SECRETARIAT - 1973 Belmont Stakes (Alternate Footage)

God whispered into this creature's ear... run!

Line up all the jockeys & horses who ever raced. Then let the jockeys pick which horse they would want to ride. Give me just 5 seconds to decide.

I bet ya over 90% or more of them would hop on that big red horse that ran a Belmont in 2:24 flat. What do you think? (smile)

Big Red.

No matter how many times I watch this, it gives me chills... greatest race in history (In my opinion) and greatest horse ever to live =]

Same here, I got the chills from
watching this. Secretariat is my
all time favorite racehorse.

What a man--so smooth and beautifully built. Note groom Eddy Sweat there..great book about Secretariat and Eddy, and their relationship. "The Horse that God Built" by Lawrence Scanlan. Good reading. Can you imagine a race between Big Red and Ruffian??

@ OctoberBoy52

Eddy Sweat noted! I was wondering about him and the other Black man who seemed closest to the horse --- there hearts are in that horse, you know? And probably knew Secretariat more than anyone else. I'll definitely get that book.

Secretariet is amazing! I love this guy! This is just unbelievable!

In the fall of 1989, Secretariat was afflicted with laminitis, a painful and often incurable hoof condition. When his condition failed to improve, he was euthanized on October 4 at the age of 19. Secretariat was buried at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, given the rare honor of being buried whole; usually only the head, heart and hooves of a winning race horse are buried, the rest cremated.Post-mortem exam showed that his heart weighed 22 pounds, the largest ever recorded for a racehorse.

yeah a super horse ! he is trully amazing !