50th Anniversary at Churchill Downs: The best of Secretariat’s Kentucky Derby win
The iconic Secretariat’s win in the Kentucky Derby is having a 50th anniversary
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Photos: 49 years ago at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat ran horse racing’s greatest race
In 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont by 31 lengths to capture the Triple Crown
20 memorable Kentucky Derbies in the last 50 years
The Kentucky Derby is the race that makes people stop and watch horse racing on the first Saturday in May.
Watch: Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Showdown
The Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Showdown, a “virtual” race, was run on Saturday as the Run for the Roses was postponed.
There was no surprise in the Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Showdown, which took the place of the actual Run for the Roses, postponed until September because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The virtual race, shown on NBC-TV, saw all 13 Triple Crown winners in the starting gate at Churchill Downs.
The winner … none other than the great Secretariat. The winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont moved to the front in the shadows of the wire. Second, was another incomparable horse, Citation. Third, was 1977 champion Seattle Slew, who set the pace for much of the mile-and-a-quarter.
Check out the race:
Watch it again! The 13 Triple Crown winners face off in a virtual race under the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs.
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What was real was NBC using a clever camera to show American Pharoah watch his Kentucky Derby win from his stall.
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And since it never gets old, a look at Secretariat’s immortal Belmont victory in 1973.