52 years ago today, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59.40, a record that STILL stands today! 🤯 | NBC Sports

It is the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's win in the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1973. Watch the greatest damn horse who ever live set a track record of 1:59.4, a record that remains untouched 50 years later. | Secretariats lagacg

Before the race that would make Secretariat a legend, his groom Eddie Sweat leaned close to the magnificent horse and whispered, “Go get him.” Moments later, Secretariat thundered down the Belmont track, winning by an astonishing 31 lengths and securing the Triple Crown in record-breaking fashion. The world watched history unfold. But few noticed the man walking beside him — the man who loved and cared for him every single day. Eddie Sweat wasn’t just a groom. He was Secretariat’s closest compan

SECRETARIAT - 1973 Preakness Stakes - Part 4 (CBS)

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