You wanna see that 1973 Belmont video? I seen it. That horse, Secretariat, he was somethin’ else. That race was back in, uh, 1973. Yeah, that’s right. I remember it like it was yesterday. Secretariat, he just flew. Nobody could catch him.
That big race, you know, the Belmont Stakes, it was a long one. It’s the longest, I think. One and a half miles! My old legs would give out just thinkin’ about that. But Secretariat, he was a strong horse. A real strong one. And this one, this Belmont, it’s part of that big Triple Crown thing. That’s right! The big three races.
In 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. And that’s the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. He won them all. That ain’t easy, no sir. He won all three in 1973. What a year. Not many horses do that, I tell ya.
- Kentucky Derby
- Preakness Stakes
- Belmont Stakes
That Secretariat, he was fast. Fastest horse I ever did see. Set records, too. Fastest times and all that. He ran like the wind. I heard folks sayin’ he was the best. In the Kentucky Derby, he was real fast, something like 1:59. Then in the Preakness, he was even faster, 1:53. I don’t know nothin’ about numbers, but those were real fast.
That day at Belmont, June 9th, 1973, a big crowd was there. I heard it was, like, 69,000 people! Can you imagine that? That horse was like a rock star, or somethin’. More popular than a Sunday dinner, I reckon. They all wanted to see that Secretariat. And boy, did he put on a show. That race was at Belmont Park. That’s in New York.
There were other horses, but they didn’t stand a chance. Secretariat just left ’em in the dust. There was this other horse, Sham, I heard he broke a bone later. And some other one named Twice a Prince, he came in second. He was 31 lengths behind. That’s a lot, ain’t it? Secretariat was way out in front, just runnin’ and runnin’. Won by 31 lengths! Can you believe that? 31 lengths! It was somethin’ to see, I tell ya.
They say Secretariat was one of the greatest. I believe it. I seen that race. It was somethin’. He was a special horse. That 1973 Belmont, that was his big moment. He was the best that day. Nobody could touch him. He won by a mile, it seemed like. Records, fastest time ever, 2:24. Still the record, they say. Over fifty years! Imagine that! It’s rare. It’s rare to hold a record for that long. Secretariat, he was one of a kind.
That 1973 Belmont, it was a big deal. Secretariat, he showed ’em all. I seen that video, and it’s somethin’ to behold. That horse could run. He ran like he had wings. It was a sight. They say it’s the greatest race ever. I think they’re right.
In 1973, the Belmont Stakes was the 105th one. They have another one this year, I heard. The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes. It’s this Saturday. But it ain’t gonna be like 1973. There ain’t another Secretariat, I don’t think.
1973, that was the year for Secretariat. The year he won the Triple Crown. The year he ran the fastest Belmont ever. If you see that video, you’ll see what I mean. That horse, he was somethin’. He was a legend. That’s what they call him now, a legend.
Secretariat was the best. That’s all there is to it. He was the best in 1973. If you like horses, you should see that 1973 Belmont video. It’s a good one.
