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Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte pose in the winner’s circle after winning the 1973 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Not only did Secretariat run fast in each leg of what many consider to be horse racing’s most difficult achievement, it’s also a testament to his greatness that he employed a different running style to win the three races. In the Derby, he rallied from last in the field of 13. In the Preakness, he made a spectacular early move on the clubhouse turn.
In the Preakness, Secretariat was last early in the field of six, then made an electrifying move on the clubhouse turn to take the lead shortly after entering the backstretch. Thinking that Turcotte had moved too soon, Pincay’s confidence soared in his belief that Sham was going to win the Preakness. But Secretariat prevailed again by 2½ lengths, while Sham again had to settle for second.
Where does Secretariat rank among the all-time greats in this country? A whole lot of people think he’s No. 1. In addition to being the first Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old horse of the year and then repeating as horse of the year at 3, Secretariat took on his elders and crushed a stellar field in the 1973 Marlboro Cup, a race in which the runner-up was his accomplished stablemate, 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Riva Ridge.
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