Secretariat - Belmont Stakes 1973

we're ready to go for this tremendous Belmont St everybody's in line and they're off looks like the early lead goes to Mike Gallen yes Mike Gallen going for the lead with price and Prince on the outside secretary away very well has good position on the rail and in fact is now 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 first turn Mike Allen has third behind them then it's twice a prince and the trailer his private Smiles as they go by the turn those two together sham on the outside sham getting ahead in front as they move around the turn with secretary at second then there's a large gap make it eight lengths back to my gallon in third and twice a prince fourth and private Smiles is still a trailer they're on the backstretch it's almost a match race now Secretariat's on the inside by ahead sham is on the outside they've opened 10 lengths on my gall who is third by aead with twice a prince fourth then it's another eight lengths back to private Smiles who is trailing the field they continue down the backstretch and that secretary at not taking Bel he's got it by about a length and a half still sham 10 lengths back my Gallant twice of prin they're moving on the turn now for the turn at Secretariat he looks like he's opening the lead is increasing make it three three and a half he's moving into the turn secretari and holding on to a large lead Jam is second and then it's a long way back to my gallon and tce a prince they're on the turn it's Secretariat is blazing along the first 3/4 of a mile in 109 and 45th secretary is wiing now he is moving like a tremendous machine Secretariat by clove Secretariat by 14 lengths on the turn sham is dropping back it looks like they'll catch him today as my Gallen and F of Prince are both coming up to him now but second Secretariat is all alone he's out there almost the 16th of a mile away from the rest of the horses Secretariat is in a position that seems impossible to catch he's into the stretch secretari leads his field by 18 lengths and now twice a prince has taken second and Mike Gallard has moved back to third they're in the stretch Secretariat has opened a 22 length lead he is going to be the Triple Crown winner Here Comes secretaria to the wire an unbelievable amazing performance he hits the fish 25 lengths in front it's going to be twice a second my gall third private Smiles fourth and Sham who had it today dropped back to fifth an amazing unbelievable performance by this miracle horse and look at Mrs Queeny she's having the time of her life she is Lucian Lord who owned this most magnificent animal who has today run the most Sensational Belmont steak in the history of this race Secretariat has accomplished The Unbelievable task of breaking the mile and a half record by TW and 35th seconds that is a

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Keywords: Secretariat (Pedigreed Animal), Belmont Stakes (Recurring Competition), 1973 belmont stakes, triple crown, Belmont Park (Sports Facility)

Id: AG_27cCW5bw

Length: 3min 13sec (193 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 13 2015