6.2M views · 84K reactions | 48 years ago a legend was born and the world gained a champion by the name of SECRETARIAT. June 9th, 1973 at Belmont Park is a day that will be remembered forever... | Belmont Stakes | Facebook

As we count down the days to the G1 Belmont Stakes, we continue celebrating Secretariat’s historic 1973 campaign. Our own Seth Hancock recounts his memories of the “tremendous machine’s” 31-length, record-shattering Belmont victory in the third segment of our video series, Celebrating Secretariat: The Golden Anniversary. ⭐️ | Claiborne Farm

The Last Story Secretariat Told Even in death, he stretched the boundaries of greatness. 🇺🇸❤️ Secretariat left this world on October 4, 1989, at 19 years old — and the racing world held its breath. How do you say goodbye to a legend? How do you lay glory itself to rest? In a tribute reserved for only the most extraordinary, Secretariat was granted a full-body burial — a final honor as rare as the horse himself. But his story didn’t end there. During the necropsy, the attending veterinarian mad