As Secretariat approaches the wire & the crowd explodes, it sounds just like a passenger jet taking off. Oh, to have been there in person!!! *A Thrill of a Lifetime*
I love this call too :) I love how they stopped comparing Secretariat with his contemporaries and started comparing him with his sire, Bold Ruler, and said "Move over, Man O War!" Secretariat beat his own mile and a half record from the Derby -- a record set by Northern Dancer, which had stood for nearly a decade -- by nearly a full second.
The Kentucky Derby distance is 1 mile & 1/4. Big Red sure did best that fantastic winning time in this race. He sprinted the entire 1 mile & 1/2 miles. SPRINTED the Belmont Stakes!!! A monumental performance, in the most important race of his life. 6/9/1973 at Belmont Park, forever remembered. Forever Magical. THANK YOU SECRETARIAT ❤️🌟🌈
Another thrill listening to this radio call. What an amazing time, I was in front of my B&W tv screaming like a madman as Secretariat flew down the straight.
No one was able to fully comprehend all of Secretariat's achievements in this one monumental race. Not right away. It took a period of reflection to realize just how great this performance was. And then, as does today, it stands as a benchmark, a marvel for us to appreciate and enjoy.
I don't think it will ever be beat , i was 20 at the time and a big horse racing fan & still am it still gives me cold chills & at times brings a tear to my eyes 🏇
Watching the cbs television extended coverage on vintage horse racing channel on here… there was an initial recognition that they witnessed a once in a lifetime performance-which continues to hold a mystical aura fifty years later.
I’ve never heard this call. So cool! Hearing the crowd roar as Secretariat came down the home stretch was absolutely electric! The radio announcers couldn’t contain their amazement and excitement! Gave me goosebumps! What a legend! 🏇
Have heard this call once or twice before. I remember following the triple crown at 16yrs old and watching this on a TV at an executive golf course and being awestruck. My favorite equine of all time
The "INCOMPARABLE" Secretariat. 2:24 I won't live to see another Secretariat in my lifetime. This race was out of this world. Later, he defeated one of the greatest fields of handicap horses in the Marlboro. 3 top 100 ever horses(Riva RIDGE, Cougar II, Key to the Mint, Travers winner Annihilate'm and Canadian champ Kennedy Road. On turf he defeated Tentam in the Man O War and a stacked field in the Canadian turf race. If he raced at 4 he would've been SUPERNATURAL as Pat Lynch said.
I always wished they would have raced Secretariat as a 4 year old. I BELIEVE, IN MY HEART, THAT SECRETARIAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN EVERY TRACK RECORD IN EXISTANCE) RUN BABY RUN!!!
Wonderful! Love this radio presentation! Thank you. And as a Canadian, I was proud to hear Mr. Haight observe the "big smile on Ronnie Turcotte's New Brunswick face" and Lucien Laurin came " from the cold north country of Quebec." This race will forever be a thrill.
EPPADON, thanks a million for posting this! What a thrill to find this radio call in its entirety. I’ve only ever found it before in partial form - only the race itself without the wonderful before & after commentary. These announcers were great - knowledgeable, colorful & just as excited as the crowd. How could they possibly not be? WHAT A MOMENT IN TIME FOR ALL OF AMERICA this race turned out to be. My goodness, did Secretariat deliver! He entered the starting gate a gifted runner & crossed the finish line a Legend. The announcers mentioned interesting facts I hadn’t heard before & really were a fun team. They did their homework well. To listen to this, I laid back & closed my eyes, picturing myself there in person, part of that rolling thunder of a crowd. Never have I experienced such Goosebumps.
I like when that announcer says and he is standing still in the gates big red was trying to tell the other horses I got something for y’all today hold my oats and watch this shit
Amazingly his 1mile and 1/4 time in this race was even faster than his record-smashing finish in the Kentucky Derby! What stamina! What power! Usually by the 3rd Triple Crown race, horses are rather worn down from the rigorous series… but not Secretariat. He was simply astonishing!
Just after 8:20, Win Elliot mentions the horses would go around the circumference of the mile and a half track, with the winner doing it in "something more than 2 minutes and 26 seconds", then mentioning the record was 2 minutes, 26 and 3/5 seconds. Thus, his "whooo....whooo".
It is too bad that they cut it off before they announced that he won by 3` lengths. I am sure that was some exciting conversation. Thank you for the video! ;)
@@rendragmedia I wish I were wrong. However other people have contacted the NYRA and evidently they cannot find it. Apparently in those days of off track betting, the announcers were instructed to turn off the call partly through the race so the bookies would not know the result.
Well my friends, here's the next best thing. Dave Johnson calling the Belmont with Secretariat's son, Risen Star, destroying the field just like his daddy did... ruclips.net/video/yhqFUQtaWkI/видео.html
What amazes me is there isn't any footage of the official NYRA video of this Belmont Stakes that would have the call of Dave Johnson, who actually was the track announcer for the New York Racing Association tracks at the time.
epaddon - "... is cited as perhaps the greatest performance by a racehouse." You gotta be kidding me. The word "perhaps" has no place there! And there is no second, Secretariat's Belmont stands alone.
Dave Zar he mentioned the last record was made because of secretariat’s dad bold ruler set a early speed. Quote from Wikipedia “Bold Ruler went to the early lead but was closely challenged by Bold Nero. The two set fast early fractions before first Bold Nero then Bold Ruler faltered. Bold Ruler hung on for third but was so tired after the race that he didn't want to return to the unsaddling enclosure. Gallant Man won convincingly and set an American record for 1 1⁄2 miles of 2:263⁄5.[13] This remained the stakes record until 1973 when Bold Ruler's son Secretariat broke it.[14]
Chic Anderson didn't remark on the otherworldly fractions, either --Sec was just about to the 1/2-mile pole when at last he says, rather matter of factly, "The first three quarters of a mile in one-oh-nine-and-four-fifths" (which is, according to Bill Nack, when pandemonium began to break out amongst the crowd at the track)
@@NebulizerChi True, but “moving like a tremendous machine” an unrehearsed description of the Belmont will always be associated with one of the greatest performances in all of sports. By one of American sports' most famous PA voices, and remains among its most revered race callers.
@@davezar3885 Yup....that quote will go down in announcer history. A flawless call for a flawless race and a once in an existence moment in history. I get why he said that though, Secretariat was running smooth as hell he looked like he had wheels on him moving. His body was steady and he was flying. It was beautiful especially the fact that he was running on his own and wasn't being beaten, especially down that final stretch.
So Happy for Gods gift of Secretariat saving that Era so desperately needed...the only one Saving this Era will be Christ Jesus on Secretariat!!! Hopefully a Rapture before..so desperately needed 🙏 ✝️🙏♥️🙏Amen HalleluYah
It's too bad they didn't hold a Belmont stakes in 1973. This Belmont time trial was really good though.... I'm a little confused why Secretariat didn't have a luge helmet on to cut down a few more seconds, but that's okay... LoL
@@timothyernest6429 RAY HAIGHT CALLED THE RACE. WIN ELLIOT WAS HS BROADCAST PARTNER. RAY HAIGHT WAS THE PUBLICITY DIRECTOR AND ANNOUNCER AT MONMOUTH PARK IN NEW JERSEY AND HE CALLED THIS RACE FOR YEARS ON CBS RADIO.
Not bad, but someone brought up a good point in another thread that he didn't note the fractional times as the race progressed. That alone takes the call down a couple of notches.
Sir, I totally disagree with you, but that's fine! It's opinion. I love the fact that this one declared that the win was by more than 25 lengths immediately! It also makes clear that the fractions in the first 3/4 mile were so ridiculous, that what he did seemed all the more impossible. (Non racing people would not have understood that.) I do have this one as different, but up there equal to Chic's call, still love that whole call. He's moving like a tremendous machine and he's impossible to catch... but they weren't catching him. In fact, he was still moving away from them. :)
Epaddon - please don’t ever remove this marvelous historical video! It should live forever♥️
Listening at 5:38PM on June 9, 20233, 50 years right to the minute of post time. How about you folks?
As Secretariat approaches the wire & the crowd explodes, it sounds just like a passenger jet taking off. Oh, to have been there in person!!!
*A Thrill of a Lifetime*
I love this call too :) I love how they stopped comparing Secretariat with his contemporaries and started comparing him with his sire, Bold Ruler, and said "Move over, Man O War!"
Secretariat beat his own mile and a half record from the Derby -- a record set by Northern Dancer, which had stood for nearly a decade -- by nearly a full second.
The Kentucky Derby distance is 1 mile & 1/4. Big Red sure did best that fantastic winning time in this race. He sprinted the entire 1 mile & 1/2 miles. SPRINTED the Belmont Stakes!!! A monumental performance, in the most important race of his life. 6/9/1973 at Belmont Park, forever remembered. Forever Magical. THANK YOU SECRETARIAT ❤️🌟🌈
The finest thoroughbred racehorse that ever lived, Secretariat.
Another thrill listening to this radio call. What an amazing time, I was in front of my B&W tv screaming like a madman as Secretariat flew down the straight.
One of the greatest features in history..what a freaking awesome horse..fantastic
No one was able to fully comprehend all of Secretariat's achievements in this one monumental race. Not right away. It took a period of reflection to realize just how great this performance was. And then, as does today, it stands as a benchmark, a marvel for us to appreciate and enjoy.
I don't think it will ever be beat , i was 20 at the time and a big horse racing fan & still am it still gives me cold chills & at times brings a tear to my eyes 🏇
Watching the cbs television extended coverage on vintage horse racing channel on here… there was an initial recognition that they witnessed a once in a lifetime performance-which continues to hold a mystical aura fifty years later.
I’ve never heard this call. So cool! Hearing the crowd roar as Secretariat came down the home stretch was absolutely electric! The radio announcers couldn’t contain their amazement and excitement! Gave me goosebumps! What a legend! 🏇
Whooooooooooooo!!!
Secretariat is the greatest athlete in the history of the world.
And he was a big handsome boy. The handsomest by 100 lengths.
Have heard this call once or twice before. I remember following the triple crown at 16yrs old and watching this on a TV at an executive golf course and being awestruck. My favorite equine of all time
A record that will stand forever! Never tire of this masterpiece
The crowd reaction is unreal. What a race. What a horse.
The "INCOMPARABLE" Secretariat. 2:24 I won't live to see another Secretariat in my lifetime. This race was out of this world. Later, he defeated one of the greatest fields of handicap horses in the Marlboro. 3 top 100 ever horses(Riva RIDGE, Cougar II, Key to the Mint, Travers winner Annihilate'm and Canadian champ Kennedy Road. On turf he defeated Tentam in the Man O War and a stacked field in the Canadian turf race. If he raced at 4 he would've been SUPERNATURAL as Pat Lynch said.
I always wished they would have raced Secretariat as a 4 year old. I BELIEVE, IN MY HEART, THAT SECRETARIAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN EVERY TRACK RECORD IN EXISTANCE) RUN BABY RUN!!!
@jibv4867 because he was syndicated for 6 million dollars and could only race his 3 yr old season
And he won the Woodbine in Canada
GOAT.
First time hearing the radio call . Thank You 🙏
First time hearing the radio call. Terrific! You can really hear the crowd.
God created a beautiful horse 🐎 with a heart of pure gold
I was 10 years old and watch it with my parents on TV. Scary. Big Red!
Wonderful! Love this radio presentation! Thank you.
And as a Canadian, I was proud to hear Mr. Haight observe the "big smile on Ronnie Turcotte's New Brunswick face" and Lucien Laurin came " from the cold north country of Quebec."
This race will forever be a thrill.
I still get chills listening to the broadcast, RIP Big Red!!!
Had never heard this before. Always chic Anderson. Wow this was epic!
EPPADON, thanks a million for posting this!
What a thrill to find this radio call in its entirety. I’ve only ever found it before in partial form - only the race itself without the wonderful before & after commentary.
These announcers were great - knowledgeable, colorful & just as excited as the crowd. How could they possibly not be? WHAT A MOMENT IN TIME FOR ALL OF AMERICA this race turned out to be. My goodness, did Secretariat deliver! He entered the starting gate a gifted runner & crossed the finish line a Legend.
The announcers mentioned interesting facts I hadn’t heard before & really were a fun team. They did their homework well.
To listen to this, I laid back & closed my eyes, picturing myself there in person, part of that rolling thunder of a crowd. Never have I experienced such Goosebumps.
13:10 is the start of the race. I love the "whooo.....whooo" the announcer did! :)
❤❤❤👍👍Had never heard the radio call of this race. Awesome! Thank you for sharing!!!
The legendary win elliot's classic call of the Belmont race with secretariat winning in record time.
I never heard this before. God Bless
I like when that announcer says and he is standing still in the gates big red was trying to tell the other horses I got something for y’all today hold my oats and watch this shit
What a great horse. I'm glad to have been around to see it.
1/4-23.3
1/2-46.1
3/4-1:09.4
Mile-1:34.1
1Mile & 1/4-1:59
Finish-2:24
Amazingly his 1mile and 1/4 time in this race was even faster than his record-smashing finish in the Kentucky Derby!
What stamina! What power! Usually by the 3rd Triple Crown race, horses are rather worn down from the rigorous series… but not Secretariat. He was simply astonishing!
Incredible clip, thanks for posting it. I am just in awe of this horse God. I was 9 when this happened and still remember all of the talk about it.
What a race. Also so surreal as you during the race , the race caller is drowned out by rhe enthusatic crowd.🙊🙉🙈
Vintage North American race horsing channel has multiple parts of extended converge in all Secretariat’s triple crown races.
Yes, it’s a fantastic channel
Just after 8:20, Win Elliot mentions the horses would go around the circumference of the mile and a half track, with the winner doing it in "something more than 2 minutes and 26 seconds", then mentioning the record was 2 minutes, 26 and 3/5 seconds. Thus, his "whooo....whooo".
It was 2:24 🏇
It is too bad that they cut it off before they announced that he won by 3` lengths. I am sure that was some exciting conversation. Thank you for the video! ;)
Wicked Feline
FYI. It's not 3'. Secretariat won by 31 lengths. Just sayin'.
31 lengths 🏇
Fantastic. Would love to hear the Belmont track announcer's call that day (Dave Johnson) recording of the race.
And down the strech he comes!
Allan, I can't believe NYRA does not have a video (or audio) of that in-house call.
@@rendragmedia I wish I were wrong. However other people have contacted the NYRA and evidently they cannot find it. Apparently in those days of off track betting, the announcers were instructed to turn off the call partly through the race so the bookies would not know the result.
Well my friends, here's the next best thing. Dave Johnson calling the Belmont with Secretariat's son, Risen Star, destroying the field just like his daddy did...
ruclips.net/video/yhqFUQtaWkI/видео.html
@@allanritz5323 Interesting factoid!
Whata race what an athlete. Amazing is my beautiful big boy secretariat
😍❤️❤️
A true champion 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
It had to be the size of his heart! Literally!!
What amazes me is there isn't any footage of the official NYRA video of this Belmont Stakes that would have the call of Dave Johnson, who actually was the track announcer for the New York Racing Association tracks at the time.
Heard.Dave.Johnson"s.call.once.that.was.over.40years.ago.never.heard it.again!
Damn, now I want to go out and but Shock Absorbers by Monroe
I'm from Monroe Michigan 🏇 home of Monroe Shock's & Lazy boy chairs 🏇
Win Elliot, always the pro
Win Elliott & Ray Haight with the call.
epaddon - "... is cited as perhaps the greatest performance by a racehouse." You gotta be kidding me. The word "perhaps" has no place there! And there is no second, Secretariat's Belmont stands alone.
Unfortunately, no mention of the early fast pace and duel during the race call.
Dave Zar he mentioned the last record was made because of secretariat’s dad bold ruler set a early speed. Quote from Wikipedia “Bold Ruler went to the early lead but was closely challenged by Bold Nero. The two set fast early fractions before first Bold Nero then Bold Ruler faltered. Bold Ruler hung on for third but was so tired after the race that he didn't want to return to the unsaddling enclosure. Gallant Man won convincingly and set an American record for 1 1⁄2 miles of 2:263⁄5.[13] This remained the stakes record until 1973 when Bold Ruler's son Secretariat broke it.[14]
Chic Anderson didn't remark on the otherworldly fractions, either --Sec was just about to the 1/2-mile pole when at last he says, rather matter of factly, "The first three quarters of a mile in one-oh-nine-and-four-fifths" (which is, according to Bill Nack, when pandemonium began to break out amongst the crowd at the track)
@@NebulizerChi True, but “moving like a tremendous machine” an unrehearsed description of the Belmont will always be associated with one of the greatest performances in all of sports. By one of American sports' most famous PA voices, and remains among its most revered race callers.
Right --I didn't mean it as criticism; just an observation
@@davezar3885 Yup....that quote will go down in announcer history. A flawless call for a flawless race and a once in an existence moment in history. I get why he said that though, Secretariat was running smooth as hell he looked like he had wheels on him moving. His body was steady and he was flying. It was beautiful especially the fact that he was running on his own and wasn't being beaten, especially down that final stretch.
Ridden by a Canadian… trained by a Canadian 🇨🇦
… finished his career brilliantly on Canadian soil. So very, very fitting 🫶🇨🇦🇺🇸
So Happy for Gods gift of Secretariat saving that Era so desperately needed...the only one Saving this Era will be Christ Jesus on Secretariat!!! Hopefully a Rapture before..so desperately needed 🙏 ✝️🙏♥️🙏Amen HalleluYah
Самая лучшая лошадь в мире👍👍👍👍
It's too bad they didn't hold a Belmont stakes in 1973. This Belmont time trial was really good though.... I'm a little confused why Secretariat didn't have a luge helmet on to cut down a few more seconds, but that's okay... LoL
Race Call:
Ray Haight
Lloyd Bridges for Contact
You thought chic's call was great. Ray Haight was great here
@@timothyernest6429 Elliot was the host. Haight called the race itself.
@@timothyernest6429 RAY HAIGHT CALLED THE RACE. WIN ELLIOT WAS HS BROADCAST PARTNER. RAY HAIGHT WAS THE PUBLICITY DIRECTOR AND ANNOUNCER AT MONMOUTH PARK IN NEW JERSEY AND HE CALLED THIS RACE FOR YEARS ON CBS RADIO.
@@bigjoetube Ray Haight used to call a feature race at Monmouth Park which was aired on a New Jersey based radio station on a daily basis.
Not bad, but someone brought up a good point in another thread that he didn't note the fractional times as the race progressed. That alone takes the call down a couple of notches.
@@bigjoetube I thought Bob Weems was the track announcer at Monmouth then, which he would be until Larry Collmus took over in 1994.
Lloyd Bridges.
This call of the race was pretty mediocre--not even close to Chic Anderson's legendary call for the TV broadcast. What a horse!
Sir, I totally disagree with you, but that's fine! It's opinion. I love the fact that this one declared that the win was by more than 25 lengths immediately! It also makes clear that the fractions in the first 3/4 mile were so ridiculous, that what he did seemed all the more impossible. (Non racing people would not have understood that.) I do have this one as different, but up there equal to Chic's call, still love that whole call. He's moving like a tremendous machine and he's impossible to catch... but they weren't catching him. In fact, he was still moving away from them. :)
Very odd that Quebec derailed Secretariat in his first race and that’s where Lauren was from!