who ever lived. The freak of nature Mission Brief had the most raw speed of the modern era. Her two year year world record was only one fifth of a second off the two year old filly pacer world record that year. Something that likely will never happen again ever.

❤️❤️❤️ I so wish I could have seen it, him, the Big Red - mighty among Legends❤️❤️❤️

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This and Zenyatta’s Breeders cup win are My favorite races to watch over and over and they still give me a huge smile each and every time. This........is.....un.....bee......leev......a......bul.........,one we’ll never forget. Great call Trever!!!

Me too. My 20th birthday was the day after this race. What a great gift he gave me.

Every time

Um breeding.

I weep also!! When you see what GOD HIMSELF PUT TOGETHER, BECAUSE OF THE POWER, GRACE AND ABSOLUTE BEAUTY - HIS KIND MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!! “UNTIL GOD HIMSELF DECIDES TO”.

Me too, everyone. It's so incredible to watch, it's very emotional.

So true! Truly magical and extraordinarily surreal experience!!! Absolutemy mesmerizing! ❤️👏 That scene in the film where Secretariat looks the jockey straight in the eye was magical and aewsome! I was heartbroken when he passed.

ABSOLUTE TRUTH! ❤️👏

never knew where doswell was, thanks

I finally saw the barn a few years ago.I grew up over the line in NC.

Interestingly, Penny Chenery said Riva Ridge was always her favorite. "He runs like a deer." :)

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48 yrs now.

3:55 Wow!!!!

Couldn't agree more!, I watched him run on my television and couldn't stop screaming!! To this day, the only thing that came close was the Cub's world series victory in game 7!!, but it still cant compare!!!!🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🇺🇲

Bob Beamon at the 1968 Olympics.

49yrs now.

The line that moved me was "He's out there almost a sixteenth of a mile from the rest of the horses!" Mere lengths didn't do justice to the magnitude of Secretariat's win. There's a pole at Belmont 31 lengths from the wire painted in blue-and-white checkers; a nice little tribute to the greatest horse of them all. And Chic was right; that pole is just inside the last sixteenth pole.

I've watched so many videos of my beautiful, magnificent, tremendous machine, the horse with a very apt natural star on his forehead. I absolutely love reading all the comments. We all idolize him. There's nothing wrong with that. We all need a hero. When a horse can inspire a person to want to be better, as I've seen so many commenters say, including myself, it's the highest compliment. Watching him fly is therapy for the soul. Secretariat.

He had a boil on his mouth that hurt him.

AND DON'T FORGET THE CALL ..... "BUT SECRETARIAT IS ALL ALONE !!!"

When he went from last to first in the Preakness in the blink of an eye, you just knew that this horse was truly special.

The Preakness he was like a Ferrari in fifth gear passing a chevys in third.

And he didn't blow the engine with the nitrous...

His heart was 2 and a half times larger than other horses so he def had a bigger motor.

@@George-qw8ss Yup, he was turbo charged.

True.

Kind of like Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski/Sarah Hughes....

@@sdcashman45 they are nothing to secretariat

@val goozy. Analogy only. Get a grip.

so ernie els basically

Was there too...I still have that winning ticket in my wallet

...50 years, and all three stakes races track records are still held by Secretariat.

tosius2 That is Worthy of telling Your Grandchildren!!! WOW The Questions I'd have for You if I ever met you!!! that had to be the greatest most memorable experience of your life beside your family. I've never even so much as heard of anyone who can honestly say that other than the media, journalist, and people who were paid to be there. Yours is probably one of the most unique experiences I've ever read on the net!!! Congratulations I think it makes YOU a CHAMP!!! Thank you for sharing such a unique experience!!! I was 11 Yeats Old and I remember People Crying. I thought the horse died or something tragic happened I was just a kid I didn't understand. Again, thank you for sharing that because I have never heard of such. WOW!!!

What a honor that had to have been!!! I wish the movie had been released years ago instead.It was too late by the time they got around to filming it.

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tosius2 you are so blessed I really wish I could have seen him run a race.

ACCCCKKKKK! I am so jealous. I was 15 years old and horse crazy (still am) when Secretariat did his thing and I wanted to be there sooooooooooo bad! I have watched his races over and over and still tear up every time. I have read everything about him I can get my hands on and have watched everything I can watch regarding Big Red! What a fantastic story you have to tell. I too, would have lots of questions for you!