This is one of my all-time sports stories!! Other than (of course):
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On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. With a spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. In one of the finest performances in racing history, Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, completed the 1.5-mile race in 2 minutes and 24 seconds, a dirt-track record for that distance.
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Secretariat was pulling away as he crossed the line. One of my favorite lines is Announcer Chic Anderson perfectly captured the breathtaking romp to the first Triple Crown in 25 years when he exclaimed,
“Secretariat is widening now. He is moving like a tremendous machine!”
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