Secretariat's record-breaking 1973 Kentucky Derby run (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

now gold bag Waits behind the gate moments from a start there at the post all standing well as we wait for the start [Applause] Secretariat throws his head a bit on the wrong ly on the inside that's angle light for the lead on the outside shucky green Royal and Regal then on the rail it's Restless jet followed by our natives up on the outside is Goldberg they're by the stands for the first time Chucky green is showing the way by a length and a half Royal and Regal now being moved to the inside looking for room gold bag is up on the outside then on the Reel its angle light followed by sham our native Restless jet it's Maya Gallant then four goal on the outside navo followed by Secretariat Warbucks and finally twice a prince they're moving on the turn the leader is shecky green leading by two and a half flakes goal Vegas second by ahead sham now third on the outside by two lanes Royal enrigal fourth two lengths then back to angle light in fifth the Secretariat has made a sudden move and is now sixth then it's Restless jet our native beginning to move up Navajo Borgo and Warbucks beginning to move up followed by Mike gallant and twice a prince they're into the turn and bunching for the lead with shucky green still The Leader by a half a length on the outside and challenging his sham and he's now got a hit in front now shecky green responds to the challenge in those two are heads apart Royal en Regal is third and holding on gold back drops back Secretariat is fourth and moving up on the outside and is now third and moving at the leaders as they come for the end of the stretch they're at the head of the stretch and Chan is the leader he leads it by a length Secretariat is in the center of the racetrack and driving Jackie green now drops back coming on of it is Fargo our native on the outside now and they're in the stretch it's Secretariat Secretariat on the outside to take the lead sham holding in second it's Secretariat moving away he has it by two and a half sham then on the outside our native [Applause] and it looked like Navajo might have gotten up for six we'll have that for you in just a moment right now let's take a look as they go around the turn the big horse The Six Million Dollar syndication Secretariat responding to what they asked today was he the real horse or was he not and you saw it he handled sham very effectively in the stretch what a way to win this race and he won it with authority and incidentally ladies and gentlemen this was a nice fast racetrack today but don't let that take anything away from it Secretariat just broke the Old Kentucky Derby record 159 and two-fifths and that breaks Northern Dancers great record by a full three-fifths of a second [Applause] now here's the stretch run sham had the lead and Secretariat Ron turcotte uses the right-handed whip twice you see it there and now Secretariat comes on to take the lead away henkai is also in a strong drive but he can't handle him today today it was Secretariat's day as he just is drawing away watching pull away as they near the Finish Line the margin better than two Links at the wire and this was a very fast Kentucky Derby and this horse showed remarkable staying power in the stretch the early Pace was very good and he went on to win this race with great Authority sham out finishing the rest of the field very easily much the best of the rest let's make the margin a little better two and a quarter lengths at the finish line the winning time once again 159 and two-fifths and that's a new Derby mile and a quarter record

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Length: 4min 22sec (262 seconds)

Published: Wed May 03 2023