Secretariat-Big Red's Historic 50th Year Remembrance

[@chickd8326]

Love the history of this majestic horse . A true champion.

[@jadeblues357]

The great thing about Ron being an excellent Jockey is that he never let his ego get in the way. let Secretariat run his race. as well as Riva Ridge😊❤

[@zipscrews]

agreed...Ron didn't have a big ego...he just rode every mount the best he could...he just got lucky and became secretariats rider

[@Suzi64grad]

Secretariat was the best horse to ever race! I was in my 20s in 73, and never followed horse racing until I saw Secretariet! I was in love with that horse! I am 77 now, and still go back every year to watch him win the Belmont, and the triple crown! 😊. Sham was great, but next to Secretariet he just didn’t shine as bright as Big Red!

[@salamanca1954]

You and me both, babe! I'm 70, and had the same experience. A race horse?! Oh yeah, THAT race horse.

[@mightyhearts1376]

I just turned 20 and and watched this event and shed happy tears when this remarkable horse ran that race. Amazing horse!

[@salamanca1954]

@@mightyhearts1376 I shed tears during the Belmont as it was happening on TV back then. Somebody else also cried. It was Jack Nicholas, arguably world's best ever professional golfer. He later said that he had found himself in his living room alone, on his hands and knees in front of the TV, weeping as secretariat came around the bend and down the stretch 31 lengths ahead. Nichlaus was good friends with Haywood Hale Broun of CBS News, who covered sports and horse racing. And Nicholas said to Broun, "Brownie, what happened to me?" Broun said, "Jack, for your entire career you have striven for perfection, and in that moment, you saw it."

[@TalkingHorses]

It was a special time in history and the best of horseracing with the true GOAT

[@RichardMacahilas-or4uv]

Thank you Laffit for your handling of Sham and saving his life and doing what was best for the 🐎

[@mariabykofsky4502]

Thank you for inviting Ron Turcotte, really love Secretariat and of course Riva Ridge...

[@laurenurban3942]

And, Sham.

[@sandrasanders706]

God bless you, Ron!! The right person for the job!!🎉🎉🎉

[@mike.j3913]

​@@laurenurban3942exactly 💯

[@ronturcotte3251]

vasquez was full of crap an lyer all his Jerkins knew that Secretariat was very sick and had been running a fever of 100 degrees fever for one week before that race.

[@hankhaynes3701]

It's wonderful to see Charlsie Cantey, one of the greatest racing commentators ever. The years seem to have been kind to her, as she is as brilliant and lovely as ever.

[@TalkingHorses]

She is a very special woman who broke the barrier for a woman working at the track to become a TV commentator. She even worked to filling in for Phyllis George in non-equestrian sports. She was always nervous behind the scenes to be in front of the cameras, but once the cameras were rolling, she was the unwavering ultimate pro. She deserves my gratitude for allowing me to even do the interview she timidly accepted! She's one of those rare media 'Good Guys'.

[@stevemitchell7981]

This is a GREAT video on Secretariat. Two races that Secratariat lost was when he was sick. In the wood he has an abscesss in his mouth the 2nd time he had a fever. As for Sham, he was one one of the greatest.

[@N2Dressage001]

Agree!

[@bjishername]

You're absolutely correct, Secretariat was sick both times he lost. Ms. Tweedy found out that Secretariat had a really bad stomach flu and she had a fit when she found out Secretariat was sick she said "don't you ever race my horse again when he's sick because he goes to the back of the stall and sulks" Ms. Tweedy went on to say he can't help it if he's sick. People noticed that he was sick on the race track when he lost because he couldn't kick into a higher gear to catch the other horse. Secretariat did not like to lose.

[@mikewhite6288]

Any other year sham would have easily been the triple crown winner.

[@maryalexander6392]

​@@N2Dressage001plpll

[@auletjohnast03638]

On another race he was push out of his lane at the start by another horse.

[@sandrasanders706]

My favorite horse!! Just to watch him race on live TV was just the best!! 💜💜💜

[@rivaridge7211]

Aw, bless the heart of the great jockey, Ron Turcotte. Mr. Turcotte is the last surviving (major player) in Secretariat's, now legendry, story. Sadly, Ron Turcotte suffered a life changing race injury (1978) which left him paralyzed from the waist down - at the very same track (Belmont) where he won that marvelous race with Secretariat in 1973. He has lived a full life ever since - to his tremendous credit. Cheers to you, good sir!

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I. Have. A. Ton. Of. Respect. 4. All. Those people

[@Andy-ok7ev]

What. A. Great. Way. 2. Make. A. Living

[@lindawild6568]

SECRETARIAT WAS THE HORSE THAT GOD BUILT AND WAS THE GREATEST HORSE THAT EVER RACED!🐎🏆🏆🏆❤❤BIG RED!🙏🐎💕

[@mariaolsson9497]

I am a horse-loving woman from Sweden. A year ago I had never heard of a horse named Secreatariat. By now I have been watching the Triple Crown-races from 1973 over and over again among other beautiful films here on Yotube when I do I cry and laugh at the same time. Even when people talk about him. This horse was beyond this world.

[@jonhaynes1577]

Secreatariat brings out a lot of emotions he was such an imposing figure I tear up every time I watch his Belmont victory even after all these years.

[@jenniyoung5209]

I am shocked that you never heard of Secretariat. He is the GOAT. I am glad that you have heard of him now.

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I. Love. I. Feel. The. Same. Much. Respect

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I. Think. He. Was. Half. Human

[@francesmeyer8478]

He was amazing, wasn't he?🇺🇸

[@deenaminyard3788]

Man O War is the original BIG RED and he was named Horse of the Century. Secretariat is definitely worthy of also having that name.

[@9Ballr]

Man o' War was voted ahead of Secretariat for Horse of the Century only because one of the voters who voted Man o' War first voted Secretariat a ridiculous 14th.

[@RobinHood-fi4vp]

WRONG. SEC. IS NOT. MAN. O. WAR. WAS NEVER BEATEN FIVE TIMES LIKE SEC WAS. SEC. WAS BEATEN BADLY BY PROVE OUT. A ALLOWANCE HORSE. AT THE BELMONT DISTANCE TOO. AND PROVE OUT DESTROYED SEC. AT BELMONT. SEC. WAS ON HEAVY STERIODS. MAN. O. WAR. WAS 100 PERCENT NATURAL

[@RobinHood-fi4vp]

​@9Ballr SEC SHOULD HAVE EVEN BEEN VOTED WORSE. SEC. WAS VERY OVERRATED. SEC. LOST TO SOME AVERAGE HORSES. AND SEC. LOST 5!!! Times. SEC. Also was heavily on Steriods. Too. Many would have beaten sec. On that 100. List. A cheaper sprinter even Beat sec at a distance. In the WHITNEY!! SO FACTS SHOW YOU ARE WRONG.

[@Rico-ft4dz]

The most ignorant comment on KZbin ​@@RobinHood-fi4vp

[@slide_drexler]

​@@RobinHood-fi4vp someone forgot to take their meds.😂

[@patriciacarpenter9518]

Always in tears & awe when I watched Secretariat run the Belmont race to seal the Triple Crown title. Can’t wait to see him when my time is up! He was a great gift from God and we will never see another like the “Big Red “! 22:20

[@TalkingHorses]

He was the GOAT

[@David-jl6hr]

Thank you for all the great interviews and sharing a great piece of history, secretariat.

[@TalkingHorses]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@N2Dressage001]

Thank you for this beautiful video. While I'm a Secretariat obscessed fan, I got teary eyed listening to Laffit talk about Sham during and after the Belmont. Sham was a truly beautiful and great horse, and should always be remembered as that when talking about Big Red.

[@linhiril664]

He was a great horse. In another year, sham might have been the first triple crown in 25 years. He was nothing to sneeze at. Secretariat was just a miracle.

[@N.S.56]

Poor sham. He deserved a better place in history.

[@janetgallo5720]

Shame was a great horse. He also broke the derby record. I don’t know about the Preakness, but he was a phenomenal racer, and should be respected and given his due.

[@laurenurban3942]

Can’t talk about Secretariat without talking about Sham too.

[@N2Dressage001]

@@laurenurban3942 For sure!

[@robertabray-enhus3198]

I was a 13 year old Horse Girl,when I watched those 3 races! Secretariat will always be in my ❤heart :)

[@laurenurban3942]

I was 9 years old and really didn’t understand what I was witnessing in tv….just that an incredible race horse was doing incredible things.

[@N2Dressage001]

I was 15 - ❤️🐎

[@frankieclayton9303]

He never showed his heart spirit will love joy grace until the right time ⏲️ ✨️ ♥️

[@frankieclayton9303]

A horse 🐎 with just a pure heart and will to run

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I. Agree

[@frankieclayton9303]

The heart ❤️ and spirit and love and joy as well grace just beautiful

[@N.S.56]

Love hearing the secretariat stories and I love watching big red.

[@janetgallo5720]

I appreciate very much is comprehensive video. Secretariat to me will always be the greatest.

[@tamaragorman7421]

Fabulous interviews! So glad you captured this piece of history. What a nice treat to hear from Laffit Pincay and to get Sham's derby story.

[@kcuzz4091]

Wonderful video. I never get enough of watching Big Red as he won he Triple Crown!

[@salamanca1954]

Sham would have been the triple crown winner that year had he not had to contend with Secretariat. It is a bittersweet story.

[@francesmeyer8478]

Sham has nothing to be ashamed of! He ran his heart out. He just came up against Secretariat!

[@salamanca1954]

@@francesmeyer8478 You're right, and Penny also mourned for Sham's fate in that year when he had a shot at the triple crown. His times, except in the Belmont, when he tried to run with Secretariat, were record-class.

[@TalkingHorses]

Agreed. And Joe Frazier would have been the heavyweight champion GOAT if it weren't for a guy named Mohammed Ali! Timing is everything! Best

[@jm1657]

Sir, thank you so much for this wonderfully comprehensive oral history re: my favorite racehorse! I was 13 when he captured the Triple Crown, along with the hearts of my family and me forever. I often check for new Secretariat content online, and of course this 50th anniv. year has brought a bonanza!! This video ranks at the top of my Favorites list. You included talks with some folks who I’ve never heard share their/their involved family member’s Secretariat reminiscences. Making for an unusually wide-range retrospective. To my mind, the only thing that could make this video any more valuable would be a chat with Chic Anderson’s family, re: how he felt about his TV call of Big Red’s Belmont Stakes & its place in history. How it affected his career and the rest of his (much too short) life. Thank you again for this time-capsule treasure. I wish you much joy & good health in the days ahead. Keep up this high-caliber work! ❤️🏇❤️

[@ww321]

Thanks for putting this video together

[@laurenurban3942]

That photo of Secretariat in the winners circle at Churchill Downs always gets me. Eddie is by his head, His ears are back and you can tell that he’s pissed off about something…..those roses. He didn’t like them.

[@N2Dressage001]

Great observation! 😆

[@Psyfi85]

Wasn’t the roses, if you come across full CBS coverage it was pressure from behind and that damn rope got caught on his hind quarters.

[@cmeflywva]

He did like any of the flowers draped over his shoulders. He just didn't show it as much in the Preakness and Belmont.

[@glorybee1953]

I was 20yrs old when I saw secretariat win the Triple Crown. The great thing I have ever seen. ❤️

[@glorybee1953]

Still get chills when watching Secretariat's racing career. ❤😮 WOW.

[@TalkingHorses]

Me Too. That's the inspiration for all the interviews. Tks

[@TalkingHorses]

Me Too!

[@volslover1504]

Secretariat is my favorite but I liked sham also. Feel bad for Sham. Always love an under dog.

[@Psyfi85]

Sham is my favorite horse, he displayed unbelievable heart and courage especially standing alone against fate. Ripping two teeth out in KD gate then nearly winning, finishing Belmont on 3 legs, so inspiring. Never gets the credit he deserves.

[@RissaFirecat]

@@Psyfi85that green break was what ended up killing him. It hurts my heart knowing that.

[@Psyfi85]

@@RissaFirecat the leg injury from Belmont? Thought he had a heart attack in his sleep.

[@mike.j3913]

Sham was the 2nd best race horse in history

[@theearl1477]

Great to see Charlsie again. Best interviewer horse racing ever had. Many great personalities in this interview. Dave Johnson called some of the great races in history. Under a tremendous amount of pressure Eddie Maple did a fabulous job in Big Red's finale.Sham doesn't get the recognition he deserved. Many have said if it was any other year he would have won the majority of his races. He just happened to be born the same year as the greatest horse of all time....Secretariat.

[@kcuzz4091]

I’m convinced to this day the Sham would have been the Triple Crown winner if Secretariat hadn’t been there to take it away from him.

[@francesmeyer8478]

I agree.🇺🇸

[@tree4408]

But he was.​@@francesmeyer8478

[@lisaditto4829]

BUT HE WAS!

[@Lonelywolf147]

What's crazy to me is that Sham came last in the Belmont after leading with Secretariat at half way...best race I've ever watched!

[@andrewblackie7170]

Well absolutely would've because it was Big Red who was his achilles heel BUT the owner won the coin toss & HE picked the foal who would become known as Sham & discarded the foal who would become known as Secretariat. Yeah friend if there was no Secretariat born Sham was a Triple Crown winner for sure BUT sadly for Sham there was a Secretariat & Sham was sadly unfortunate.

[@johnwalsh3215]

MAYBE one of the greatest ??? No MAYBEs about it he is one of the greatest if not the greatest! MAYBE ???

[@minervalara9203]

Thank you, it was a privilege to see this video! It was wonderful to see all the trainers and jockeys from that era and listen to their opinions regarding Secretariat and the different races they were a part of. Secretariat was good for all of us, he was a noble, pure spirit that inspired us all. GOAT!! Thank you again ❤

[@kelleyrussell7855]

Thank you for such a great video. It was such a treat to hear from so many legends!

[@danielgluch3953]

But Secretatriat had a fever when he ran in the Wood and ran against Onion.

[@9Ballr]

He had an abscess in the Wood.

[@pauletterichards4755]

Once in a life time there was a Horse !!!

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I. Will. Never stop honking. His hor.n

[@Andy-ok7ev]

I won't. Either

[@Andy-ok7ev]

He. Had. Way. More

[@johnwalsh3215]

Penny in the movie lost the coin toss but she felt like she won because she got what she wanted and it turned out being Secretariat

[@kathleenmferruggia]

No other can compare

[@TalkingHorses]

Agreed

[@guidododo4822]

Hi Ron!!!

[@robendicott1454]

There's a good part of this video that is total crap in my opinion. Secretariat was the greatest racehorse of all time but you wouldn't know it listening to this video. It makes a big deal of Secretariat's losses (when he was sick, hemmed into the rail, or taken out at the gate). Case in point, Secretariat beat Onion by 10 lengths in the Marlboro Cup after losing to him in the Whitney. None of these other horses and jockeys hold 3 Triple Crown records that still stand to this day. I feel bad for Sham but Secretariat literally ran him to death in the Belmont.

[@janeblattner216]

Thank YOU! For making this point!!! That being said......those losses sound like dirty jockey work still at play???? I am only a super Secretariat fan and not at all a race horse person. Do horses win in these races or jockeys? I get when he was sick (who wants to run when they are sick?) Taken out at the gate during an early race when he was young, I get that too.But the commentary that he was hemmed into the rail? I ask again, who runs the race the horse or the Jockey? This commentary about Secretariat being hemmed in at the rail confused me even when we are talking about SECRETARIAT THE GOAT!!! Are these races about strategy on the jockey's part or about the strength of the horses????

[@kaplanalexander6100]

The greatest Horse ever!

[@revpgesqredux]

Excellent job...thanks so much!

[@N.S.56]

Does anyone besides me find it amazing that turcotte didn’t take out the whip at pimlico or Belmont? I just watched the Belmont a few days and the winning time was 2:29 and change and they were beating these horses down the stretch. When I think secretariat would’ve won this years Belmont by over 5 seconds and never had a whip on him, it just amazes me that he ran so hard so long with no real push. What would he win by this year 27 lengths or so? I mean it would’ve been a joke. It’s really incredible all these years later with advances in training nutrition etc, they can’t touch him.

[@laurenurban3942]

Yup. Ronnie had his whip put away in the Preakness and the Belmont. He won those two races on his own. The derby was a bit different. Ronnie took him back and moved over to the rail to save ground. Ronnie had to guide him through that big field in the derby, then tapped him twice at the top of the stretch….to let him know that it was time to go. The rest was all Secretariat.

[@pickle581]

Winning time was 2:24, not 2:29. 2:24 flat, no change.

[@N.S.56]

@@pickle581 2:29 and change was for 2023, not secretariat

[@pickle581]

oops. sorry@@N.S.56

[@michellefarrar7437]

Secretariat was definitely God inspired and he was very much needed at that time of the Vietnam War to help lift people's spirits, which of course he did.❤

[@TalkingHorses]

You are so right!

[@celiarodriguez2999]

Secretariat was and IS a Heavenly Horse. To those that are non belivers Please just see Secretariat run and you will be a Beliver.

[@TalkingHorses]

Amen!

[@timothyminor6334]

Secretariat wasn't beaten, the rider was. None of those horses could be big red straight up. The jockey spoke of out thinking big red's jockey by pinning big red to the gate.

[@foots-qt4pk]

While most people felt the Bold Ruler offspring couldn't go a mile and a half, they seem to have forgotten, to their demise, about Secretariats grandfather, Princequillo. He was also Shams grandfather, and if he hadn't broken down, I'm sure Sham would have finished in 2nd place in the Belmont.

[@supersawyer358]

Seattle slew came through that bloodline as well.

[@glendapeterson1180]

If that was Penny Tweedy loosing, what would have happened if she'd won? Love Secretariat and Ron.

[@christineyates2618]

Sorry the name Big Red was appointed to Phar Lap 50 years before Secretariat was born. Check out the Melbourne Cup 1930. Turned out his heart was twice the normal size.

[@michaelduszynski4128]

Murdered by the mafia.

[@marysueeasteregg]

And Man o'War was called that before Phar Lap was born. Let them share the moniker. Three of the greatest horses ever.

[@nj1987]

No question three race's three records to this day case closed Secretariat no question if their was a better horse he would at the very least own one track record

[@TalkingHorses]

I completely agree.

[@wipeyfader]

Charlsie is an absolute legend in the game.

[@josephdovi1565]

If jockey did not look back yet in Belmont time would of been faster

[@amyjohnson4543]

The movie had her losing the coin toss.

[@gaylelakeview2363]

Best "loss" ever. Penny knew what she had....a season mare....with royal blood. Good for her...for showing the sport that women can play too. She loved Riva and Secretariat.

[@RissaFirecat]

She did “lose” the coin toss, lol! But she won in the end.

[@mike.j3913]

​@@gaylelakeview2363she loved sham also she was secretly pulling for sham at Belmont

[@maryj2671]

Secretariat forever the GOAT

[@orriechristopher862]

Secretariat is my favorite racehorse and I know all my facts about him

[@BethPeters-c4e]

Sham was overshadowed by Secretariat. I'm convinced if Secretariat wasn't here Sham would have been champion. I always wondered what it would like to be Ron his jockey. What a part of history

[@mike.j3913]

Sham was as great horse but his problem was he ran into the greatest in history> Secretariat

[@WickedFelina]

Re Onion - Secretariat won the Belmont from the inside. The day he ran against Onion he had a fever. Everybody knew that they ran Secretariat when he was sick. Lucien's motto was "Don't tell no one nothing!" Penney regretted running Secretariat against Prove Out because he had a bad ankle that day. The owners and trainers fault. Just don't run him until he was ready to run. He'd been unbeaten. Like in the Wood Secretariat had an abscess the size of a half dollar. Lucien should have told Turcotte. Turcotte said he wouldn't have pulled up on the reins and could not understand why he kept jerking his head up. No, Lucient wasn't the BEST because he should have insisted that Secretariat NOT run when he was sick. Ruined Secretariat's record forever!

[@trainsacomin2088]

I love that horse

[@parkerbohnn]

What about "the freak of nature's" 150.3 mile October 2nd 2014 at The Meadowlands? That was the greatest mile ever. Mission Brief the record that will stand forever.

[@laurenurban3942]

A 1:50.3 mile. I’ll assume we’re talking about a pacer. Trotters aren’t that fast. If Nihilator had been pushed hard he could have definitely come close to that time.

[@carariela]

I noticed ONION was a great Horse too : )

[@elwoodblues6663]

RONNY T 😇

[@dhaley8847]

I dont think its questionable about who is the best horse! Like all sports its the one that holds the records that have stood for years!

[@jnormanton]

I often wonder if God said to Ron Turcott I am going to turn the clock back and let you live a healthy normal life but Secretariat will not be a part of your life your choice stay as you are or live a normal healthy life, what choice he would make.

[@janeblattner216]

What a stupid comment. Ron Turcotte's fate had nothing to do with Secretariat. He was on another horse when he had his accident. I am so sure Ron Turcotte was so grateful everyday (especially after his accident) that he was the Jockey on Secretariat for all the triple crown races. Ron Turcotte's life was as elevated as Secretariat's. Ron lived his life with bravery never let it get him down.

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

Secretariat didn't paralyze him. You could never have ridden Secretariat

[@salamanca1954]

I am dead certain that Ronnie would say, "Buzz off Lord, I'm good." Why? Turcotte was a jockey. They live hard, dangerous lives, and risk those lives everytime they get up on a 1-ton animal. But they live to ride those horses. Ron Turcotte is, and will always be, above all other jockeys, ever, because he rode God's horse. He would never trade that for anything.

[@TalkingHorses]

Turcotte has already been asked that question and he stated that he would pass on all the glory if he never had his legs taken from him. It's a bittersweet thought!

[@TalkingHorses]

Absolutely true, however, if he could do it all over again would he chose a path wherein he didn't lose his ability to walk? Secretariat was not the cause of his disability, his career as a jockey is the risk he took and later paid the price.

[@paulcollopy4043]

It's shameful how much weight he gained over the years!!!

[@richardmarshall7741]

This guy needs to watch the movie agen she lost the coin toss phips chose the other colt penny got the colt she wanted. What thay don't say much about is tha secretariat is that all his raices he went faster each quarter

[@joshsmith4512]

you know movies tend to take liberty with facts. but saying it did , but they were there🤣