SECRETARIAT 

Secretariat is all alone! He's moving like a tremendous machine! Big Red will always be the best race horse in history. His record at Belmont will never be broken.

Secretariat touched people’s hearts. We all fell in love that spring and summer with a super horse, Secretariat. A handsome specimen that could never be matched in the field or on the track, Big Red! He was breathtaking. There will never be another Secretariat!

Secretariat is the greatest sports icon in the history of sports and that includes humans.

How is it that after watching Secretariat win the Belmont well over a 100 times I still get goosebumps and choke up. I never tire of watching him win the triple crown races. This magnificent horse seems to touch all of us and stir our emotions. It’s incredible that 50 years later people are still moved by Secretariat. He will never be forgotten. I watch the recent triple crown races and a couple of horses have won the TC in recent years. I respect them but they don’t have the emotional impact on me that Secretariat did. It’s not their fault. I don’t think any horse will ever mean so much to the people in the country as he did. It’s also astonishing that fifty years later his track records still hold up. It’s said that all records are made to be broken. I generally agree with that theory but not in this case. The Belmont was a supernatural performance. Today’s modern day horses can’t even sniff at his time of 2:24 flat. They’re usually around three seconds slower which is approximately 20 lengths in distance and these horses are the best of what today can offer. It was the greatest sports accomplishment in history by the greatest athlete in history. There will never be another Secretariat!!

Glad I was alive to see this.

1981, my 4 daughters, and I visited Cliaborne Farm during a vacation trip to FL and had the honor of meeting Secretariat live in-person. Two weeks later we visited again during the trip home. Secretariat perked right up. I asked his caretaker if Secretariat actually remembered us, mostly my daughters. He said that Secretariat was highly intelligent and remembered everybody. The caretaker gave each of my 4 daughters an aluminum horseshoe that Secretariat had once used. My 4 daughters still have those horseshoes today and a bunch of photographs from both of those visits.

I wasn't born when he ran, but for some reason I can't stop watching this perfect horse.

What an Athlete!

Go out while you’re on top!! I was 13 when I saw him run. My nose was pressed to the tv. I had a horse and she was my life. Horses are soulful creatures. I am so happy to have had the experience of theses wonderful souls!!

Thank you Eddie Sweat for the Greatest grooming jobs of a horse we have ever witnessed!!

The GREATNESS just radiated from this animal, despite the slight setbacks in his career caused by human error. What a LEGACY!!

He will forever be the Wonder Horse! The Perfect Horse.

I never cease to be impressed with what a well spoken and fine young man Seth Hancock was/is...his Dad must have been very proud.

Yes! I was one of those chosen (Elmont is my hometown) to be there in person on that extremely hot Saturday to see Secretariat win the Belmont and Triple Crown!!! I can still feel the floor of the grandstand vibrating to the stomping of our collective feet and roar of the crowd all rooting for Secretariat as we saw the ever widening gap to our amazement and joy!!! Never forget that. How lucky were we to see him and often!!!

Secretariat was my 1st love of a racehorse.....he still has my heart at my 71yr old age.....I was young married, wife of a Marine, with a baby....captured my heart......

Without a doubt the greatest horse To ever run down a race track

I remember Secretariat with that checker blue and white saying who is that horse. Not knowing he would end up being someone you would never forget. Happy Anniversary BIG RED

cnt believe after so many years..I still get goosebumps watching this...

He was the epitome of greatness. The GOAT. RIP Big Red.....🌹🌹🌹

Secretariat is the standard by which all other race horses are measured. He was simply -- the greatest.

The Greatest.. There will Ever be.

Still bringing tears to my eyes in 2022!!!

A beautiful and great horse rip ❤️❤️

"That's no horse young man...that's Secretariat!"

Every time I hear his name I get chills. I'm so lucky to have lived during this time. Watching him run brings tears. I can't explain it, I can only feel it.

one of the unsaid amazing things that show how much better he was then any other horse is that Ron Turcott did not need to use the whip to get Secretariat going. Sham was constantly being whipped by his jockey but could not stay with him. And Sham was a great horse.

The most amazing thing about secretariat is everything in life is meant to get better in time for example nearly every old record has been broken but yet he still is known as the best horse ever and still holds the records for fastest runnings of all the triple crown races 🤷‍♂️

Such great memoriesl

I was called by my dad in Venezuela to the TV to watch the Derby of 1971, the Venezuelan horse, by the way, it was black and white TV, Canonero II, won the Derby. Two years later I was there with my dad, in color TV, watching Secretariat...

Heywood Hale Broun is a worthy chronicler of this Great Horse. I miss him as well. Never another like him.

I love that close up of him running that last part of the Belmont. You can really see his power better than the far off clips.

I'm so glad we have the internet so I can re live watching this magical Horse. All these decades later. Never duplicated. One of a kind

I cry every time I watch this. Like 10 times a day.

I loved Secretariat n I still miss him ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ms. Chenery said they were "anxious times". Having been there I must agree. The more films I watch and books I read about Red, the more I see that all the people around him were wholesome, caring folks. Can't say I know much about the people raising and racing other horses, but I still feel the calmness all of Red's people displayed those 2 years he raced. One and all when they spoke to the media they were low keyed and conscious of how people needed to feel some calm from some direction. And Red was different in that he was nice to other horses, other handlers, even the fans who were at the Preakness and could have ruined the race hanging over the rail! We sure need someone to some how give us that kind of calm today. It would help us remember we are friends from coast to coast and grace and courtesy are what we owe our fellow citizens. Anxious times indeed.

I just found this video and it’s a wonderful because I get to see secretariat over and over again. The horse that God gave us.

The Horse God Built. GOAT.

Secretariat was unforgettable. I’ll always remember that big, strapping boy. What a beauty.

If humans could take one horse that existed on this planet and replicated into a tremendous machine, it would be Secretariat. ( RIP Big Red )

We will prpbably never see one like him again.

For a young man in 1973 Seth was a smart man.

Great video. Bill Nack was quite the poet himself.

'So long Big Red you were the Best, you gave us Memories' 🙏❤🙏

Chick Anderson's calls of Secretariet's races were the best ever. So sad to know Secretariet is no longer with us.

This horse ability is like Simone Biles on a floor exercise, Dale Earnhardt at Daytona 500, Michael Jordon with a basketball, Usain Bolt in the 100 meters, Tiger Woods with a golf club, and the list can go on. One of the greatest athletes in history... This horse makes tears come out of ones eyes...

I get tears everytime I see this movie. Go Secretariat!😀😀😀😀

"It would have been a marvelous race for an eagle".

He was the greatest gift ever to the horse world. There will never ever be another and that is how it should be. He was a very special gift and I will be ever grateful that I was actually able to see him when he races. I will never forget.

Secretarait 😻the invincible handsome guy 🌹🌹

He was the greatest horse ever and ever Secretariat. Never be another like him. I watched every race he was in. Amazing athlete he was. I loved him. Always will.

Secretariat born in beautiful Historical Doswell Virginia 3/30/70 Secretariat was hero to so many of us. Riva Ridge & Secretariat awesome stablemates got their start at Meadow Stables in beautiful Historical Doswell Virginia. Tremendous history great listening to the story of these tremendous horses. Riva Ridge and Secretariat were heroes to so many of us. Thanks for the memories Riva Ridge and Secretariat

The best horse secretariat best ever yes ever.

Lets put it this way, if Secretariat never came to be, there have been many, many, many super horses, but since Secretariat did come to be, there is only one super horse

Who's watching this in 2021? I can't get enough of this magnificent horse! secretariat the best race horse of all time! no other horse until this day has ever beaten his winning record of 2:24! just watching the Belmont Stakes race still gives me chills! all the great horses back in the day, Citation, Man O War, Affirm, but Secretariat is a magical horse! God's creation! hands down!

Watch woody's videos before, It always brings tears and memories of the wonderful "Secretariat".. Keep racing in the heavens my magnificent champion. You will always live in our hearts and consciousness forever...

Who couldnt love that horse-GREAT story!

We witnessed a miracle

He may not have won as many races as man O war but he was the people’s horse, and that makes him the greatest. He was so memorable and powerful.

Secretariat's victory at the Belmont was a coronation. I tear up every time I watch it. Big Red was (is) truly the GOAT, Greatest Of All Time.

First brush with greatness. Secretatiet to this day make my heart stop to see him run!

He truly was an *absolute unit.*

What an amazing animal he was.

DAMN RIGHT memories!!! He was THE one!

America AND the world needs a Secretariat NOW ! We need the kind of break this super horse gave us almost 50 years ago. I am no horseman but I do love horses almost as much as women 😉✌🇺🇸.

He just L❤️VED running, it was in his soul! I wish they had just let him run on and on, until he didn't want to anymore. If he had been my horse, I would have let him, it would have been his choice, no whips, nothing, just to his hearts desire!!

Great video:) Walking from the paddock at the Belmont, Secretariat was said to look as if he were "walking on springs." This video shows this nicely. Also has footage of Seth Hancock I've never seen before. I have a framed copy of the picture @1:10, where Turcotte's lost the thunder of the pack and Secretariat appears to be about 19 or so lengths ahead. I don't ever get tired of looking at it. One word: amazing. Two words: never again.

I agree with Woody commenting on Secretariat's statue. Yes it's a lovely tribute, but he was built like no other horse anyone had ever seen with a magnificent physique. Just like I did on 6/9/73 every time I see video of him I'm like everyone else and shed tears of joy that I had a chance to witness one of the greatest athletes in history.

Thank you so much for this wonderful compilation video! So many clips & interviews I had never seen before. It was educational too. And how I enjoyed Woodie Broun’s poetic way with words! RIP to all of the wonderful people in Secretariat’s world who are no longer with us.

A true miracle of God

A magical time with a truly untouchable hero.

Resembling a mule is an honor. Mules are what this country was built on. They are beautiful creatures and Woodie's description of Riva Ridge is unacceptable. All those equines are majestic, in their own.

Secretariat. The greatest race horse to ever grace this Earth.

Should have shown Big Red’s move in the Preakness.

"These are all flowery, ridiculous things and you could say 'Hey, it's just a horse race.' I'm sorry, this horse was an athlete!" Jerry Izenberg, The Star-Ledger

We damn sure could use another Secretariat in these current times.

I can say, "Yes, when I was a kid, 8.5 yrs old, I saw Secretariat"

If one excludes Secretariat from the data base, there have been several super horses. If you include Secretariat, there has been only one.

Ole woody awesome

Ms Penny Chenery , always thanked the Secretariat team both at Meadow Farm in beautiful Historical Doswell Virginia and the team that would meet Secretariat and Riva Ridge when they began their racing careers . The HOF Groom Eddie Sweat, HOF Trainer Lucian Lauren ,HOF Jockey Ronnie Turcotte. Great memories awesome great hearing The late Howard Gentry the Farm Manager during Meadow Farm glory years talk about Riva Ridge the Meadow Farm Veternarian Team nursed Riva Ridge back to health when he first arrived. Bless our heroes of yesteryear Riva Ridge and Secretariat

I love you Secretariat !!! I cry when I see you Win!! The greatest Horse ever or ever will be!! Poetry in motion....La Machine !!!

GREATEST HORSE OF ALL TIME!!!! HANDS DOWN!!! LUV YA BIG RED!!!

Secretariat horse fantastic! From Brazil! 💚💛

Love seeing Woody. He was so cool.

As usual, the person Secretariat most loved, his devoted groom, Eddie Sweat, is shown but not mentioned. While Ms. Chenery grew to love Secretariat - she said in an interview that she initially resented his almost too-perfect combination of beauty and talent - her particular favorite was Riva Ridge.

Let your mind wonder as you try to comprehend what Secretariat could have accomplished had he raced as a 4 yr old. RIP Big Red.

That Belmont still makes me cry. Especially having known the valiance of a fine horse.

...never will we see another Secretariat, we try, we study, we breed, we hope with each Belmont we will see a chilling and tremendous race.

Very educated good research you speak with confidence and authority, I'm talking about the horse. Oh, what a horse!

Hats off to Big Red one of the greatest athletes of all time

His sons may not have come close to his accomplishments, but colts like Kingston Rule did Very well in Australia. His daughters certainly have made a mark in history. Weekend Surprise was bred to Seattle Slew and Storm Bird to give us racing and stud champs AP Indy and Summer Squall. Terlingua was bred to Northern Dancer and Storm Bird giving us the racing filly Chapel of Dreams with $640k in winnings, and the outstanding stud Storm Cat. Meadow Farm took two horses to the Triple Crown competition and brought home 5 of the 6 races. I wish the Chenery's had lived to see and enjoy that amazing, unique accomplishment. No mention of the connection between a abscess in Red's mouth and the Wood Memorial is made. How odd . . . Note: NEVER watch a Hollyweard/TV production and expect to be able to pass a history test.

Thank you for uploading...priceless!! ~Marion

Didn’t know of him until two days ago and now find myself to be amazed at the impact the story has left on me, sparking an interest I didn’t imagine ever having just the day before. I thank these two promising young adults who took me to The Kentucky Horse Park and Museum, showed me around and told me the stories of a few of the most magnificent thoroughbreds there were. I absolutely loved it, and want to get back down there very soon. Driving through the Georgetown/Lexington area of Kentucky with it’s black painted barns and fences, it’s grassy meadows, stone walls, and beautiful horses, it all comes together in such a great way that I’m honestly at a loss for words for the way it’s all made me feel.

He was dominant before my time in 85, but I love watching old videos of him, and I am not a horse guy. He was the tiger, Ronaldo, brady rogers etc etc of the equestrian world. The dominant thing of 73 and the belmont race was sick to watch. He would have lapped the field on a shorter track. Sham would've been a beast if not born along side secretariat.

loved the video...just wonderful...thanks for sharing

God had his hand in SECRETARIAT but BIG RED had become the one and only CHAMPION with the speed of a airplane and double size heart💙

Great documentary! Thanks!

Always a thrill to watch.

Secretariat is the GOAT!!🐎🐴

In a very personal way, Secretariat belonged to all of us...........He Always Will. There are, and will be, other Great horses, but there will Never be another Big Red. It was One Hell Of A Ride that Red took us on. Sometimes he lost, but he never disappointed us. "America's Horse"? Yeah, He Was.

King TIGER TEAM TIGER SHAM WAS A GREAT HORSE, UNFORTUNATELY HE WENT UP AGAINST THE GREATEST.... SECRETARIAT!!!!!!!!!