[PDF] Secrétariat

Was Secretariat the fastest horse to ever race?

Secretariat was certainly one of the fastest race horses ever. And his Belmont victory is, in my opinion, the most brilliant performance of a Thoroughbred on a flat track, ever. Horses never run faster over every quarter for a mile and a half. But Secretariat did.

Did Secretariat ever lose a race?

Secretariat had lost his first race, and later was disqualified from a victory, however that was in the past. Few expected Secretariat to EVER lose another race. But in his last big prep for the Kentucky Derby, the Big Red Horse did lose. In the Wood Memorial, Secretariat’s stablemate Angle Light went straight to the front and never looked back.

Does Secretariat have the fastest Derby win?

Secretariat holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby wins ever at 1:59 2/5, which is also the track record for the 1 1/4 mile distance at Churchill Downs. He went on to win the Triple Crown and was named Horse of the Year as well as champion 3-year-old for 1973. He is still considered by many to be the best thoroughbred ever to race.

How many times did Secretariat win the Triple Crown?

Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three races.He is regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. He became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and his record-breaking victory in the ...