Secretariat Belmont Stakes 73' & extended post race coverage

This is Secretariat's historic 1973 Belmont Stakes victory.

What makes this video different from all other Belmont 1973 footage on youtube? Well, the elongated coverage of the race. It is fun to see the actual initial response to this race by the commentators, the crowd etc.

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[markadresslar]

The '73 Belmont is one of my favorite sports memories. And the call by Chick Anderson makes it even better.

I never get tired of watching it.

"Secretariat is widening now! He is moving like a tremendous machine!"

"But Secretariat is all alone!"

Goose bumps man.

[rscarbro100]

Everyone knows that Secretariat went by the 1 1/4 post in 1:59 flat in this race and still another 1/4 mile to go. I will post a piece of information by SI Whitney Tower article titled: 'Best Race Horse In The World' dated Oct., 9, 1961. He was talking about the great Kelso with Arcaro up..It will give you a little idea just how great this horse Secretariat really was on a 'BELMONT' race track.. Also Remember he also ran a 1:57 4/5 '1 1/4 mile Pulling Up' in the Marlboro race at 'BELMONT'.

[rcschumann]

@711ATOM Not only was In Excess a year older than Secretariat and carrying 7 lbs less that day on the Belmont track, he also didn't have another 1/4 mile to go after clocking sub 2:00. Secretariat, as well as pushing on for another 2 furlongs after clocking a 1:59 flat in the searing heat and demolishing the 1 1/2 mile dirt record, was also timed at 2:37 4/5 for 1 5/8, breaking the great Swaps' time for the latter distance by 0.4 secs, pulling up past the wire! Untouchable!!

[711ATOM]

@rscarbro100 Thanks again for finding an interesting article. In Excess (IRE) has the Belmont record of 1:58.33 for 1-1/4 mile set July 4, 1991, however the 4 year old was carrying only 119. The best 1-1/4 mile Belmont run that I remember was Cigar's 1995 Breeders' Cup which was won in a stakes record 1:59.58. It was an awesome performance but of course it was a 1-1/4 mile race and Cigar was 5!

[MAA8772]

This is without a doubt the GREATEST day in horse racing I remember this day June 9, 1973 I was only 10 at the time and was watching with my Father who was a horse racing fan still gives me goosebumps even now and nearly 40 years later no horse has even come close to doing what Secretariat has done and I beleave no one ever will; Truely breathtaking!!!!!

[kevy69a]

yes he was the greatest iv ever seen and his son kingston rule won the bigest race in australia ,the 1990 melbourne cup ??

[DexterHaven49]

I wish Chick called my honeymoon, "He's moving like a tremendous machine!"

[MsRebel53]

goose bumpsss..alll the way!!!

[nin12dog]

@americanwarrior32 so it was a conspiracy, the '73 Trip Crown was rigged, Everybody (owners/trainers/jockeys, etc...) agreed that Secretariat would take the drugs, win all the races in a dramatic way, thus causing Tbred racing to become popular w/'the masses'? This is a tired and bizaare cliche.....

[nin12dog]

@takewhole OK. Let's say ur right: steroids....If that was the case w/Sec, why wasn't EVERY OTHER RACEHORSE on those tracks being fed/pumped with the SAME 'performance-enhancing' drugs???? Were Chenery/Laurin the only people 'clever' enough to know and ACQUIRE the right 'mix' of chemicals to produce this type of performance???? Obviously, if these types of drugs were accessible, other owners/trainers would have used them. Or was this a......CONSPIRACY?!?! so ridiculous.

[nin12dog]

@BlackDymondX Smarty Jones was an amazing competitor!

[nin12dog]

@eckythimble I love Secretariat; He's The King & my all-time fav. But I think SSlew was an intriguing racehorse. Slew seemed to despise losing - he seemed to have a human-like will to win. I've read Slew would 'stare-down' competing horses & their JOCKEYS as he raced past them! It would have been fascinating to see Sec & SSlew race!