SECRETARIAT HORSE-RACING TRIPLE CROWN BELMONT STAKES CHAMP PINBACK BUTTON 10th A

Description

HERE’S A CELLO PINBACK BUTTON COMMEMORATING THE 10
th
ANNIVERSARY OF:
“SECRETARIAT!
“1973 BELMONT STAKES WINNER”
Secretariat would Sweep the Triple Crown With this Record-Smashing Belmont victory!
This pin commemorates the 10
th
Anniversary of this sports racing history event on June 11, 1983.
The pin measures 1½” in diameter and is in excellent condition!
Record-shattering Secretariat, maybe the best race horse ever, finishing an astonishing 31 lengths ahead in the Belmont in 1973. The strapping chestnut was the first colt since Citation in 1948 to win the Triple Crown!
Jockey Ron Turcotte could use a telescope to see Twice A Prince, 31 lengths back, as he brought Secretariat home for the Triple Crown at the 105th Belmont Stakes. Secretariat hardly broke a sweat as he romped home in record time of 2:24 before 69,138.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SECRETARIAT
Secretariat
(March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) was an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
who, in 1973, became the first
Triple Crown
winner in 25 years. His record-breaking victory in the
Belmont Stakes
, which he won by 31
lengths
, is widely regarded as one of the greatest races in history. During his racing career, he won five
Eclipse Awards
, including
Horse of the Year
honors at ages two and three. He was nominated to the
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
in 1974. In the
List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
, Secretariat is second only to
Man o' War
(racing career 1919–1920), who also was a large
chestnut
colt
given the nickname "Big Red".
At age two, Secretariat finished fourth in his 1972 debut in a
maiden
race, but then won seven of his remaining eight starts, including five stakes victories. His only loss during this period was in the
Champagne Stakes
, where he finished first but was disqualified to second for interference. He received the
Eclipse Award
for
champion two-year-old colt
, and also was the 1972 Horse of the Year, a rare honor for a horse so young.
At age three, Secretariat not only won the Triple Crown, he set speed records in all three races. His time in the
Kentucky Derby
still stands as the
Churchill Downs
track record for ​
1
1
⁄
4
miles, and his time in the Belmont Stakes stands as the American record for ​
1
1
⁄
2
miles on the dirt. His controversial time in the
Preakness Stakes
was eventually recognized as a stakes record in 2012. Secretariat's win in the
Gotham Stakes
tied the track record for 1 mile, he set a world record in the
Marlboro Cup
at ​
1
1
⁄
8
miles, and further proved his versatility by winning two major stakes races on
turf
. He lost three times that year: in the
Wood Memorial
,
Whitney
, and
Woodward Stakes
, but the brilliance of his nine wins made him an American icon. He won his second Horse of the Year title, plus Eclipse Awards for
champion three-year-old colt
and
champion turf horse
.
At the beginning of his three-year-old year, Secretariat was
syndicated
for a record-breaking .08 million (equivalent to  million in 2019), on the condition that he be retired from racing by the end of the year. Although he sired several successful racehorses, he ultimately was most influential through his daughters' offspring, becoming the
leading broodmare sire in North America
in 1992. His daughters produced several notable
sires
, including
Storm Cat
,
A.P. Indy
,
Gone West
,
Dehere
and
Chief's Crown
, and through them Secretariat appears in the pedigree of many modern champions. Secretariat died in 1989 due to
laminitis
at age 19. He is recognized as one of the greatest horses in racing history.
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