The best of the best God rast him in Glory

lovely story, Mikey Likey!! My dad was career USN. In the 1970s we were in DC. My dad' s job was in USN admin. at the Pentagon. I was a fascinated young schoolgirl. I vividly recall watching all three races on our family tv.

What a wonderful memory to hold tight in your heart Mikey.

Amen

Vederlo volare verso la gloria è commovente

I think his Preakness might be my favorite of his triple crown races. “But here comes Secretariat… he’s moving fast…and he’s going to the outside…he’s going for the lead and it’s RIGHT NOW he’s looking for it…”!!!

The greatest, he knew ,the power was there ,a real joy 2 watch!,good training, great care,+a good rider who understood the hose !

Beautifully stated. Awesome comment. 🐎✝️🐎✝️🐎✝️🐎✝️

he was a horse

I agree, the question came up in my Trivia and here I go again with the tears, heck I am at work. I have been reading about him ever since, I printed his picture out...I am in tears right now. OK break, no more look at that historical day when the best horse that ever lived won it all!

@ewold.....Beautiful words

You couldn’t have expressed it better💕

😲🤗

Your soo lucky to put your hands on the greatest horse to ever live. Consider yourself one of a kind.

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WOW!!!

He is awesome. It's hard to believe Zenyatta was larger than him and most other in history at 17.2 hands and over 1200 lbs. Of course she's not in Secretariat's league. She was massive even if she were a Colt. I think she was overrated, but a great horse. . Hope her fans don't see this. Lol

There will only be one great Secretariat, and he showed the world! RIP Big Red!

@@maryj2671 big red

Big Red was a MACHINE. I cry every time I see the movie. I saw him race as a 2 year old and a 3 year old. He was Gods favorite horse

He really was God's horse!

She,Big Red and Laurin are together again.

Admired the way Ron rode him, just let him run his own races. And Eddie made that beautiful coat gleam, was the perfect match for Red, as was Ron.

I'm still watching too in 2023. Can't get enough of Secretariat.

I love this horse

He gives me hope when all hope was lost with cancer but Iam making it back just slowly. Thanks to Secretariet 😊

Because we know he won’t be duplicated. Some may come close, but he really was Pegasus in the flesh.

You're not the only one. Secretariat clips always make me feel like that 50 years hence!

It was said about him that “the sight of Secretariat in motion is one of the things we can show to the aliens when they come in judgement asking why they should spare our world”. He was magnificent!

Crying my eyes out. So beautiful...so many memories. Such perfection.

I know I amcrying now.

No need for whips, ever - just respect and love for the Horse - but I noticed too he never touched Big Red with the whip❤️❤️❤️

@@dortesandal4303 🙄 Yes, Ron used the stick with Secretariat, he said as much.

I hate the whip love an kindness will win every time ❤❤❤❤❤

Turcotte used the whip at the Derby. But, he didn't at the Preakness or Belmont. Those 2 races, in Ronnie's words, he was "along for the ride".

I watch them every day! Inspirational!

I was 15 when I watched those races. And like you I can watch them over an over, its still a wonder to behold. It was always kind of cool to watch him and Sham. I dont know if it was respect or what but it seemed like he would slow just a bit and allow Sham to run with him for just a little ways before leaving him in the dust. Big Red never had to run side by side with Sham, but he seemed to enjoy it you could say! There will never be another like Secretariat he truly was Gods Horse!

@@ronmilford1358 Yes! As a human, I try to match. People don't understand the standard!

@@cubswin3838 I hope Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated have 50th Anniversary issues this year!

I'm just so uplifted each time I view the triple crown and other films of him. He's so gorgeous, it's like a supernatural experience to watch him. Hope to see him in heaven.

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Me too

So did I. Just watched it again couple hours ago . No shame

Me too.

Luis Diaz, me too! To me, he was Human!! His performance at Belmont, winning by 31 Lengths, to become a Triple Crown Winner, was the best Sports Performance that I have EVER seen!!!!😍😎

So do I and I just watched the 2019 Kentucky Derby

Amen, I'm with you Wizard9, I can't stop watching anything about Secretariat, he was a special horse, no other horse until this day 2021, has ever beaten the Belmont time of 2:24, Secretariat was God's wonder horse, he was the perfect specimen of a horse! maybe in years to come, there will be another great horse, but for now, Secretariat is the greatest horse of all time!!

@@deloresboyd358 sec, was beaten by cheap horses

@@captainamericaamerica8090 Take a hike asshole and don’t come back!

@@captainamericaamerica8090 shut up captain kangaroo !

@@deloresboyd358 EXACTLY

Amen

Secretariat is a legend. I was born the month after he won the triple crown, so I didn't learn about him until years later. I would have loved to see this super horse win the Belmont. What a race...I still tear up watching the videos. I still enjoy watching the triple crown races since I was a child.

A lot of us were with our dad's at Belmont the day Secretariat raced the greatest race ever run. My father hung out an hour after the last race to let the traffic clear out, and me being a 12 year old kid in love with Secretariat picked up all the pristine programs off the floor and took them home and put about 20 in a box. About 15 years ago, I saw how much they were selling for and went to my parents where the box was in the attic only to find out my father had tossed the box out when putting a new floor in.....when I told him the programs values, he said "If that's the worst thing that happens to you in life, you're doing okay"...lol....he passed away in 2017 at 92, and when he got really sick, we talked a lot about our trips to the track on weekends and the great times, win or lose....when we lost it was "Pizza again", but when we won, we would go through Little Italy and get calamari or scungilli at Vincents on Mott and Hester.....medium hot sauce because the hot would make a bull run across a field. lol......great memories driving to the tracks, coming home, and of course, being there. And the tops was always the 73 Belmont Stakes....

Hope you are very good bettor💵 right?

@@taxisteve929 Great stories, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

Eddie did so much for Secretariat. Eddie and Secretariat were meant to be together.

@@maryj2671same with Charlie, they were best friends. Ronnie was also perfect for him, let him do his own thing and you see what happened. Imagine if he had really pushed him in Belmont. 😮

GOD'S HORSE PERIOD!!! 😃😃😃

It’s amazing, but I was a groom on the backside, and many horses are fascinated with planes. Another way to “fly” ❤❤❤

My dog, a retriever, looks up at planes. My mutt….clueless.

Beautifully expressed. 💕

Secretariat is the only event in my life that can instantly bring me to tears after 50 years. Last night I introduced him to my 8-year-old Grandsons, and it was love at first sight. Can't wait to share the movies and literature about him. The legend lives on.

Heart of love

But Secretariat is all alone !!

Mike Rodriguez And here I thought he was a thoroughbred horse. Thanks mike for such renown insight. Funny though, Secretariat will be remembered me for the rest of my life and you for as long as I finish this sentence.

Mike Rodriguez- so now you are claiming SEC used Steroids?? You will stop at nothing will you to embarrass yourself!!!! Listen to me carefully "SHIT SHOVELER"......NO ONE takes you comments seriously anymore and true to your true profession which was to clean up Sham's horse crap, you are nothing but a DONKEY!!!!!!

Mike Rodriguez- Just remember, Secretariat Buried Pancho Martin's precious Sham....BURIED HIM....EMBARRASSED HIM.....HUMILIATED HIM.......and your and your ass-whipped staff will go to your grave hating Secretariat for it. Pancho Martin made it perfectly clear in all of the major newspapers before the TC that Sham was the finest horse on the continent and to deny that would be your grandest lie. He, you and EVERY member of that humiliated staff could not possibly fathom the butt kicking Secretariat would lay on Sham. God, you guys were so intimidated by Secretariat that you completely lost the Wood memorial to Angle Light because Pincay was under strict instructions to wait for Secretariat to make his move, preventing him from closing the gap on Angel a furlong earlier. Because Secretariat pulled up every time Turcotte asked for speed by tugging on the bit by his silver dollar sized abscess, SEC never made a serious move, costing Sham precious moments to narrow the gap from Angel Light at the top of the stretch. Sham would have buried Angle Light if SEC was not in that race and you surely know that asshole!!! Now go ahead....come back at me with some more of your absolute retarded bullshit to deny what is truly accurate!!!!!!!

Mike Rodriguez - Bottom line is WITHOUT Secretariat's existence, Sham would have won the Wood and all 3 TC races, placing his lifetime record as 9 wins in 13 starts, a triple crown, a '73 horse of the year award and not having to retire as a 3-year old meaning "God Only Knows" how great he would have been as a 4-year old. Sham would have been an all-time great, but that was all shattered courtesy of Big Red!!!!!!!!

Mike Rodriguez- EXACTLY the response I expected from a piece of trailer park trash like you. You have NO EDUCATED response because everything I said is 100% accurate.......what a f%$%$ing loser you are....you and your bitter trainer Pancho Martin who was humbled beyond belief in 1973 by the greatest horse who EVER graced a racetrack!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you see/stroke him, your ray of light. Give him a kiss for me. Just watched Secretariat, in tears.

@@ddmiles10 I hope we can both get that chance someday.

Sham still had the second fastest derby ever ran

In the Belmont, it was like he was shot out of a cannon on that first turn!!! WOW!

Inspirational!

The way he ran that race was iconic, even letting Sham get a small sniff of potential victory before taking off to that huge lead. Never be another like him.

No one else has that honor, but the great horse BIG RED.

it makes me believe that Secretariat actually knew what he was doing. Like "let me show once and for all how great I really am"

Fluff Head me too...

I do t h e same thing. He's the greatest athlete I've ever seen by a long shot.

Like a tremendous machine ....

Me too! Forty Six (46) Years later, I still CRY watching his performance at Belmont!😣

I was 10 in 1973 and it was EPIC !!

Well said.

talitakoomi I was doing much the same as a 7 year old in Minnesota.

I was 5.. my mom made me watch the Kentucky Derby with her.. told me about Secretariat.. after we watched him win that race, I told my mom to remind every time he raced.. and she did. That horse was truly incredible, even on a little black&white t.v.... even to a 5 year old kid. Thx mom! 💜

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Very well put !! I was just 10 that year , CLASSIC TIMES INDEED !!

Same. i also know nothing about horses, but just watched him run 22 lengths ahead and im utterly AMAZED. Ive never thought animals, especially horses were beautiful. But this horse def looks like the most athletic animal ive ever seen.

You are 100 percent correct. No question about it.

Greatness because of genetics? Why should that be appreciated by anyone besides those privileged enough to be the host of it themselves?

The same goes for me too. You took the words right out of my mouth, when you said what you did, so thank you !

I’m not American either but marvel in the superb blessings of this horse… he seemed by all who knew him well the perfect equine….

Secretariat was the product of commercial hype! Kelso was 5 time horse of the year while Secretariat did not even race for 5 years! Kelso carried 130lbs + 24 times!!!!! Spotting rivals 8-11 lbs each!! PS He also won on turf setting a world record!! All this when tracks routinely had 30-40 thousand inn attendance!!

He was indeed, a once in an eternity horse. I know in my heart he and Sham are running together in the afterlife. 🐎❤️

He was definitely GOD'S horse!!!

Loved him tears when I see him he was something special god gave all of us I am glad I saw him I have all books and magazines

Secretariat was amazing, I firmly believe that his jockey Ron Turcotte, (who never takes credit for Secretariat's wins) was the best jockey ever, especially for Secretariat. He rode him humanely, not cropping him to death, just hand ridden. I believe that says a lot about the horse and the jockey!

Turcotte did push some horses beyond their limits just like any jockey and was reputed to push harder than other jockeys. It just so happened that Secretarial was a freak of nature and was the perfect horse with a massive heart that wouldn't burst unlike one of the horses Turcotte pushed. Turcotte knew that he was riding a superb and intelligent horse so he could not really take the credit himself.

bon1042 un-friggin believable

Patty Healy .

He did all this without being asked. Almost knowing on his own how to time his race, He just gace his jock a ride.

Compai segundo ,

+Shari Weston you hit the nail on the head!

Shari Weston I think he knew what it was all about and he kicked ass!

This is the perfect comment.

he did not transcend the human spirit - he was a horse

Yes, Ricky, he was very special.🏇 Watch the "Heart of a Champion" and "ESPN Secretariat."❤

@@barbarabarnes4398 Yes, I watched them all 😃

He was a phenomenon - a once in a life time horse. King of horse racing.

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Sham was Reds 1st cousin! Shams mom was Sequoia and was half sister to Something Royal, so both Red and Sham had Princequillo blood for distance. but only Red had Bold Ruler blood for speed! He was the perfect storm of genetics and we were blessed to witness it!

Secretariat loved the camera.

He was then and still are now the best horse ever my hero he lives in my heart

If you like analysis and detail, you may want to watch the video here, Timing is Everything, about the years-long attempt to have Red's Preakness time corrected. It's a panel discussion with Ms. Chenery (still a pistol! Love her "CYA" comment,) Ron Turcotte, Bill Nack, and others.

+Salice McCool thank you!

Patrick J. Murphy once in forever!

windridr66 that’s not supposed to be possible at Pimlico in those sharp turns and keep your lane, but he was Secretariat so anything is possible

He looks so impressive circling the field! Coming from last to first and beating the track record too!

No you are not.

No, you definitely are NOT alone.

(That is, his statue at Belmont Park. Thanks, +sparklingmichele, for this wonderful anecdote.)

Well desreved..and certainly well respected...❤

"Just one more thing" does Columbo put the carnations there?

Yes, it is the blanket of carnations that was draped over him on June 6, 1973. Every year prior to the race everyone is fully aware, he has already won. ....and, one more thing even Greater still. every year, no matter if another horse won all 3, Secretariat again, wins the Triple Crown. Why? To this day he out runs every horse, every race because he still holds all three records. This year in the Kentucky Derby, the speed colts ran, as they put it "Blistering Hot fractions!" The final time was 2:02.61. Secretariat's final time was 1:59 & 2 5ths. Forensically, if timed today under the "NEW" system (which is 1/100th of a second instead of 5ths - which is .20 of a second) the possibility of Secretariat's, final time is pretty high that it was faster. Why? Under the old time, when you hit the 5th (or .20 of a second) one 100's over that 5th, the time clocks up to the next 5th which would be would be .40. Secretariat's time today could be 1:59.21. Therefore, his record could be beaten simply because of the change from fifths to 100ths, and only by one one hundredths of a second.

An awesome horse!

I totally agree with you 100 %.

Yes it's 6/9/2023 today and I took a moment to pause and reflect on what I consider the greatest single performance by an athlete in any sporting event I ever saw. Thank you Lord for giving me the opportunity to see one of your creations in person.

Had Forego been sitting behind that speed duel in the Belmont, it would have been very interesting. The two never met but should have.

Sham broke a bone in a leg that’s what caused him to drop off that bad

@@johnwalsh3215 He, Sham, would've lost anyway. No horse in the world could've beaten Secretariat on that day! His heart was emense, 2.5 times larger than any equine and he could crank up & process oxygen faster than other horses. Sham broke a leg trying to keep up with the great Secretariat!😱 Couldn't handle the pace or pressure. Secretariat wore him completely out. Oh well, he'd met his match. Watch ESPN Secretariat...

Barbara Barnes oh I agree Sham didn’t have a chance at beating the perfect athlete that the world was ever seen , I just think Sham would have knocked off a few lengths off the 31 had he not broke down, but that wouldn’t have taken away anything from the unearthly performance from Secretariat. The greatest of all time past and future

Barbara Barnes no horse could keep up with Secretariat really in any race he was in other than his first race and more just like a learning experience for him, he learned what racing was all about and how he would go about it, kinda like coming up with his strategy, he was so smart!!! The one race he is listed as second in his 2 year old season he actually won by 8 lengths but was disqualified to Second. The 3 races he didn’t win as a 3 year old he had health issues that played a roll in his not not winning I believe. The abscess in his mouth that we all know about from the movie then he had a fever and was scratched from a race and they brought him back to soon, then the other he had a respiratory issue and again they brought him back to soon, people were the main reason he had losses, healthy he was unbearable! Yes the ESPN video is a great one! But then what video about him isn’t a great video! I’ve seen this one half a dozen times at least along with the ESPN one and there’s one more 40+ minute one I’ve seen half dozen times for sure I just can’t think of the name of it? It’ll pop up one of these days and I’ll watch it again, I watch the short ones almost daily I’ll check out one or 2, gotta get my daily fix of him haha. Thoroughbred’s are amazing horses I wouldn’t own any other bred, I have 2 off the track Whoopsnotme and Regal Relaunch, Secretariat is their great great uncle through Bold Ruler but then what horse doesn’t have Bold Ruler in their bloodlines haha. What other athlete brings out a emotional response like Secretariat does decades later regardless of how many times they’ve seen the races, that says something about how truly spectacular he was. The greatest of all time past, present and future!!!

Just out of this World❤️❤️❤️

me too ! I'm weeping watching him win the Belmont

I remember watching as a kid. My grandfather loved horses. He was a sham guy so to be different I picked big red. I got to see the greatest race horse in history maybe greatest ever. My grandfather always said ok you got me but next race sham will win. By time Belmont came he gotten sick and passed away 2 days before the race I remember later on saying my goodbyes and whispering you lost again secretariat won by 31 lengths grandpa. Forever miss my grandfather and that big red horse and the memories

1A == >3

Sam Thomas that’s kinda creepy not going to lie.. telling your dead grandpa.. “ up yours, grandpa. I won again.

Joe Brindley...Well Said.

WHAT PERFECT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THOSE THREE GREAT ATHLETES

Randall Bowman , and he's correct.

Gave me chills

He was that good

Yes me too🐴🏇🐎💝💝💝💝💝💝

Ok

+Mike Rodriguez LOL! Thanks for the laugh dumbass.

+HTHAMMACK1 Laugh it up Spickaroo.

Secretariat. What a wonderful gift from God. He is everything good and pure that the world has to give. I am blessed to be living during the life and times of Secretariat. I will miss him always. Sharon Martin

Same for me 7/9/2022

i read that somewhere also. Thanks

You bet I know that! I was so glad when they did that, it was about time they recognized his accomplishment.

Salice McCool, yes, I remember that quite well, and Secretariat holds all of the Records, with the FASTEST Times!!! I just LOVE this Horse, to death!!!!😍😍😍 Also, I LOVE your picture of the Beautiful, but FEROCIOUS, Doberman Pinscher!!!! One of my FAVORITE Dogs, hands down!!!!!😍😍😍

I expect same justice will be delivered some day for Maximum Security of winning the 2019 Kentucky Derby. It was War of Will, causing him change the lane on the far turn.

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