At that Time in June, of 1973. I was just 14 Year's Old when He Won those Races. My Father who was a Horseman in the Canadian Thorobred Breed Racing Association. Said that Track Record & Winning Time He Set. Would Never be Beaten. Dad RIP passed Away in 1998, and that Winning Time has STILL Never been Beaten. Secretariat Truly was A Mythical, & Remarkable Horse 🐴🐎 with a Winning Attitude that put Him So Far Above His, Competition? That He was Almost immortal in His Lifetime. I Feel Personally Privileged, that I was Even Alive Then too See Him Run. Thank You for Sharing.
I think what made all this so special is Sham was also a special horse, who many times may have been a triple crown winner in his own right, but he had to run against the greatest ever!
I agree with you. If Secretariat didn't exist Shem would have been world known as a Triple Crown Winner. Shem was a fantastic horse up against something touched by heaven.
I tear up every time I see this race especially original footage. I've never seen anything this inspiring...a true example of the definition of the word champion. RIP
I have watched this race literally hundreds of times and I get goosebumps every, single, time! Simply an amazing performance and the call from Chick Anderson was fantastic.
Love that line. It’s taken from scripture you know. There’s the tense music, the silence, the scripture reading, then pow, still pounding the dirt to that glorious song showing us what he can do. Love it. Always gives me chills. And based on a true story. Remarkable. One of my favorite movies.
Can you imagine if you were actually there that day witnessing this fantastic horse blaze around the track in a record time that will probably never ever be broken. Your loved and missed Big Red
I watched this in our family room on TV . I watched all three of the triple crown races . Amazing does not even describe what Secretariat accomplished that day . IMO the greatest race horse ever . Still brings tears to my eyes. 🏇🏇
Greatest domination in sports history. His records still stand to this day. Big Red. The horse that God built. God whispered in his ear "GO" and he went. Amazing!
best part of this is Eddies expression and comments when Rad turns the corner. RIP Eddie you and Charlie are with Big Red and all back together again. Ride Red ride
They did an admirable job of recreating this miracle run but the original footage is what still raises the goosebumps and elicits the tears. A country in a gathering political storm, with a war waging in Vietnam and an oil crisis, this horse became a linchpin to hang the hopes of a nation upon. A supernatural performance!
Personally I think they butchered the Belmont. So many things were wrong with that seen from the race to the call of the race. The used Chic Anderson's words but it sounded so silly coming from whoever that voice was. I think they could have gotten permission to use his actual call but as I have heard they never asked fot it or for permission to use his words. Watching the actual footage is a million times better in my opinion and the only thing that might top that Belmont was Secretariat's Preakness run. His sudden burst of speed in that one was amazing.
I agree with Bobbywise2313’s comment - they did the same thing to this scene as they did in the last race scene in the Seabiscuit movie - they had well documented footage and still butchered the movie version. By the 3/4 mile mark, Secretariat had started to pull away. By the mile marker, Sham was being caught by the other horses and Secretariat was pulling away.
If you researched both horses and thought with your head instead of you heart, you would at least understand why Man o War is considered by a lot of folks as the GOAT.
@@randolphkersey5155 Man o' War was a great horse ,but, on that day NO horse living or dead in their lifetime would have beaten Big Red ! And as of yet over 2,000,000 horses have been born and no horse has come close to the Belmont time !
I've just been watching video after video and documentary after documentary (and just purchased a blueray version of Penny and Red: The Owner of Secretariat", can't wait to watch it), and just learning all I can about this great horse and those around him, remembering it all very vividly on TV when I was 14. Frequently, and especially if I'm having a rough day, I will just watch the original race videos, all of them, sometimes over and over, and especially the Belmont. (BTW, Ronnie Turcot said Secretariat was running easy the whole time, not straining.) Many here have mentioned his heart size, which was true, but I've learned that his bone structure, especially his lower legs, were a little shorter, but extremely thick, which also made it possible for him to train as he did and run as he did without injury. (Sham actually suffered an injury there at about the half way point of the Belmont, which is why he finished last.) He was also a little shorter front to back, which made him able to run the turns far better than most, as at the Preakness when he flew by everyone on the first turn. (Yet he had one of the longest strides ever. If you watch the real races, at times it seems like his legs are moving slower than the other horses because of this, when he was actually moving faster.) The harder he trained, the faster he was able to run, but over and over I've read that a normal horse today would break down completely after just a couple weeks, and though the horses then would do better, they also could not do anything like that. He truly was "The Horse That God Built". While Ron Turcotte said Sham's trainer "Pancho" was not like how he was presented, I saw one video by Bill Nack that said he was saying a lot of stuff about Lucian Loren making excuses (I'm assuming about the pre Kentucky Derby loss where he placed 3rd, and Sham placed second), etc, and he thought that his portrayal as the bad guy was actually pretty fair. I've also read a bunch of the comments here, and I agreed with all of them!
Whether its the movie or real life whenever I see secretariat my jaw drops my eyes tear and I just find it breathtaking. And I was at the Belmont and 73, but watching it again over and over again it’s like putting me back there
AMEN! He was running with a V8 and the others had a 4cylinder 22lb heart almost twice the size of the other horses. He wouldn't get tired he could have ran around the track again. Never ever will there be another horse like him one in a Billion! RIP BIG RED!
You Go Big Red!!!! I'll Never forget the exhilaration watching it June 9, 1973 & "Oh Happy Day" in the movie set it on a whole other level! Secretariat shows Impossible can say I'mPossible for with God NoThing shall be 🏆🌹🐎💜
It has been shone the Secretariat's heart was three times the size of a normal horse. I've watched the movie at least a dozen times and I never get tired of it and the whole story about the GREATEST race horse of all time.
Because that's how close he was to Sham to get dirt on him, but if you listen to the Jockey tell Ronnie he is going to eat dirt, then Rinnie said to him I don't think so because he came out in front but the when she said let him run Ronnie. Let him run & you can imagine why he never got any dirt on him & it was the other Jockey that got dirty & not Ronnie
The absolute insane part of this race is the Secretariat was accelerating the ENTIRE race! There was no point in the race when he eased up and Ron said that he had a lot left in the tank even after all that.
To me at 2:06 when he says that’s IMPOSSIBLE and goes right back to Secritariat running full beast mode with all pistons glowing white hot turbo and overdrive kicked in knowing his heart and lungs are having no problems sustaining that speed now that’s a race horse
Paul. I read that Secretariats heart weighed 22 lbs. His big motor they called it. Shams heart weighed 11lbs so he had it in him to be a triple crown winner..against any other horse than Big Red. Normal racehorse has a heart weight of 6 lbs I think they said. Sham gave his all that day. Just not enough to beat Red.
@@rachelthomas5626 in my view it's the same reason it is in any sporting event and that is second place doesn't really matter that's just the first loser. General Patton said Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Vince Lombardi said winning is not everything it is the only thing it is kind of in our DNA. Sham was a fine horse he just came up second and people always look at the best.
Someone said he had the will to run and win build in thats one thing you can't teach them cowdogs cowhorses race horses, its natural abilities it's all in there hearts
Lots of made up Hollywood in this scene but this was real. 3:15 He did indeed say this on the home stretch. Turcotte himself when asked "How do you ride a horse like Secretariat? He answered "Hold on for dear life and try not to fall off"
@@maggiemae6671 Yes. We, humans, were just a vehicle for Secretariat to show his greatness. He was running against himself and history, motivated only by his own desire to excel.
Here is how fast he was. Forgotten second place horse was Twice A Prince, who narrowly beat third place My Gallant. Twice A Prince had a time estimated at just over 2:28. That would have been fast enough to win roughly half of the previous 50 Belmont Stakes.
If you feel emotion watching this or the original footage its because, for the truth of the matter,he was a gift from GOD.Big Red the horse that GOD built.If he were allowed to run at age 4,5 or 6.There would not be another track record attainable by any other horse at any distance on any surface.The undisputed king of horses.
I was 17 years old and living in a depress community in Jamaica when I first heard of Secretariat. I was always a turfite and I have an innate love for horse racing. Secretariat is a once in a lifetime race horse and there is none that can be compare to him. Seabiscuit was good, Phar Lap was fantastic, Man O" War was awesome but Secretariat was truly great,an awesome, outstanding and amazing race horse. If I knew he would be this revere later in life I would have kept my winning ticket.
What comes to the greatest horse out in history it depends the criteria one uses... To me, it's not about winning, but to have the greatest heart... Secretariat, Ruffian, and Seabiscuit all excelled in that department, and then there are so many horses I don't know about.
Yes the actual footage with Chic Anderson's call is a lot better. I am not saying this is a bad movie. In fact I enjoyed this movie. But the Belmont scene did not do justice to the real thing. I have wondered who played Big Red in this film. It had to be hard to play such a great athlete with an enormous personality. Clearly the actor playing the part could not match Big Reds beauty and power but I think he did very good. In fact, I found myself forgetting I was watching an an actor portraying Big Red. I think perhaps he should should have been nominated for an Oscar.
@@bobbywise2313 I read that they actually used a few different horses to play the part. Even used paint to give them the diamond blaze that Red had on his face.
@@maggiemae6671 Interesting. I am sure they had to make use of camera angles and such to pull this off. Let's face it Secretariat was one of the most beautiful horses ever.
@@bobbywise2313 He was gorgeous. And he was a ham. I've collected every book written about him. I loved reading the book from Eddie. He was closer to Red than anyone. He talked about how smart he was and how Red would play with him. My dad went to visit Secretariat at Claiborne Farm after he was retired and said he was magnificent. Said he put on a show when he knew he was being watched. My dad met Seth Hancock that day and said he was a good man.
@@maggiemae6671 I need to get that book. Eddie definitely spent more time with him than anyone. What an incredible job that must have been. He had countless hours with Big Red when no one else was around. I have seen some documentaries in which Eddie spoke of Secretariat. He was described as having an almost human personality. I told my wife that one day we are going to Claiborne farms so I can see his grave and observe his old stomping ground. I wish I would have got to see Big Red in person but thank God for all the videos we have. I have recently purchased some Secretariat artwork as well as a t-shirt and cap. My wife thinks I am crazy and ask why I am obsessed with that horse. I don't think it is an obsession myself. I just really have an admiration for him and what he brought to the USA in a time when it needed a hero. God knows we could use another Secretariat now. But I don't think we will see one again in my lifetime. Ok maybe it borders on obsession. Lol
SECRETARIAT (BIG RED) THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER RAN LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE FINISHED WITH 31 LENGTHS AHEAD OF THE REST R.I.P BIG RED!!! 😎👍🐎🐎
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE BEST ATHLETE TO EVER DRAW A BREATH ON OUR PLANET. THIS IS THE HORSE THAT GOD MADE AND IT'S WAS OUR PRIVILEGE TO SEE HIM. NEVER ENOUGH SAID. R.D. Manning August 2023
It's weird. Even before the movie was out, most of the scenes of the Belmont Race were up on RUclips already... But oh well. Good ol' Disney has a sense for epic clips. Shown perfectly in Secretariat.
I enjoyed the movie but this scene did not do the real thing justice. Chic Anderson's call was so much better. But hearing this guy use Mr. Anderson's words was just wrong. The most iconic sports call ever can be summed up with the words, " he is moving like a tremendous machine".
At the 3/4 mark in the actual race, Secretariat was already 10 lengths ahead of Sham. Secretariat ran the 2nd half of the race with no other horse near him. "Secretariat is all alone. Secretariat is moving like a tremendous machine." In the real race, the announcer had stated at the end "I said Secretariat won by 25 lengths but it could easily been more". It wasn't until after the race when the officials looked at the footage when they were able to determine the distance as 31 lengths. I found the footage from the real race to be more exciting than the movie. Why didn't they just use the actual footage? FYI the winning ticket only paid $2.10. Many spectators kept their $2 tickets as souvenirs rather than cash them in.
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At that Time in June, of 1973. I was just 14 Year's Old when He Won those Races. My Father who was a Horseman in the Canadian Thorobred Breed Racing Association. Said that Track Record & Winning Time He Set. Would Never be Beaten. Dad RIP passed Away in 1998, and that Winning Time has STILL Never been Beaten.
Secretariat Truly was A Mythical, & Remarkable Horse 🐴🐎 with a Winning Attitude that put Him So Far Above His, Competition? That He was Almost immortal in His Lifetime.
I Feel Personally Privileged, that I was Even Alive Then too See Him Run. Thank You for Sharing.
wont be broken as long as Biden dosnt screw up the numbers. What an ass fucker.
All these years have passed and we still can’t stop adoring him.
Secretariat had the will to win. He came flying around that last turn like a locomotive. The greatest horse ever.
Greatest Athlete ever!
Sham was a great horse and Secretariat left him in the dust. The greatest athlete of all time. This scene in the movie brings me to tears every time.
I consider the two greatest athletes to be is Jim Thorpe and secretariat
I think what made all this so special is Sham was also a special horse, who many times may have been a triple crown winner in his own right, but he had to run against the greatest ever!
They both got a lot of amazing genetics from their Damsire, Princequillo.
Chad. I agree completely. Sham was indeed a great horse.
The Greatest Ever- I Cry Every Time I See This.
I agree with you. If Secretariat didn't exist Shem would have been world known as a Triple Crown Winner. Shem was a fantastic horse up against something touched by heaven.
Secretariat truly was touched by heaven. His breeding fit the recipe of the Bedouins for breeding a super horse.
I tear up every time I see this race especially original footage. I've never seen anything this inspiring...a true example of the definition of the word champion. RIP
Am I the only one who gets goosebumps when She says “Let him run, Ronnie, Let him run!!??
Yes, sometimes it brings gs tears to my eyes
no you're not the only one, I love this movie and I remember watching the actual race and it was UNBELIEVABLE !!!!!
Not at all...whenever I get the urge to watch secretariat it is because those very words come to mind.
I say it along with her
I have watched this race literally hundreds of times and I get goosebumps every, single, time! Simply an amazing performance and the call from Chick Anderson was fantastic.
he laughs at fear,afraid of nothing ,he does not shy away from the sword,he cannot standstill when the trumpets sound
Love that line. It’s taken from scripture you know. There’s the tense music, the silence, the scripture reading, then pow, still pounding the dirt to that glorious song showing us what he can do. Love it. Always gives me chills.
And based on a true story. Remarkable. One of my favorite movies.
Can you imagine if you were actually there that day witnessing this fantastic horse blaze around the track in a record time that will probably never ever be broken. Your loved and missed Big Red
I was there in person at 12 years old with my Dad and Grandpa, the movie doesn't even come close to showing the excitement and shock of the crowd.
People were spontaneously bursting into tears. They knew what they had witnessed.
Watched the race on my mom’s black and white tv.
Julian Jefferies...If I could travel back in time to witness a sporting event, the 1973 Belmont is what I'd choose.
I watched this in our family room on TV . I watched all three of the triple crown races . Amazing does not even describe what Secretariat accomplished that day . IMO the greatest race horse ever . Still brings tears to my eyes. 🏇🏇
man, watching this brings goosebumps and tears.............once in a lifetime, something like this happens. unbelievable.
Nope.
Once every few hundred years.
Try watching the actual race.
@@dfadden62 I have, several times. Its surreal. How cool it would be to time travel and relive it
Greatest domination in sports history. His records still stand to this day. Big Red. The horse that God built. God whispered in his ear "GO" and he went. Amazing!
3 of the greatest fastest races of this 20 century and still no other race horses can break his records! Long live the king!💪💪💪🌟🙏🌟
I get goosebumps everytime I see this race. It is just... amazing. That horse had wings that day.
ME TOO
best part of this is Eddies expression and comments when Rad turns the corner. RIP Eddie you and Charlie are with Big Red and all back together again. Ride Red ride
He says, Ahh, Glory!
They did an admirable job of recreating this miracle run but the original footage is what still raises the goosebumps and elicits the tears. A country in a gathering political storm, with a war waging in Vietnam and an oil crisis, this horse became a linchpin to hang the hopes of a nation upon. A supernatural performance!
Personally I think they butchered the Belmont. So many things were wrong with that seen from the race to the call of the race. The used Chic Anderson's words but it sounded so silly coming from whoever that voice was. I think they could have gotten permission to use his actual call but as I have heard they never asked fot it or for permission to use his words.
Watching the actual footage is a million times better in my opinion and the only thing that might top that Belmont was Secretariat's Preakness run. His sudden burst of speed in that one was amazing.
I agree with Bobbywise2313’s comment - they did the same thing to this scene as they did in the last race scene in the Seabiscuit movie - they had well documented footage and still butchered the movie version. By the 3/4 mile mark, Secretariat had started to pull away. By the mile marker, Sham was being caught by the other horses and Secretariat was pulling away.
I always cry at this scene and I don't know why. He truly was a gift from god:') rip red
I Cry Too, Every Time. Love The Music-OH HAPPY DAY.
Me Too
I know there was a poll a few years ago that said Man o' War was rated as the greatest racehorse in the century. That poll was wrong.
That poll was wrong big time! Secretariat...record still stands all these decades later! G.O.A.T!!!
If you researched both horses and thought with your head instead of you heart, you would at least understand why Man o War is considered by a lot of folks as the GOAT.
@@randolphkersey5155 Man o' War was a great horse ,but, on that day NO horse living or dead in their lifetime would have beaten Big Red ! And as of yet over 2,000,000 horses have been born and no horse has come close to the Belmont time !
There's been a lot of good horses come and go but they'll never be another one like Secretariat one of a kind they broke the mold
Secretariat is going so fast that the jockey doesn’t even have to push him. Secretariat knew exactly what he is doing. A true champion.
I get goosebumps when Red comes around last corner with song singing
Slo mode and Ron looking back gets me every time😢
Secretariat was not only fast but loving He never wanted to let Penny down Truly amazing athlete with great love in his heart❤️❤️🌹🌹
I've just been watching video after video and documentary after documentary (and just purchased a blueray version of Penny and Red: The Owner of Secretariat", can't wait to watch it), and just learning all I can about this great horse and those around him, remembering it all very vividly on TV when I was 14. Frequently, and especially if I'm having a rough day, I will just watch the original race videos, all of them, sometimes over and over, and especially the Belmont. (BTW, Ronnie Turcot said Secretariat was running easy the whole time, not straining.) Many here have mentioned his heart size, which was true, but I've learned that his bone structure, especially his lower legs, were a little shorter, but extremely thick, which also made it possible for him to train as he did and run as he did without injury. (Sham actually suffered an injury there at about the half way point of the Belmont, which is why he finished last.) He was also a little shorter front to back, which made him able to run the turns far better than most, as at the Preakness when he flew by everyone on the first turn. (Yet he had one of the longest strides ever. If you watch the real races, at times it seems like his legs are moving slower than the other horses because of this, when he was actually moving faster.) The harder he trained, the faster he was able to run, but over and over I've read that a normal horse today would break down completely after just a couple weeks, and though the horses then would do better, they also could not do anything like that. He truly was "The Horse That God Built". While Ron Turcotte said Sham's trainer "Pancho" was not like how he was presented, I saw one video by Bill Nack that said he was saying a lot of stuff about Lucian Loren making excuses (I'm assuming about the pre Kentucky Derby loss where he placed 3rd, and Sham placed second), etc, and he thought that his portrayal as the bad guy was actually pretty fair. I've also read a bunch of the comments here, and I agreed with all of them!
You should see his son Risen Star in the 1988 Belmont Stakes. Look it up. The announcer is screaming into the mic, "He looks just like his daddy!"
Hawk8414. I saw that race. Amazing. Bittersweet that he was Red's son.
The single greatest sports victory of all time! 31 horse lengths are you kidding me lol, that wasnt a horse race that was a massacre!
Whether its the movie or real life whenever I see secretariat my jaw drops my eyes tear and I just find it breathtaking. And I was at the Belmont and 73, but watching it again over and over again it’s like putting me back there
my all time favorite horse. I saw him live at arlington park
R.I.P
Big Red
best champion horse there ever was
will always miss you Red!
💙💙💙💙
Am watching this clip and I start crying and get choked up when Diane Lane says he laughs at fear, afraid of nothing!!❤️❤️
Such an inspiring Movie. Loved Every Moment.
The part that says he can’t stand still when the trumpet sounds makes my hair raise
Job 39:24
I am not a horse person. I watch this multiple times a year. And every single time I cry tears of happiness and joy. Simply amazing ❤
One of my favorite movies of all times
AMEN! He was running with a V8 and the others had a 4cylinder 22lb heart almost twice the size of the other horses. He wouldn't get tired he could have ran around the track again. Never ever will there be another horse like him one in a Billion! RIP BIG RED!
There's people that didn't like this movie I liked it very much but you got to remember what it was about a great horse one of a kind
You Go Big Red!!!! I'll Never forget the exhilaration watching it June 9, 1973 & "Oh Happy Day" in the movie set it on a whole other level! Secretariat shows Impossible can say I'mPossible for with God NoThing shall be 🏆🌹🐎💜
OMG! There`ll never be another.
It has been shone the Secretariat's heart was three times the size of a normal horse. I've watched the movie at least a dozen times and I never get tired of it and the whole story about the GREATEST race horse of all time.
The greatest horse 🐎of all time and still no other can touch him
Such a powerful scene. Gives me goosebumps.
Secretariat may be the horse Jesus comes riding!!!!!
I watch over and over again and cheer! What a horse!!!!!
I cannot even see because of tears falling.
i love how at the end you see ronnie has no dirt on him but in every other race scene in the movie hes covered in it.
Because he ran behind in the first two races! Belmont he was basically in front from the start!
Because that's how close he was to Sham to get dirt on him, but if you listen to the Jockey tell Ronnie he is going to eat dirt, then Rinnie said to him I don't think so because he came out in front but the when she said let him run Ronnie. Let him run & you can imagine why he never got any dirt on him & it was the other Jockey that got dirty & not Ronnie
Red liked to come from behind. Only time he changed his strategy was the Belmont. Like he knew.
“On the final turn, Secretariat is moving like a tremendous machine”; Goosebumps every time.
This horse brought our country together during a very bad time!!! By far the GOAT!!
One of America's Greatest days...
The absolute insane part of this race is the Secretariat was accelerating the ENTIRE race! There was no point in the race when he eased up and Ron said that he had a lot left in the tank even after all that.
I have tears in.my eyes every time i watch this
Best horse ever
You never know if your going to be there when an historical moment in time happens.
Many many of those people thought they were going to witness history. NO ONE thought they were going to see THAT !!!
Secretaries is the best movie horse racing I've ever seen
I still get chills watching this. ❤️🙏🏻
What a beautiful creature ❤️!
To me at 2:06 when he says that’s IMPOSSIBLE and goes right back to Secritariat running full beast mode with all pistons glowing white hot turbo and overdrive kicked in knowing his heart and lungs are having no problems sustaining that speed now that’s a race horse
Best horse racing movie I've ever seen secretaries
i am *not* shaking and i do *not* have goosebumps. ok fine i do have goosebumps. RIP Secretariat. everyone should see this movie. Secretariat is KING.
Sham is lucky he didn't blow his heart apart.
Paul. I read that Secretariats heart weighed 22 lbs. His big motor they called it. Shams heart weighed 11lbs so he had it in him to be a triple crown winner..against any other horse than Big Red. Normal racehorse has a heart weight of 6 lbs I think they said. Sham gave his all that day. Just not enough to beat Red.
Always wonder why race fans make so much of Sec and so little of Sham. After all who could run with Sec except Sham.
That wouldn't have happened. Sham also had a large heart
@@rachelthomas5626 Sham didn't
@@rachelthomas5626 in my view it's the same reason it is in any sporting event and that is second place doesn't really matter that's just the first loser. General Patton said Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Vince Lombardi said winning is not everything it is the only thing it is kind of in our DNA. Sham was a fine horse he just came up second and people always look at the best.
Someone said he had the will to run and win build in thats one thing you can't teach them cowdogs cowhorses race horses, its natural abilities it's all in there hearts
I love this race all time.
The racing scenes are phenominal!
And I read somewhere that Ron said that Secretariat was still going faster even after they crossed the finish line. What an amazing horse.
A record that will never be broken
Lots of made up Hollywood in this scene but this was real.
3:15
He did indeed say this on the home stretch.
Turcotte himself when asked "How do you ride a horse like Secretariat?
He answered "Hold on for dear life and try not to fall off"
Lol. 😂 Ronnie also said Red decided what he was going to do and I was just along for the ride. What a horse. God bless Big Red.
@@maggiemae6671
Yes.
We, humans, were just a vehicle for Secretariat to show his greatness.
He was running against himself and history, motivated only by his own desire to excel.
Here is how fast he was. Forgotten second place horse was Twice A Prince, who narrowly beat third place My Gallant. Twice A Prince had a time estimated at just over 2:28. That would have been fast enough to win roughly half of the previous 50 Belmont Stakes.
Check your times again. Just a bit off.
@@williamshea4425 Oops. Corrected, thank you.
If you feel emotion watching this or the original footage its because, for the truth of the matter,he was a gift from GOD.Big Red the horse that GOD built.If he were allowed to run at age 4,5 or 6.There would not be another track record attainable by any other horse at any distance on any surface.The undisputed king of horses.
Why does this make me cry aaaaaahh
I thought I was the only one
Me too. So emotional. Big Red. Go rest high upon that mountain. Son your work on earth is done.
Sham finished last at the Belmont. The 2nd place winner was Twice a Prince. The gap between Sham and Secretariat was a lot longer than 31 lengths.
No, I get goosebumps everytime too. " Let him run...
No, I love that line!
I was 17 years old and living in a depress community in Jamaica when I first heard of Secretariat. I was always a turfite and I have an innate love for horse racing. Secretariat is a once in a lifetime race horse and there is none that can be compare to him. Seabiscuit was good, Phar Lap was fantastic, Man O" War was awesome but Secretariat was truly great,an awesome, outstanding and amazing race horse. If I knew he would be this revere later in life I would have kept my winning ticket.
cry every time i cant not
The greatest athlete God ever created
just crying with happiness for that horse :) excellent film!
Secretariat did not have a normal heart....He had a fast beating strong 2x as big as other horses and ponies.....We will always miss you secretariat
Secretariat"s heart weighed 22 libs. Sham's heart weighed 19 lbs. Both were bigger than normal horses.
@@pickle581 um no... Secretariat's heart is about 22 lbs and Sham's heart is about 18 lbs.
And he had the lungs to go with it
What comes to the greatest horse out in history it depends the criteria one uses... To me, it's not about winning, but to have the greatest heart... Secretariat, Ruffian, and Seabiscuit all excelled in that department, and then there are so many horses I don't know about.
You should watch the original footage of the race. OMG! That horse was a monster! I cried like a dog watching it!
Yes the actual footage with Chic Anderson's call is a lot better. I am not saying this is a bad movie. In fact I enjoyed this movie. But the Belmont scene did not do justice to the real thing.
I have wondered who played Big Red in this film. It had to be hard to play such a great athlete with an enormous personality. Clearly the actor playing the part could not match Big Reds beauty and power but I think he did very good.
In fact, I found myself forgetting I was watching an an actor portraying Big Red. I think perhaps he should should have been nominated for an Oscar.
@@bobbywise2313 I read that they actually used a few different horses to play the part. Even used paint to give them the diamond blaze that Red had on his face.
@@maggiemae6671 Interesting. I am sure they had to make use of camera angles and such to pull this off. Let's face it Secretariat was one of the most beautiful horses ever.
@@bobbywise2313 He was gorgeous. And he was a ham. I've collected every book written about him. I loved reading the book from Eddie. He was closer to Red than anyone. He talked about how smart he was and how Red would play with him. My dad went to visit Secretariat at Claiborne Farm after he was retired and said he was magnificent. Said he put on a show when he knew he was being watched. My dad met Seth Hancock that day and said he was a good man.
@@maggiemae6671 I need to get that book. Eddie definitely spent more time with him than anyone. What an incredible job that must have been. He had countless hours with Big Red when no one else was around. I have seen some documentaries in which Eddie spoke of Secretariat. He was described as having an almost human personality.
I told my wife that one day we are going to Claiborne farms so I can see his grave and observe his old stomping ground. I wish I would have got to see Big Red in person but thank God for all the videos we have.
I have recently purchased some Secretariat artwork as well as a t-shirt and cap. My wife thinks I am crazy and ask why I am obsessed with that horse. I don't think it is an obsession myself. I just really have an admiration for him and what he brought to the USA in a time when it needed a hero. God knows we could use another Secretariat now. But I don't think we will see one again in my lifetime. Ok maybe it borders on obsession. Lol
Amen to that 😃😃😀😄😁💗🥰😍💞greatest Racehorse of ALL TIME
i still cry every time i watch this or the 1973 race its amazing how he ran. he was more than amazing
SECRETARIAT (BIG RED) THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER RAN LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE FINISHED WITH 31 LENGTHS AHEAD OF THE REST R.I.P BIG RED!!! 😎👍🐎🐎
Secretariat told Ronnie before the race. “ Hey Ronnie, let’s put on a show today”
Can you imagine naming a beautiful horse Sham. I can’t.
Today is the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. I thought it would appropriate to watch Secretariat.
Anything is possible with the HOLY SPIRIT! ALL HEART ❤️
Secretariat, Man O'War, and Seabiscit- thorobreds who have not only transformed the track but also the average person.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
Almost 50 years later his time, 2:24 is still the record.
Great movie! What a fantastic horse!
J'adore ce film, je l'avais en DVD, et un déménagement un carton de DVD à disparu, il était dedans.
Je l'ai regardé en boucle pendant un moment je kif
Oh gawd. I love this movie. Always makes me cry in joy. Ahhhh! I could jut scream
GO SECRETARIAT!!
Go secretariat
UNEQUIVOCALLY THE BEST ATHLETE TO EVER DRAW A BREATH ON OUR PLANET. THIS IS THE HORSE THAT GOD MADE AND IT'S WAS OUR PRIVILEGE TO SEE HIM. NEVER ENOUGH SAID. R.D. Manning August 2023
3:16 "Ronnie, don't fall off!!!" xD
film of the original Belmont was a lot more exciting. That one never gets old.
It's weird. Even before the movie was out, most of the scenes of the Belmont Race were up on RUclips already...
But oh well. Good ol' Disney has a sense for epic clips. Shown perfectly in Secretariat.
I enjoyed the movie but this scene did not do the real thing justice. Chic Anderson's call was so much better.
But hearing this guy use Mr. Anderson's words was just wrong.
The most iconic sports call ever can be summed up with the words, " he is moving like a tremendous machine".
Beautiful Owner
A true champion
chills
At the 3/4 mark in the actual race, Secretariat was already 10 lengths ahead of Sham. Secretariat ran the 2nd half of the race with no other horse near him. "Secretariat is all alone. Secretariat is moving like a tremendous machine." In the real race, the announcer had stated at the end "I said Secretariat won by 25 lengths but it could easily been more". It wasn't until after the race when the officials looked at the footage when they were able to determine the distance as 31 lengths. I found the footage from the real race to be more exciting than the movie. Why didn't they just use the actual footage? FYI the winning ticket only paid $2.10. Many spectators kept their $2 tickets as souvenirs rather than cash them in.
I was 5 yrs old at the rail and i remember it still like if it was today.that was the day i fell in love with horse racing.
His heart weighed 21lbs, a normal heart for a horse is 10-12lbs.
June 2020 and still watching.😍