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1970 Chestnut Horse
Ron Turcotte remembers Secretariat's Belmont Stakes and the completion of the Triple Crown.
Penny Chenery remembers Secretariat's Belmont Stakes and the completion of the Triple Crown.
Relive the legendary 3-year-old season of one of the greatest Thoroughbreds of all time, as told by The Blood-Horse in 1973. Secretariat's historic Triple Crown season is examined race by race.
| Trainer: Lucien Laurin | |
| Jockey: Ron Turcotte | |
| Owner: Penny Chenery | |
| Breeder: Meadow Stud Inc |
| Secretariat | Bold Ruler | Nasrullah |
| Miss Disco | ||
| Somethingroyal | Princequillo | |
| Imperatrice |
| Date | Race | Track |
Finished
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1972 | Maiden Special Weight | AQU |
4
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Video |
| 07/15/1972 | Maiden Special Weight | AQU |
1
|
Video |
| 07/31/1972 | Allowance | SAR |
1
|
Video |
| 08/16/1972 | Sanford Stakes | SAR |
1
|
Video |
| 08/26/1972 | Hopeful Stakes | SAR |
1
|
Video |
| 09/16/1972 | Futurity Stakes | BEL |
1
|
Video |
| 10/14/1972 | Champagne Stakes | BEL |
1 - Disqualified and placed 2nd
|
Video |
| 10/28/1972 | Laurel Futurity | LRL |
1
|
|
| 11/18/1972 | Garden State Stakes | GS |
1
|
Video |
| 03/17/1973 | Bay Shore Stakes | AQU |
1
|
Video |
| 04/07/1973 | Gotham Stakes | AQU |
1
|
Video |
| 04/21/1973 | Wood Memorial Stakes | AQU |
3
|
Video |
| 05/05/1973 | Kentucky Derby | CH |
1
|
Video |
| 05/19/1973 | Preakness Stakes | PIM |
1
|
Video |
| 06/09/1973 | Belmont Stakes | BEL |
1
|
Video |
| 06/30/1973 | Arlington Invitational Stakes | AP |
1
|
Video |
| 08/04/1973 | Whitney Stakes | SAR |
2
|
Video |
| 09/15/1973 | Marlboro Cup Handicap | BEL |
1
|
Video |
| 09/29/1973 | Woodward Stakes | BEL |
2
|
Video |
| 10/08/1973 | Man O' War Stakes | BEL |
1
|
Video |
| 10/28/1973 | Canadian International Championship | WO |
1
|
Video |
The New York Racing Association has placed a blue-and-white striped pole inside the main track that marks 31 lengths from the finish line, the margin of Secretariat's victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Friday, June 07, 2013
by Anne Peters
Winning the Derby immediately marks a colt as a potential stallion prospect. Breeding success does not always follow, however, and the commercial market has been hard on Derby winners in recent years.
Ron Turcotte looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Preakness.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Penny Chenery looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Preakness.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Maryland Horse Industry Board presented Touch of Class awards to trainer H. Graham Motion, jockey Mario Pino, and author Patrick Smithwick Jr. at a May 14 ceremony in Silver Spring.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Penny Chenery looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Derby.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Ron Turcotte looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Derby.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown championship have been scheduled for the Baltimore, Md., area during the week leading up to the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Ron Turcotte looks back on Secretariat's victory in the Gotham.
Friday, April 05, 2013
Patterned after Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the new attraction is part of the 150th anniversary of Thoroughbred racing at the track. New York Racing Association and the Saratoga 150 Committee announced plans.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
A National Film Board of Canada's documentary, Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte, will premiere during Kentucky Derby Week in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's historic Triple Crown campaign.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Penny Chenery recalls Secretariat's 3yo debut in the Bay Shore Stakes.
Friday, March 15, 2013A limited edition bourbon decanter featuring the likeness of the great Secretariat and his jockey Ron Turcotte will be unveiled May 1 at the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
by Anne Peters
It's unusual when a turf horse gets recognition beyond his favorite surface, so for Wise Dan to be voted champion turf male of 2012, champion older male, and Horse of the Year shows how dominating he is.
Step back in time and enjoy the images of racing and the horses who made history.
Here's a look at where Horses of the Year earned their first victories.
It's hard to believe 40 years have passed since the winter of 1973. Racing's two hubs as usual were Hialeah and Gulfstream in Florida and Santa Anita in California.
Chenery's message: Remind people it's fun to go to the races
Penny Chenery spoke to a packed house Sept. 29 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center at the 81st testimonial dinner of the Thoroughbred Club of America.
Monday, October 01, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
With his smashing victory Sept. 16 in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), Wise Dan underlined that he is a formidable performer on any surface.
Steve shares photos of great horses that are special to him.
Penny Chenery has been selected as the Honor Guest of the Thoroughbred Club of America's Testimonial Dinner. The event takes place at Keeneland Sept. 30.
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Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
Owner: Repole Stable
Jockey: Rosie Napravnik
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