Secretariat: The greatest win ever | Flashpoint

In my opinion, Secretariat's Belmont performance is the most dominate athletic performance recorded. Absolutely amazing and never ceases to be inspirational.

Just a little perspective: Red won this race at a then world record on dirt of 2:24 flat for the mile and a half. Each 1/5 of a second is equal to one horse length. This means that Secretariat would have beaten the following Triple Crown winners by lengths--- American Pharaoh 13, Affirmed 14, Justify 20, Citation 21, War Admiral 23, Seattle Slew 28, Omaha 33, Assault 34 and Gallant Fox by 38. Even Man o War, considered by many to have been the greatest American race horse, would have lost his Belmont (at a mile 3/8) to Secretariat by 15 lengths. On June 10, 1973 Secretariat was the fastest, and greatest, race horse on the planet.

"He is moving like a tremendous machine" Gets me every time.

Jockey great Eddie Arcaro said of Secretariat’s Belmont race, “… not one horse, living or dead, could have beaten Secretariat that day.”

Many say "He is moving like a tremendous machine" is the greatest call, myself thinks "Secretariat, all alone" is and sums up his entire career.

Secretariat had the greatest single athletic performance ever witnessed

The record set by Secretariat will never be beaten.

the thing that hardly gets mentioned is in the Kentucky Derby he ran each 1/4 mile faster then the previous, so he was running his fastest at the end of the race.

Ron Turcotte said himself that that picture is him looking back at how far ahead Secretariat was. He said when he saw it, "I scared myself." He said that the horse had been running so smoothly that it didn't occur to him how fast he was going until he looked around and saw how far ahead he was then looked at the track clock.

Still holds the all-time record for all 3 Triple Crown races almost 50 years after he set them. Incredible accomplishment.

Back in the early 80's, while on a vacation trip, I took my 4 daughters to Claiborn Farm to visit Secretariat. Even then he was a showoff "big ham" but he preferred my 4 daughters more than me. We went back again two weeks later while returning home. Same thing happened. His keeper gave each of my 4 daughters an aluminum horse shoe that Secretariat had once worn. They still have those 4 aluminum horse shoes even today. All I got was a brief head bump from Secretariat but we took a bunch of photographs. Most gorgeous/beautiful horse that I've ever seen in my lifetime.

I could watch Secretariat win the Belmont every day. Even though you know he's going to win, you still want to jump up and shout "Go". One of the best 'feel good' pieces of film ever. God created a SUPER horse for our enjoyment.

This horse was truly a gift from God. His legacy will never be matched.

On the morning of the 1973 Belmont Stakes Secretariat said to himself: "I think I'll show them something today they'll never forget".

Secretariat still holds the record for all three races in the Triple Crown, almost 50yrs ago. until those records fall, Secretariat will be considered the greatest race horse who ever lived.

Secretariat winning the Belmont stakes is the most magical moments in sports ever!

There will never ever be another secretariat till the world ends.

Secretariat was a freak of nature. Built more like a sprinter than a marathon runner his muscular frame required massive amounts of oxygen to power them, and looking at his massive rib cage protecting those massive two lungs you can see how perfect he was for speed and power.

'73 Belmont race, Secretariat made up his own mind that he'd had enough of Sham's crap, and he had every intention of humiliating Sham right from the starting gate.

Sham, a horse with a heart twice the size of a normal heart, would easily have been a triple crown winner up against any other horse. Unfortunately for Sham, Secretariat was the most extraordinary horse of all time.