Secretariat Belmont Stakes 1973 & extended coverage (HD Version - NEW!)

two extras in case of difficulty and you will see Secretariat being led he is number is two but he goes into the number one post and then coming in after him his private smiles the with the distinguished Whitney colors most of these are quiet horses the starters have handled almost all of them they don't anticipate any trouble and as this third horse goes in I give it up to chick Anderson who called the race for you thanks woody the horses continuing to move into the gate here's the one horse that caused a bit of trouble in the Derby whysa Prince but he appears to be going in fine today yes he's in and well and damn now go again he's the offside horse and we're ready to go while the tremendous Velma everybody's in line and they're on looks like the early lead goes to my gallon yes my gallon going for the lead was quite suppress on the outside secretary the way very well has good position on the rail and in fact he's not going up with the leaders they're moving for the first turn it is Secretariat sham on the outside is also moving along strongly and now it's sham sham and Secretariat are right together into the bursar Mike Allen has third behind them that it's why suppress and the trailers private smiles as they go by the turn those two together sham on the outside sham getting a heavy front as they move around the turn with Secretariat second then there's a large gap make up eight lengths back to Mike Gallatin third and vice offense fourth and private smiles is still a trailer there on the backstretch it's almost a match race now Secretariat's on the inside by a head sham is on the outside they've opened ten links on Mike gallon who is third by with offense for then it's another eight lives back to private smiles he was trailing the field they continued on the back stretch in that Secretariat not taking the lead he's got it by about a length and a half still soon on the curb opening Belinda's increasing Akane coming into the firm and holding on to the Lord Oh they're on the Parana Secretariat is blazing along with three-quarters of a mile the Paradis laitanan it looks like they'll catch him today he's out there almost a mile our episode he's into the stretch uncle very welcome the quantity the Triple Crown yep why the files for dear mr. Lawrence today run the most sensational Belmont Stakes in the history of this race Secretariat has accomplished the unbelievable task of breaking the mile-and-a-half record by twos and three-fifths seconds that is a record that makes or if the time of this race 2:24 almost unbelievable point I said 25 it could conceivably have been more the time of this race I must tell you again an unbelievable - 24 - and 3/5 seconds director believable is all you're hearing down here the winner's circle and this horse we haven't been able to digest to get ourselves right right complete mana warned confirmed all the great ones and he certainly deserves a jackpot an incredible than effort demolish that feel and absolutely demolished no contest listen to the crowd what he wanted today doctor my goodness never in my dreams that I think it would be erasing that and all I talk about the last every corner you

Channel: Dingerz

Views: 8,635,060

Rating: 4.8562598 out of 5

Keywords: Secretariat, Barbaro, Zenyatta, Horse, Racing, Belmont, Stakes, Penny, Chenery, Triple, Crown, Seattle, Slew, Affirmed, Citation, Rachel, Alexandra, 1973

Id: vfCMtaNiMDM

Length: 5min 12sec (312 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 25 2012

Reddit Comments

[u/CorporateNINJA]

a necropsy (til, a necropsy is when an autopsy is performed on animals other than humans) was performed on both sham and secretariat when they died. shams heart weighed in at 18lbs, which is huge for a horse (~2x average). some call a horses heart size the "x-factor" and it seems to make sense to me. a huge heart can pump more oxygenated blood through the body and improve performance. Secretariat's heart weighed in at 22lbs.

paraphrased from Secretariat's wiki page#Death).

[u/[deleted]]

Secretariat not only won the triple crown but set speed records for all three races that still stand today.

[u/Trondapphub]

He indeed is the greatest horse that has ever lived!!

[u/IAmGrum]

ESPN did a special on Secretariat that was really well done.

Here is the second part of the special. It provides some context about the popularity of Secretariat, and how absolutely mind-blowing his win was with the public.

The reporter talking about Jack Nicklaus' story is especially touching.

[u/BikeDoctor137]

I know nothing about horses, but I can see the attraction after watching that. That was amazing to see. Thanks for the link.

[u/bisteccafiorentina]

approximately how much cocaine is in one horse-sized bump?

[u/salmon10]

The Usain Bolt of horses

[u/victory_zero]

So, if this horse is so good, like, so much better than others, can (could) you still bet on it? Would it actually bring any profit with the odds one would expect?

[u/ryanvo]

I was a little kid when this happened and knew nothing about horse racing, and I distinctly remember being captivated by the large headline in the newspaper and the accompanying photo.