Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later. His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the ...

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Fifty years ago next weekend, I saw the greatest athletic feat of my lifetime: Secretariat’s record-setting—rather, record-shattering—31-length victory at the Belmont Stakes. With the win, “Big Red,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The field horses entered in the Belmont Stakes leaves the starting gate on June 9, 1973 in Belmont Park at Elmont, N.Y. From left, ...

If records are made to be broken, then Secretariat is a spectacular exception to the rule. It has been 52 years since the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner accomplished record times in all three Triple Crown ...

With a second and a last-out eighth, both in Grade 1s in her only starts this year, mare's potential Breeders' Cup bid is contingent on her performance Sunday at Keeneland Murphy said: “It’s hard. I ...

Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later. His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the ...

This article, 'Secretariat One in Hundred for 99th Derby' by Gordon Jones originally appeared in the May 5, 1973 issue of The Sporting News. LOUISVILLE—The 99th running of the historic Kentucky Derby ...