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Secretariat - Part 5 of 5 [06:10]
Secretariat (March 30, 1970 -- October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first US Triple Crown champion in twenty-five years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby (1:592⁄5), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24)—records that still stand today.
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Secretariat - Part 5 [06:10]
Secretariat (March 30, 1970 October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, who in 1973 became the first US Triple Crown champion in twenty-five years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series - the Kentucky Derby (1:59 2/5), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24) - records that still stand today. Secretariat was the son of Bold Ruler out of Somethingroyal. He was born at Meadow Farm in Caroline County, Virginia. Secretariat was a large chestnut colt and was given the nickname, "Big Red." Owned by Penny Chenery (aka Penny Tweedy), he was trained by Canadian Lucien Laurin and mainly ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte, along with apprentice jockey Paul Feliciano and veteran Eddie Maple. He raced in Penny Chenery's Meadow Stable's blue and white checkered colors. He was approximately 16 hands 2 inches tall, and weighed 1175 pounds in his racing prime.
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