He lost three times that year: in the Wood Memorial, Whitney, and Woodward Stakes, but the brilliance of his nine wins made him an American icon. He won his second Horse of the Year …

When he won the Triple Crown in 1973 — setting records in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes — Secretariat became the first horse since Citation in 1948 to …

Nov 5, 2025 · Secretariat, American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who is widely considered the greatest horse of the second half of the 20th century. A record-breaking money-winner, in …

Apr 30, 2018 · Secretariat crushed the competition—first by 10 lengths, then 20, and eventually a gob-stopping 31 lengths—to become horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner since 1948.

Take a look back at Secretariat earning the first jewel of his Triple Crown run with a still-standing track record time on the 50th anniversary of his historic Kentucky Derby win.

Wins: Kentucky Derby (new track record), Preakness Stakes (new track record), Belmont Stakes (new WORLD record), Bay Shore Stakes, Gotham Stakes (tied track record), Arlington …

He won 16 of 21 races, graced the covers of national magazines, and was twice named Horse of the Year. But it is the Belmont for which Secretariat is best remembered.

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On June 9, 1973, a chestnut horse named Secretariat amazed the nation by winning the Triple Crown, an unofficial title for a horse that wins three classic horse races in the same year: the …

No racehorse has ever captured the hearts of U.S. racing fans quite like Secretariat. In 1973, “Big Red” embarked upon an unforgettable Triple Crown-winning campaign with a string of …