Secretariat and his enduring legend of 50 years later | NBC Sports
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Tim Layden looks back at the greatness of Secretariat 50 years after his unforgettable run in the 1973 Triple Crown and looks at the storytellers who kept his story alive. #NBCSports #HorseRacing #KentuckyDerby
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A horse being named a top 100 athlete of all time shows how special this horse was. A legend period
I met Mrs Tweedy and Lucien Lauren and Ron Turcotte in 1973.
I was encouraged to pat Secretariat and he looked me in the eye. Chill dude.
He was a horse like no other
You got that Secretariat was considered the greatest racehorse that ever lived
Still brings tears to my eyes! I remember these races very well.
Yes.
Absolutely and I remember those races like they were yesterday.
I was on the truck also unforgeteable
Who else got goosebumps?? this horse was the GOAT!!.
no doubt about that AT ALL!
Yes I did 🤩
Best ever
Forever goosebumps.
Go SHAM!!... lol
He ran like his heart was 2.5 bigger than his competition. He surely was about 3X faster than the field. What a beautiful, beautiful horse. Affirmed was great but Secretariat took it to the next level. His progeny have been pretty good, too.
This horse and the story behind it was so amazing.
and this horse had a good life after becoming 3 years old
I had the thrill of being at Belmont stakes and 73 and watching the most magnificent horse win. He was so beautiful, like beauty in motion. There was no awkwardness or jaggedness or roughness. He just floated, his legs flowing under him. His body floated. God’s gift.
WOW I would have given anything to have been there in retrospect. Didn't keep a straight face that day, did you? Well I didn't either it just blew me away I was watching it live with my parents & it got to all of us.
Incredible. I’ve watched the last race so many times I can’t count.
Secretariat was Pegasus.
God bless your soul I always dream what the air smelled like, how hot it was and I can almost feel it
@@walkawaycat431 in the flesh, once in an eternity.
I will never forget how excited I was that day at the Belmont race track. I never thought I would see the race of my life. I have never forgotten it. I and the world fell in love with this magnificent horse.
What a beautiful horse. The ultimate racehorse. The very best of the best of the best. There are others who are brilliant, but they do not, I'm sorry to say, are close to the mighty Secretariat !
Dammit.
I cried when I saw this yesterday.
And again today. 😢
That first turn in the Preakness is the most amazing thing I've ever watched in racing.
Greatest athlete to ever walk this Earth. And he was a beauty to look at. Perfect horse that God ever created for us.
There are legends...😮
...and then there is
Secretariat 💖⚡
I had the pleasure of seeing him run. I knew when I first saw him he was something special. Also saw him at his farm, such a beauty, and he would pose, knowing his picture was being taken. Those records will never be broken and there will never be another horse like him. Amen
Wow! It is so wonderful you could be a part of Secretariat's life.
Amen🙏✝️🙏
Incorrect. There’ll always be records broken.
AMEN ❤
The greatest athlete of all time.
Heart that 2.5 size bigger than other normal racehorse is mind boggling and those triple crown track records he set i guess will never be broken 🔥🔥🔥
To this day and since 1973, Secretariat has given me goosebumps and is the greatest athlete of all time.
Brings tears to the eyes to think there won't be another like him.
Beautiful soul and a demonstration that greatness is within each of us and the possibility of tapping into our own is real. He inspires me to the depths of my soul!!! I respectfully disagree with the commenter regarding the Preakness. He wasn’t mad at himself for being last out of the gate. He was pacing himself. Ultimately, he ran his own race at the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. We ♥️ you, Big Red!!! ~Penny Fairhart 😘
Not sure Secretariat was the greatest horse of all time, let alone the greatest athlete. For example, Citation won 19 races in a single season versus 9 races for Secretariat. There is no evidence that Secretariat had the ability to win 19 races in one season. It's unclear that he could win that many races in two seasons. That said, I wouldn't say Citation was greater than Secretariat. They were _different._ Citation is just one example. There are other horses who accomplished things that Secretariat never did and probably never could.
I am not in disagreement with you about other great horses but to me, Secretariat is the greatest and Sea Biscuit is my number two. That is just the way I feel. I love Citation and he deserves every accolade he gets.@@sl-rt5kv
His 1973 season was the most dominating season in history in any sport…. The fact that he still holds the record for ALL 3 triple crown races 50 years later, is utterly amazing. Advances in breeding selection, genetic markers, nutrition, training and recovery, none of that can catch Big Red
The vets were all crying over his body when he died.They were shocked that his heart weighed around 25 lbs.
Well said!
I'm a Secretariat fan, but he was also defeated three times in 1973, two of which it's well documented that he was sick. Citation was undefeated in 20 races as a 3 year old, and Spectacular Bid was undefeated at 4 years old, setting track and world records. Although I think Secretariat at his best could have defeated just about any other horse in history, your comment about the most dominant season is debatable.
@@richd3044 see your point but I’m not sure citation could’ve beaten sham….3 times in a row
@@N.S.56 Probably. Citation's competition not really eye opening in 1948. Coaltown for instance was clearly better at 4 years old.
I was at the Ky Derby in 1973 and witnessed greatness. Still the greatest race horse ever.
It is most important to hallmark the perseverance of Arthur Bull Hancock succeeding on the 3rd attempt in 1949 to purchase and bring Nasrullah and also Princequillo to the USA, the foundation of the Secretariat Bloodline. Otherwise this story would have never been.
I never heard that but yes it is very important . Also what Mr. Chennery did in breeding his horses in coming up with two great horses .Riva RIDGE won the Derby and the Belmont in 72 then the greatest of all time Secretariat in 73 . He also was amazing .
50 years on and Secretariat reminds us of just how unique he was.
He still holds all 3 track records of the triple crown.
I was only 7 years old and remember because it was such big news.
Defeating the other horses in the race was what made him a Triple Crown champion, setting records at those races that still stand made him immortal! It didn't hurt that he was a spectacularly beautiful being...
I have been thinking about Big Red, all day. I only (taped) today's, May 6, 2023, Kentucky Derby Show, which lasted for (5 1/2 hours), because I knew that Secretariat's, (50th Anniversary) of his historic Kentucky Derby win, would be shown, and brought up today.😙
I cannot believe that it has been (50) years, since SECRETARIAT, won the (1973) Triple Crown! I had tears in my eyes, today, thinking of Secretariat, aka Big Red! Secretariat, LOVE and MISS you, and you will ALWAYS be my FAVORITE Racehorse!!!!!😍 I will be (taping) the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, only because Secretariat, will be brought up, and discussed, on those Shows as well, due to the (50th) Anniversary, of his Triple Crown win. Especially, the Belmont Stakes, where SECRETARIAT, won by (31) lengths, over SHAM, on June 9, 1973!!!!! So, I definitely, will be looking forward to (2023) Belmont Stakes!
Also, I would like to acknowledge some Anniversaries, of other notable Racehorses😎: JUSTIFY, will be celebrating his (5th.) Anniversary, in June, 2023, on winning his Triple Crown in (2018); AFFIRMED, who won the Triple Crown in (1978), passed away in (2001), the (45th.) Anniversary of his Triple Crown win, will occur in June, 2023, and CITATION, aka, Big Ci, who won the Triple Crown in (1948), passed away in (1970), and the (75th.) Anniversary of his Triple Crown win, will occur in June, 2023. SEATTLE SLEW, who passed away in (2002), won his Triple Crown, in (1977), so his (45th.) Anniversary Triple Crown win, was last year, in June, 2022. AMERICAN PHAROAH, Triple Crown winner, in (2015), will be celebrating his (10th.) Anniversary Triple Crown win, in June, 2025. Also, a Big shout out to WHIRLAWAY, Triple Crown winner, in (1941), and WAR ADMIRAL, Triple Crown winner, in (1937).
I really love these Triple Crown winners, but SECRETARIAT, is the one that I LOVE the most!🤗
Thank you for acknowledging all the triple crown winners!! Secretariat is also my favorite 😍
@@christinematton4125, sure, you are welcome.☺
“Touches something in our souls,”, I think that line nails it
Still does, present tense!
An amazing animal...truly a legend in horse racing!!!
I love you Red. I always will.
Tears. He will always be loved and never forgotten!! Love and miss you Big Red. One of the greatest athletes ever!!!!
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Mr. Layden - This piece is so beautiful & touching. Makes me tear up. So true; Secretariat stirred one’s soul, then & still today. Thank you for putting together this timeless tribute & your lovely narration. Secretariat, Now & Forever ❤🌟🌈
You can tell he was happy when he ran, and that happiness made him even more beautiful.
Secretariat the Goat of racing. Big red ❤
We love you so much Secretariat! You will forever be a king of the racetrack! We miss you so much! 😭
I remember watching Secretariat on TV as a little boy & was enthralled by his greatness...
SECRETARIAT IS IN HEAVEN.!!! RIP FOREVER THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER LIVED.. WE LOVE YOU.
Incredible it was 50 years ago. Seems like yesterday!
Well spoken. The immortal Secretariat. He set the bar that will ALWAYS be remembered. There will NEVER BE another like him... I didn't watch the Kentucky Derby but definitely watched the next two. They both made me cry... I noticed the pass on that first turn before Anderson did & I said to my Dad at the time there's no way a horse can do that! I mean these are the fastest horses in the world & he passed the entire field in 15 seconds around the outside. But the Belmont humbled us all... the greatest sports achievement of all time... by a horse. Why? because its a record that will NEVER be broken. Yep all records will eventually fall. but not this one... Turcotte is the only one remaining of that era. Anderson passed only a few years later. I wonder what Ronnie thinks?
There is a statue of the famous Ron T looking back at the field while crossing the finish line .It was erected in 2015 in his hometown of Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
*I noticed the pass on that first turn before Anderson did & I said to my Dad at the time there's no way a horse can do that* Actually there a plenty of horses that have run as fast or faster than Secretariat did on that turn. Dr. Fager ran the 2nd quarter of his world record mile in 20.6 seconds. Secretariat never exhibited that kind of speed. Secretariat's speed around that turn looks faster than it is because the pace up to that point in the race was very slow
Amen Lee. Amen.
One like no other , once in many hundreds of years we mere mortals are given a glimpse of perfection , a gift that only God could have made ! A magnificence that only heaven could give and we were blessed to know ever so briefly ! I will never forget , he was part of youth yet untarnished at that point and an understanding even though I was young that I had seen a moment of what immortality looked like ! I saw Secretariat and I lived in breathed and rejoiced in his time ! Now as a Grandmother those moments still bring tears to my eyes ! I only hope to share his story and those films with my Grandchildren! And yes ! Big Red still means that much to all of us who were part of his time ! Thank you for this brief but eloquently put video ! ❤️🥰❤️🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻And thank you Penny ( in your heaven now ) and thank you RED for letting us glimpse heavens perfection even if only for a little while ! Thank you ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️
Watching this wondrous horse still brings literal tears to my eyes. What a magnificent creature. ♥️
This are the stories that matter most. What a phenomenal of a magical beautiful horse. She never gave up on him, everyone told her to sell that horse, Penny believed and took a leap of faith, oh what wonder, and look at what immersed. A GIANT ❤
a Male Giant..as MAtt Walsh would point out...
@kozakoloko Zenyatta was 17.2 hands high and weighed over 1200 Lbs. Huge Filly. Of course, Secretariat is Pegasus.
I love Secretariat forever, the greatest horse of all time! ❤❤❤
Secretariat was god's horse, and he ran like it, he will forever be the king of horse racing, the father of the 73 season, to think that the record times that he left behind would still stand 5 decades later truely immortal
He must be Bucephalus reborn.
@@josebulang7981no, Sham was Bucephalus. Sec was Pegasus
I love him so much, my favorite horse in the entire world 😢❤❤
He'll always be the Greatest.#1. Our BigRed.
secretariat was great, but we also shouldn't forget the great achievement of Sham. He was 2nd in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and only faded in the Belmont because of an injury. He ran the second fastest Kentucky Derby in history. A great horse that in any other year would have been a triple crown champion!
You can certainly say that Sham was born at the wrong time. He was a great horse.
Sham was a good horse, but I don't know if he would've won a Triple Crown. He couldn't handle the Belmont. He finished dead last.
He was 2nd
He finished last in the Belmont Pincay was instructed to take him out fast to keep up with Big red. he faded badly after tiring in the streach.@@KellyRussell-xg2lx
Any other time and Sham would’ve been triple crown winner
Chic Anderson's call of Belmont 1973 was legendary! Love that call and love the Greatest Horse of All-Time!
He was God on Earth only once he appeared!!!! I love u Big Red,Forever...I miss u not because u were a Race horse but because you were SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HORSE 🐎💥👑🐐💫
Had the privilege to get up close and personal with him many times
Tell us your story.
Very very lucky person .
There will never be another Secratariat.
WHAT A GREAT PIECE! Secretariat will live forever.
Secretariat is my favorite racehorse
We need Secretariat again. Miss you, Big Red!
People can debate goats in different sports but there is absolute zero when it comes to this!
Yep. He still still holds the record for all 3 races.
debate over.
Belmont is one of the greatest all time performances in all of sports
Lol
Watched the movie Secretarit 31/07/2023,what a wonderful horse ,was enthralled throughout the whole movie,such a beautiful horse, lovely story.
Secretariat was hand run too -- no whips or crops (sometimes used as a training aide). Just trust and a heart two sizes too big.
That’s what’s unreal, turcotte didn’t even touch him in the Preakness or Belmont.
Beautiful Horse
The greatest athlete of all time!
Let him run! It gives me goosebumps when I watch Secretariat winnings in triple Crown races...❤❤❤
Secretariat. Greatest athlete of all time. And if you disagree you’re wrong.
I never tire of watching him run that Belmont Stakes. It was absolute perfection! A record that may stand forever 😮
Great Horse Ever
We should all retire at 3! Thank you Secretariat
😂 Lol!
There would have been no Secretariat without Penny Chenery. She made him happen and she rarely gets mentioned. It really is a magical story.
Wonderful Secretariat
Every year at Derby time I go back and re-watch those races. Feel privileged to have seen them back then. One of 3 sporting achievements that I feel stand out above all the others I've seen in the last 72 years, along with the Miracle on Ice and Nicklaus at the 1986 Masters.
That Belmont win is one of the greatest athletic performances of all time!
Legend! 🌟
Still brings a tear to my eye. Phenomenal Thoroughbred. 💖
"... a move so rare that to this day it looks like an illusion."
He captivated the nation. If we could only recapture that feeling again today.
The Belmont showed his greatness. The Preakness showed his skill.
What a amazing animal and story behind it all I certainly am glad to have the memories of those days something that I'll have until the end of time thank you God for giving us the greatest race horse of all time
Tim Layden wrote a great piece for Sports Illustrated about track announcer Chic Anderson and his call of the 1973 Belmont.
LOVE BIG RED 🫶
After these Secretariat tributes. I wish Texas was closer to Kentucky so I could go and and give my love to his grave. In my case the spirit's willing but the body's weak. I don't know where the years have gone. I definitely remember the excitement of his Triple Crown victory. But with a black and white TV I had no idea how beautiful he was. I'm sure my daughter would help me get there. A couple of years ago, we started saving all our one dollar bills for a trip to Disney World. It took a lot more, but we did save over $2000 in ones. Maybe we could start again and fly instead of drive. My family raised horses and Saint Bernards when I was growing up. I miss every one of them. Those were simpler days.
R.I.P SECRETARIAT
R.I.P SECRETARIAT
The way horse racing is going it may be another fifty years before another horse wins the triple crown . But I don't believe no other horse will ever do it the way he did .
Well done, thank you. Secretariat is truly the Greatest Of All Time.
For one shinning moment inthe Belmont the country was united and cheering
Magnificence. Period.❤
The wind whispered... Secretariat come run with me.....
I watched his three races on television when I was a teenager. Every year now, I watch the Derby and always come away, saying the records won't be broken this year.
He was and still is the original GOAT. RIP, Big Red.
Greatest athlete of all time
What an incredible horse, had everything, speed, intelligence and beauty
AND on top of it all he was also very personable.
Every Kentucky Derby winner since 1973 (except one-Affirmed in 1978) is related to Secretariat or at least one his parents:
2023 Mage (Weekend Surprise)
2022 Rich Strike (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
2021 Mandaloun
2020 Authentic
2019 Country House (Princequillo-sire of Somethingroyal) 2nd place finisher to Medina Spirit
2018 Justify (x2)
2017 Always Dreaming
2016 Nyquist
2015 American Pharoah
2014 California Chrome
2013 Orb
2012 I’ll Have Another (Princequillox2)
2011 Animal Kingdom (Nasrullah-sire of Bold Ruler)
2010 Super Saver
2009 Mine That Bird (Both Secretariat’s parents)
2008 Big Brown (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
2007 Street Sense (Bold Ruler)
2006 Barbaro (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
2005 Giacomo (Bold Ruler)
2004 Smarty Jones
2003 Funny Cide (Bold Ruler)
2002 War Emblem (Nasrullah)
2001 Monarchos (Nasrullah)
2000 Fusaichi Pegasus (Nasrullah)
1999 Charismatic
1998 Real Quiet (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1997 Silver Charm (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1996 Grindstone (Somethingroyal, Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1995 Thunder Gulch (Nasrullah)
1994 Go for Gin (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1993 Sea Hero (Nearco - sire of Nasrullah)
1992 Lil E. Tee (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
1991 Strike the Gold (Nasrullah)
1990 Unbridled (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1989 Sunday Silence (Nearco - sire of Nasrullah)
1988 Winning Colors (Nasrullah & Bold Ruler)
1987 Alysheba (Nasrullahx2)
1986 Ferdinand (Nearco - sire of Nasrullah)
1985 Spend a Buck (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1984 Swale (Nasrullah & Bold Ruler)
1983 Sunny’s Halo (Nearco & Princequillo)
1982 Gato Del Sol (Nearco & Bold Ruler)
1981 Pleasant Colony (Princequillo & Nasrullah)
1980 Genuine Risk (Nasrullah)
1979 Spectacular Bid (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
1978 Affirmed (none)
1977 Seattle Slew (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
1976 Bold Forbes (Bold Ruler)
1975 Foolish Pleasure (Bold Ruler)
1974 Cannonade (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
1973 Secretariat (Princequillo & Bold Ruler)
Country House was second to Maximum Security. Mandaloun was second to Medina Spirit
Wow!! I think Big Red is buried next to his Daddy Bold Ruler.
Truly the GOAT forever and always.❤❤❤❤❤
I was 18 and watched every race on tv. I was jumping up and down, yelling for Secretariat to win. I still watch these on RUclips every year. The greatest,most beautiful horse.
I watched all 3 Triple Crown races on tv. Most amazing horse ever.
He was awsum horse i rember watching him race
A real tear-jerker for sure! Love this!
i haven't watched a single triple crown race since 1973- there's no need, i'll never in my life see another horse like Big Red!! he was & will always be the greatest horse ever!!
We lived in Paris, KY when Secretariat died at Claiborne Farm. He had developed a very painful, incurable condition. In the community, it was like a president had died. They withheld the announcement until he was buried to avoid the crush of media and public.
Gotta love Secretariat. One of the best racehorses in history.
Not one of the. The best in history
@Keith Greenan Well, not everyone agrees with that, which is why I said one of the best. He truly was great, but you can make arguments for other horses.
There is ONLY ONE horse that MIGHT have been Secretariat's equal: Man O' War. But we'll never know. The two were very much alike.
Other than that, though, I think Secretariat IS the best ever. His times in all three of the Triple Crown races have never been equaled - and it's been 50 years since he set those records! His 2 minutes & 24 seconds in the Belmont stakes is still the WORLD record for a mile-and-a-half on a dirt track.
@@genemars5158 secretariat holds all three triple crown records. Secretariat holds the belmont states record by 2 full seconds
@@sophiaschommer7337 When another horse wins the Triple Crown while setting race records for all 3 races, then there will be a better horse than Secretariat.
He had beatiful coltsn fillys
Greatest race horse ever! "Big Red" baby. Ran like a F-5 tornado through a small town. Now you see him, now you don't!
Самый лучший конь в своё время
The simple fact that all these years later no horse has yet beaten his race records in either of the 3 Triple Crown races says it all. A true legend.
Big Red❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m have a Secretariat beanie baby signed by Penny Chennery. I was born in 1974. His legend lives on!
Only The VERY Unlucky/Unfortunate BRILLIANT Easy Goer Comes Close to Secretariat in Sheer Raw Natural Talent on Fast Track
Beautiful testimony for a spectacular legend!
the fact that he owns all three track records 50 years later tells you the story. When you see the story, most will fall in love with the horse.
Actually Secretariat does not hold the track record for 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico where he ran the Preakness. Instead the track record belongs to Farma Way who ran the distance in 1:52.4.
Great gorgeous horse!!