Does Secretariat still hold any records?
Secretariat is the first horse that comes to mind when listing Kentucky Derby records. Arguably the best thoroughbred of all-time, he still holds the Kentucky Derby record at 1:59.40, set in 1973. He also set records at the Preakness and Belmont Stakes en route to a Triple Crown.
How much money did Secretariat earn in his lifetime?
Altogether, Secretariat won 16 of his 21 career races, with three seconds and one third, and total earnings of $1,316,808.
Was Secretariat sick before the Kentucky Derby?
If Secretariat ever did disappoint, it was in his next race at Wood Memorial Stakes. Before the race, an abscess had been discovered on the top of his mouth, likely caused by a burr in his hay. Groomer, Eddie Sweat, would tell The Thoroughbred Record six years later that the abscess “bothered” the horse “a lot.”
How many babies Secretariat have?
He sired 663 foals, including 341 winners and 54 that won stakes races, but his ability as a stallion is still criticized. “Secretariat was a very good sire, but he wasn’t the magical sire that people wanted him to be,” says Ed Bowen, president of the Kentucky-based Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Who was with Secretariat when he died?
Penny Chenery, the owner, died on Saturday at 95. Trainer Lucien Laurin passed away in 2000. Eddie Sweat, the groom whom Secretariat followed like a dog trailing his master, left in 1998. The jockey, Ron Turcotte, lives in a wheelchair.
Can you visit Secretariat’s grave?
To make an appointment to visit Secretariat’s grave, call Claiborne Farm at (859) 987-2330.
How much did Secretariat weigh when he died?
He came in at 16.2 hands, his heart was reported to weigh as much as 17 pounds, and his girth so immense that he required a custon-made saddle girth. His stride was so precise that the Jockey Club made a slow-motion analysis of it. Secretariat, Laurin said, “was a dream come true, and the public loved him.”