Tag: Ron Turcotte

• Big Red

  

  50 years later and Secretariat still holds Derby record The Kentucky Derby to be held on Saturday is called the most exciting two minutes in sports. Make that one minute and 59 seconds in the case of Secretariat — 1:59-2/5 to be exact. The record set by the big chestnut stallion for the 1-1/4 miles…

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  May 6, 2022

  HORSE RACING

  Belmont Stakes, Chic Anderson, Claiborne Farm, Kentucky Derby, Laffit Pincay, Preakness, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, Triple Crown records

• Greatest racehorse ever!

  

  Today in New York is the running of the Belmont Stakes. No racing fan will ever forget the greatest Belmont in history, and the most amazing performance by a thoroughbred in the history of racing.

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  June 5, 2021

  HORSE RACING

  105th Belmont Stakes, 1973 Belmont, 31 lengths, ‘Big Red’, Belmont Stakes, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, Triple Crown