Secretariat’s record-breaking 1973 Kentucky Derby run (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports



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 …

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48 thoughts on “Secretariat’s record-breaking 1973 Kentucky Derby run (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

  1. Magnificent horse. Triple crown winner. Loved the movie of Secretariat with Diane Lane and all cast members. Great movie & wish YouTube would post this full movie soon. ❤❤😊😊

  2. Sham, in almost any other year, would have been a Triple Crown contender. Secretariat was just a freak of nature! Secretariat broke the Derby record, and Sham ran the second fastest Derby of all time! Only three horses have ever run the Derby under two minutes, and 2 of them were in this race!!

  3. Look, I could pick at Pincay for moving Sham up too fast w/Shecky Green, tiring him for a possible stretch run but ultimately for three Saturday’s in May/June of 1973, Big Red was the finest racehorse ever bred. Ron Turcotte, who many experts felt was not the jock who could bring out the best in Secretariat ended up being the perfect rider.

  4. Seabiscuit is my fav horse ever. The PBS documentary on him I thought was more incredible than the movie. One of those, the true story is better than the stuff made up things. That said, Secretariat is my absolute second fav…

  5. It’s hard to believe that Northen Dancer’s previous record was only three fifths of one second slower. He was such a small horse compared to Big Red. Most derby winners were bred thru his line.

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