§ Quantized History #6

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June 9, 1973 » Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown

“At the finish, he won by 31 lengths (breaking the margin-of-victory record set by Triple Crown winner Count Fleet, who won by 25 lengths) and ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt in history, 2:24 flat, which broke the stakes record by more than 2 seconds. Secretariat's world record still stands, and in fact, no other horse has ever broken 2:25 for 1 1/2 miles on dirt.”

United States Triple Crown Winners [Reverse Chronological Order]

[1978]

Affirmed (Steve Cauthen) Harbor View Farm

[1977]

Seattle Slew (Jean Cruguet) Karen L. Taylor

[1973]

Secretariat (Ron Turcotte) Meadow Stable

[1948]

Citation (Eddie Arcaro) Calumet Farm

[1946]

Assault (Warren Mehrtens) King Ranch

[1943]

Count Fleet (Johnny Longden) Fannie Hertz [too much riding?]

[1941]

Whirlaway (Eddie Arcaro) Calumet Farm

[1937]

War Admiral (Charley Kurtsinger) Samuel D. Riddle

[1935]

Omaha (Willie Saunders) Belair Stud

[1930]

Gallant Fox (Earl Sande) Belair Stud

[1919]

Sir Barton (Johnny Loftus) J. K. L. Ross

Oddly enough, the horse considered to be the Greatest Thoroughbred Racehorse of all time was not a Triple Crown winner! He was not entered in the Kentucky Derby because his owner did not like racing in Kentucky, and believed it was too early in the year for a young horse to go a mile and a quarter. In the list of Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century the top 3 are ranked: (1) Man o' War; (2) Secretariat; and (3) Citation.