Secretariat and his enduring legend of 50 years later | NBC Sports 

Who else got goosebumps?? this horse was the GOAT!!.

I met Mrs Tweedy and Lucien Lauren and Ron Turcotte in 1973. I was encouraged to pat Secretariat and he looked me in the eye. Chill dude.

“Touches something in our souls,”, I think that line nails it

A horse being named a top 100 athlete of all time shows how special this horse was. A legend period

There are legends...😮 ...and then there is Secretariat 💖⚡

His 1973 season was the most dominating season in history in any sport…. The fact that he still holds the record for ALL 3 triple crown races 50 years later, is utterly amazing. Advances in breeding selection, genetic markers, nutrition, training and recovery, none of that can catch Big Red

I had the thrill of being at Belmont stakes and 73 and watching the most magnificent horse win. He was so beautiful, like beauty in motion. There was no awkwardness or jaggedness or roughness. He just floated, his legs flowing under him. His body floated. God’s gift.

I had the pleasure of seeing him run. I knew when I first saw him he was something special. Also saw him at his farm, such a beauty, and he would pose, knowing his picture was being taken. Those records will never be broken and there will never be another horse like him. Amen

Dammit. I cried when I saw this yesterday. And again today. 😢 That first turn in the Preakness is the most amazing thing I've ever watched in racing.

Defeating the other horses in the race was what made him a Triple Crown champion, setting records at those races that still stand made him immortal! It didn't hurt that he was a spectacularly beautiful being...

To this day and since 1973, Secretariat has given me goosebumps and is the greatest athlete of all time.

I was 18 and watched every race on tv. I was jumping up and down, yelling for Secretariat to win. I still watch these on RU-vid every year. The greatest,most beautiful horse.

Greatest athlete to ever walk this Earth. And he was a beauty to look at. Perfect horse that God ever created for us.

Incredible it was 50 years ago. Seems like yesterday!

Heart that 2.5 size bigger than other normal racehorse is mind boggling and those triple crown track records he set i guess will never be broken 🔥🔥🔥

Secretariat was god's horse, and he ran like it, he will forever be the king of horse racing, the father of the 73 season, to think that the record times that he left behind would still stand 5 decades later truely immortal

50 years on and Secretariat reminds us of just how unique he was. He still holds all 3 track records of the triple crown. I was only 7 years old and remember because it was such big news.

The greatest athlete of all time!

I love Secretariat forever, the greatest horse of all time! ❤❤❤

Still brings tears to my eyes! I remember these races very well.

He ran like his heart was 2.5 bigger than his competition. He surely was about 3X faster than the field. What a beautiful, beautiful horse. Affirmed was great but Secretariat took it to the next level. His progeny have been pretty good, too.

He captivated the nation. If we could only recapture that feeling again today.

secretariat was great, but we also shouldn't forget the great achievement of Sham. He was 2nd in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and only faded in the Belmont because of an injury. He ran the second fastest Kentucky Derby in history. A great horse that in any other year would have been a triple crown champion!

That Belmont win is one of the greatest athletic performances of all time!

I never tire of watching him run that Belmont Stakes. It was absolute perfection! A record that may stand forever 😮

Tears. He will always be loved and never forgotten!! Love and miss you Big Red. One of the greatest athletes ever!!!!

He'll always be the Greatest.#1. Our BigRed.

This are the stories that matter most. What a phenomenal of a magical beautiful horse. She never gave up on him, everyone told her to sell that horse, Penny believed and took a leap of faith, oh what wonder, and look at what immersed. A GIANT ❤

This horse and the story behind it was so amazing. and this horse had a good life after becoming 3 years old

We love you so much Secretariat! You will forever be a king of the racetrack! We miss you so much! 😭

I love him so much, my favorite horse in the entire world 😢❤❤

Chic Anderson's call of Belmont 1973 was legendary! Love that call and love the Greatest Horse of All-Time!

I watched his three races on television when I was a teenager. Every year now, I watch the Derby and always come away, saying the records won't be broken this year. He was and still is the original GOAT. RIP, Big Red.

What an incredible horse, had everything, speed, intelligence and beauty

Well spoken. The immortal Secretariat. He set the bar that will ALWAYS be remembered. There will NEVER BE another like him... I didn't watch the Kentucky Derby but definitely watched the next two. They both made me cry... I noticed the pass on that first turn before Anderson did & I said to my Dad at the time there's no way a horse can do that! I mean these are the fastest horses in the world & he passed the entire field in 15 seconds around the outside. But the Belmont humbled us all... the greatest sports achievement of all time... by a horse. Why? because its a record that will NEVER be broken. Yep all records will eventually fall. but not this one... Turcotte is the only one remaining of that era. Anderson passed only a few years later. I wonder what Ronnie thinks?

For one shinning moment inthe Belmont the country was united and cheering

Greatest athlete of all time

I will never forget how excited I was that day at the Belmont race track. I never thought I would see the race of my life. I have never forgotten it. I and the world fell in love with this magnificent horse.

The way horse racing is going it may be another fifty years before another horse wins the triple crown . But I don't believe no other horse will ever do it the way he did .

Had the privilege to get up close and personal with him many times

What a beautiful horse. The ultimate racehorse. The very best of the best of the best. There are others who are brilliant, but they do not, I'm sorry to say, are close to the mighty Secretariat !

I watched all 3 Triple Crown races on tv. Most amazing horse ever.

There would have been no Secretariat without Penny Chenery. She made him happen and she rarely gets mentioned. It really is a magical story.

The greatest athlete of all time.

Never before, and never again, will there be a horse like Secretariat.

Great gorgeous horse!!

Magnificence. Period.❤

Well done, thank you. Secretariat is truly the Greatest Of All Time.

Let him run! It gives me goosebumps when I watch Secretariat winnings in triple Crown races...❤❤❤

i haven't watched a single triple crown race since 1973- there's no need, i'll never in my life see another horse like Big Red!! he was & will always be the greatest horse ever!!

R.I.P SECRETARIAT

Every year at Derby time I go back and re-watch those races. Feel privileged to have seen them back then. One of 3 sporting achievements that I feel stand out above all the others I've seen in the last 72 years, along with the Miracle on Ice and Nicklaus at the 1986 Masters.

I was at the Ky Derby in 1973 and witnessed greatness. Still the greatest race horse ever.

Legend! 🌟 Still brings a tear to my eye. Phenomenal Thoroughbred. 💖

Truly the GOAT forever and always.❤❤❤❤❤

Tim Layden wrote a great piece for Sports Illustrated about track announcer Chic Anderson and his call of the 1973 Belmont.

People can debate goats in different sports but there is absolute zero when it comes to this!

It is most important to hallmark the perseverance of Arthur Bull Hancock succeeding on the 3rd attempt in 1949 to purchase and bring Nasrullah and also Princequillo to the USA, the foundation of the Secretariat Bloodline. Otherwise this story would have never been.

Best horse ever! Absolute perfection- wish he was still alive. Big Red is always in our hearts!

I feel in love with Big Red when I first watched him run in 1973 and have been in love with him ever since. The greatest horse ever.

He is the greatest racing horse ever.

He was a horse like no other

Remember watching with my Dad,one of those moments that you will always remember.

I loved this horse So much!! Still Do.

He was an amazingly spectacular creature!

The Belmont showed his greatness. The Preakness showed his skill.

I love you Red. I always will.

An amazing animal...truly a legend in horse racing!!!

Beautiful testimony for a spectacular legend!

Greatest horse of all time hands down!!

I have been thinking about Big Red, all day. I only (taped) today's, May 6, 2023, Kentucky Derby Show, which lasted for (5 1/2 hours), because I knew that Secretariat's, (50th Anniversary) of his historic Kentucky Derby win, would be shown, and brought up today.😙 I cannot believe that it has been (50) years, since SECRETARIAT, won the (1973) Triple Crown! I had tears in my eyes, today, thinking of Secretariat, aka Big Red! Secretariat, LOVE and MISS you, and you will ALWAYS be my FAVORITE Racehorse!!!!!😍 I will be (taping) the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, only because Secretariat, will be brought up, and discussed, on those Shows as well, due to the (50th) Anniversary, of his Triple Crown win. Especially, the Belmont Stakes, where SECRETARIAT, won by (31) lengths, over SHAM, on June 9, 1973!!!!! So, I definitely, will be looking forward to (2023) Belmont Stakes! Also, I would like to acknowledge some Anniversaries, of other notable Racehorses😎: JUSTIFY, will be celebrating his (5th.) Anniversary, in June, 2023, on winning his Triple Crown in (2018); AFFIRMED, who won the Triple Crown in (1978), passed away in (2001), the (45th.) Anniversary of his Triple Crown win, will occur in June, 2023, and CITATION, aka, Big Ci, who won the Triple Crown in (1948), passed away in (1970), and the (75th.) Anniversary of his Triple Crown win, will occur in June, 2023. SEATTLE SLEW, who passed away in (2002), won his Triple Crown, in (1977), so his (45th.) Anniversary Triple Crown win, was last year, in June, 2022. AMERICAN PHAROAH, Triple Crown winner, in (2015), will be celebrating his (10th.) Anniversary Triple Crown win, in June, 2025. Also, a Big shout out to WHIRLAWAY, Triple Crown winner, in (1941), and WAR ADMIRAL, Triple Crown winner, in (1937). I really love these Triple Crown winners, but SECRETARIAT, is the one that I LOVE the most!🤗

Gotta love Secretariat. One of the best racehorses in history.

One like no other , once in many hundreds of years we mere mortals are given a glimpse of perfection , a gift that only God could have made ! A magnificence that only heaven could give and we were blessed to know ever so briefly ! I will never forget , he was part of youth yet untarnished at that point and an understanding even though I was young that I had seen a moment of what immortality looked like ! I saw Secretariat and I lived in breathed and rejoiced in his time ! Now as a Grandmother those moments still bring tears to my eyes ! I only hope to share his story and those films with my Grandchildren! And yes ! Big Red still means that much to all of us who were part of his time ! Thank you for this brief but eloquently put video ! ❤️🥰❤️🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻And thank you Penny ( in your heaven now ) and thank you RED for letting us glimpse heavens perfection even if only for a little while ! Thank you ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

Mr. Layden - This piece is so beautiful & touching. Makes me tear up. So true; Secretariat stirred one’s soul then & still does today. Thank you for putting together this timeless tribute & your lovely narration. Secretariat, Now & Forever ❤🌟🌈

Secretariat the Goat of racing. Big red ❤

A real tear-jerker for sure! Love this!

@0:34 "...as if angry at himself..." What a statement! He was a very smart horse.

Beautiful tribute to a magnificent champion!

the fact that he owns all three track records 50 years later tells you the story. When you see the story, most will fall in love with the horse.

There will never be another Secretariat. ❤❤

He knew who he was!!! Pure magic!!!

I saw all 3 races, and I still am in awe!

You can tell he was happy when he ran, and that happiness made him even more beautiful.

Secretariat's record still holds after 50 years and going for 50 more. Beautiful horse with long stride and the heart of a champion. I couldn't have sold him as she did because Secretariat saved her dad's horse farm. The

He was awsum horse i rember watching him race

Greatest race horse ever! "Big Red" baby. Ran like a F-5 tornado through a small town. Now you see him, now you don't!

Watching this wondrous horse still brings literal tears to my eyes. What a magnificent creature. ♥️

Secretariat. Greatest athlete of all time. And if you disagree you’re wrong.

SECRETARIAT IS IN HEAVEN.!!! RIP FOREVER THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER LIVED.. WE LOVE YOU.

I watched him live and I still tear up and marvel at what I witnessed what a horse

The simple fact that all these years later no horse has yet beaten his race records in either of the 3 Triple Crown races says it all. A true legend.

Nobody could beat him on Belmont Day

I’m have a Secretariat beanie baby signed by Penny Chennery. I was born in 1974. His legend lives on!

LOVE BIG RED 🫶

I was 11 years old, and glued to the TV for anything on Big Red. He was my childhood sport hero. I will admit, I cried through this tribute. I have always said, every record is made to be broken... but, I think Big Red's records will stand for eternity. He was a creature, truly touched by God, at a time when the world was broken. Secretariat, gave us hope... he will live in the hearts of generations to come. Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with such a beautiful creature. God Bless you, Big Red.

A great tribute to a great horse. Watching Secretariat blow away the field coming down the stretch in the Belmont Stakes took you some place profound beyond the ability of words to describe what you were experiencing. It was some kind of ethereal moment eternal and unique that you just connected to and experienced with your heart and soul. He was born for that moment of athletic perfection racing the wind. Even today just watching the video that profound moment still lingers. If there is a race track in horse heaven Secretariat is still moving like a Tremendous Machine.

So awesome I saw that race!

❤ still loving this horse ❤

Secretariat was a man amongst horses

There will never be another Secratariat.