Secretariat: Big Red's Last Race | Full Movie
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- In 1973, after winning the Triple Crown of racing in historic fashion, the great racehorse Secretariat was challenged to a match race at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto against the Canadian Horse of the Year, Kennedy Road.
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The race took place on October 28th. This remarkable short film by Pen Densham and John Watson of Insight Films captures the excitement of this historic race.
I'm not even interested in horse racing, but have always been fascinated by Secretariat. When there is a once in a century talent, it's impossible not to be awed by it. Even a casual observer like me can appreciate the beauty of his performances.
The last race of the greatest horse ever. Seeing him run past those flashing lights like he was flying. I will never forget. I truly love secretariat. I will remember him forever and he was such a magnificent looking horse. Just gorgeous.
Secretariat "Big Red" a beautiful, amazing, great horse, a legend won the triple crown in 1973. A phenonenal race horse. Watched his life documentary, and his movie of his races, loved this movie. Wish UA-cam would post the movie "Secretariat". That would be great to be able to watch this fantastic horse story again. Such a historic story of a magnificent horse. R.I.P. SECRETARIAT ....
surely missed & running in Heaven. ❤😢
My 4 young daughters, and I, visited Secretariat twice in the mid 80's. No photographs, or video, could never show what an amazing, magnificent, horse he was. They even put my youngest daughter on his back. She was then 3 years old, and at 43, she still remembers that today.
The experience of a lifetime 👏
What a great experience for
her. He really did pose for pictures and ran almost from birth. When I feel depressed, I watch the movie. RIP Big Red. Penney Tweedy and Ms Hamm were so dedicated to him.
I'll never forget this race, it was almost surreal, watching Secretariat in the stretch, all by himself, the mist and the lights, and his big white plumes of breath, the greatest horse who has ever run, the incomparable Secretariat...
That scene was magnificant and truly showed what he was
@@Makado14 Like a Mythological creature 🦄
I feel so honoured to be one of the people that stood in the fog for almost 4 hours just to see This Great Horse . It's true when they say he posed for pictures . It was one of the greatest moments of my horse career !
Awesome that exciting
Secretariat was a gift from the Almighty, I’m so proud that , he United us all in our feelings for the magnificent Horse. We loved him and that helped us love each other.
Miracle Athlete , Ambassodor for His Creator !
♥️😍♥️
I can only imagine the awesomeness of being there!🥰
Secretariat LOVED to run and he was built for it. He was a magnificent horse with a lot of personality. I wished he'd lived longer but he had a good life. It's fun to watch him run chill initially, then he turns on the afterburners and leaves everyone waaaay behind. What a beautiful being he was.
I fell in Love with SECRETAREAT the first time I saw his first race, even now years later, he's still my favorite horse of ALL TIME. I have T-shirts with his name SECRETAREAT is the Greatest horse of ALL TIME ❤!!!.
It gives me goosebumps when Secretariat and Kennedy Road are side by side on the backstretch then Secretariat pulls ahead and the call “there he goes there he goes” it gets me every time I’ve watched this race! That was just what most people there were waiting to see!
It does me too, I've watch this several times and I still get goose bumps when he just decides to leave K Road and him turning for home steam coming from both nostrils like a big locomotive.
@@mikewhite6288 with the the vapors coming from his nostrils heading to the wire Darrell Wells says “ ladies and gentlemen he’s all yours” and the crowd is going nuts and there’s people running on the outer track to the inner track just to get as close as they can, to me this race is every bit as good as the 3 triple crown races! It’s a must see race
@@johnwalsh3215 yes and that gave me cold chills hearing that.
22:34-22:38 I love that shot of the steam coming out of his nose. Looks like a locomotive, which is exactly how he ran. Unstoppable!
And the vets didn't weight it but they felt that Big Red's heart was around 25 lbs!!
He was just awesome - loved that horse
I saw him win the Florida Derby when was three, I thought then he was the most beautiful, perfectly balanced horse I had ever seen. Time has not changed my opinion.
@@myrticehamilton2093 Secretariat "did not" run in the Florida Derby!
I was so happy to see Secretariat win his last race in great, definitive fashion! 😊🏇🏆 I just wish I could've seen him in person. Of course, I'm so sad he's gone from this earth, but he'll live on, loved forever in my heart and in millions of others. ❤️💖 See you in heaven, Big Red!
Like the announcer said, "And there he goes. There he goes!" Big Red races into immortality.
His like will not soon be seen again.
There are horses, and then there are HORSES. Then you have Secretariat.
Thanks Big Red for all the memories.
A Beautiful Horse with a mind and a personality of his own. The kind of horse you only see once in a lifetime xoxo
Chances are Secretariat is a once ever horse! I feel so lucky I was here for that once!
the last race of my beloved Secretariat- who has the most amazing,unbelievable Triple Crown wins of all time.Thanks for the memories,Big Red! We will always love you.You are a thing of beauty and a joy forever!
No matter how many people will be called the title of G.O.A.T., Secretariat will always be THE G.O.A.T.
Thank you. Wonderful. Just can't get enough of watching Secretariat!
Big Red hits that corner and says "bye yall...gotta go!!!!"""" LOVE IT
Thank you for this video of Secretariat's last race. Unbeatable at the end of his career.
Pulling ahead effortlessly in the home stretch. Magnificent.
Big Red went out in a blaze of glory.
One of the best horses of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I see there are 6 haters! I just don't get people like that! How can you not appreciate the greatness and beauty that Secretariat gave us to remember as part of history, and had a unique personality that will stand in the test of time for ever in history as the greatest race horse of all time ! :) Peace
Yes, what the hell would anyone hate anything that honored Secretariat? Jerks. 😥🐎🐎
Why concern yourself with that?
Just make your point about sectetariat and then we can all read it.
No-one cares who gives a thumbs up and who doesnt.
@@michaelginn5774 Why did you reply? If no one should concern themselves about likes and dislikes! You should've left my reply alone! Lol
My father galloped both Kennedy road and cougar so cool to watch this race.
It was not a match race, it was the Canadian International Stakes Race. I was lucky enough to see this race!
Certainly not a match race. Kennedy Road broke down and finished almost last. That happened to horses that tried to keep up with Secretariat
Secretariat... (Big Red), magnificent, amazing horse, loved to run. Won the triple Crown and broke racing time records. Beautiful horse, posed for the camera
and loved to have his picture taken. Secretariat was a champion, he was one of a kind. No horse could beat him in 1973. He was retired to stud after his race in Woodbine, Canada which he won in October 1973. So very sad when Secretariat passed away in 1989 at the Age of 19. There will never be another Secretariat he was known as the people's horse.
*R.I.P. SECRETARIAT ... YOU ARE NOW RUNNING IN HEAVEN.
*R.I.P. PENNY CHENERY TWEEDY, OWNER, WHO BELIEVED IN "BIG RED" & LOVED THIS HORSE. ❤❤😢😢
I still get cold chills watching him turn for home
The horse is my favorite animal, because that animal has personality...Secateriate possed it in such a huge way....When he would walk out to the crowd he was a rock star....Rest well The Most Highs creation...Salute...
I wish I could've saw Secretariat run. What a sight it must have been to watch this amazing horse, in person
No Doubt The Best Race Horse Of All Time What A Champion!
Simply amazing. He was the greatest racehorse of all time. And such a thrill to see this old footage of him. TY!
Wish I could have been there. What a great great race, and what a Great Horse, Secretariat, the horse that God made.. Nice the hear Daryl Wells announce the race at Woodbine in Toronto.
Greatest Race Horse EVER
Thank you for this video ❤ i never tire watching this great horse run !
This footage is almost more impressive than the Belmont footage. Just because it was his last race. The spectacular victorious swan song of the greatest equine specimen in history.
The narrator of this film, Jim Coleman, was an iconic Canadian sports journalist who passed away in 2001. He was a big horse racing fan and is a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame as well as the Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Order Of Canada.
Ron Turcotte also a member of the Order of Canada as well as other awards.
The great grandson of Nearco, the maternal grandson of Princequillo, the son of old Ruler and Something Royal, the breeding genius of Christopher Chennery and Bull Handcock!
The Bloodline at it’s zenith! Thank you Federico Tesio!
Bold Ruler was his dad. My old TB also was descended from Nearco on his sire's side. My 18.2 hand TB was a five month old colt when Secretariat won the Triple Crown. He passed away in 2007 at 34 years of age. Miss him still. (Jan Griffiths).
@@douglasgriffiths3534
34 years old! What a wonderful lifespan. I’m glad for both of you ❤ And 18.2 hands high!! That may be tallest TB I’ve ever heard about. What a horse! R.I.P. 🌈
Secretariat's great-great-great fgrandson is American Pharaoh.Big Red's best genes come from his Mother and her bloodline.
In that year 1973 we saw 2 tremendous horses that both deserved the Triple crown Secretariat and Sham. Unfortunately Sham was born the wrong year with Secretariat. The way Shams jockey used the whip on him i felt so sorry for Sham. In my life that year there were so many first also excepted in college, graduation for school, ect and watching wide world of sports horse race and Secretariat wipe races out. Life was young and filled with excitement. Wow, this year to have my heart filled with the prospect of a filly winning the triple crown ❤.
So beautiful, gracious, excellent, the greatest horse 🐎, absolutely perfect ,his heart was almost twice the size of normal heart,there will never be another
Big Red was the greatest athelete of all time.
Darrell Wells was the best announcer ,when Woodbine closed to move to Fort Erie ,Mr.Wells came to the Fort,,,,big red came to Toronto for his last race was a treat for Canada,call it a final workout,Kennedy Road was our best at time
I miss big red 😊
The G.O.A.T.......RIP you beautiful thing....
Great video and it really has a 1970s feel with the music and everything.
It’s awesome that fans were so exuberant about & supportive of a horse from another country. After all, Canada’s #1 Horse was competing in this, too!! And he was no slouch! Other Canadian horses were running also.
Such is the effect of Sublime Athletes… They manage to bridge fans around the world.
The all time greatest horse that ever live my favorite Secretariat.
Wowwww...so inspiring, love from Uganda
And that's why he's "Super Horse." And always will be.
I love the picture of him on Time magazine !! Super Horse. It was a picture in Penny's house when she was being interviewed. 😍😍😍😍🐎🐎🐎♥️
@@reginacollins308 I have all 3 of the magazines he appeared on---Sports Illustrated, Time, and Newsweek. The Time cover is the best. So handsome he was. I keep the magazines in my gun safe, since they are such treasures. And all still in near pristine condition. I didn't buy them to look at. (Jan Griffiths).
Fantastic, I remember the race at Belmont well.
My older daughter saw the Belmont on a very hot day when Big John Brown was supposed to win.
Hattie M. Bad karma from a sleazy, braggadocious trainer did Big Brown in. The horse deserved much better. His trainer got what he deserved.
Secretariat must've thought to himself, "You're not the winner today." He loved to run and hated losing.
I love you forever Secretariat, RIP beautiful boy...❤❤❤
The horse that God built
I like the fans rushing the rail at 23:13.
Greatest of all~time!
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+jesusisnotallright s you cant even spell
Big heart! Literally!
And he loved to race and to win.
jesusisnotallright s. They didn't exist then - like you don't now.
Thank you for sharing this!
Secretariat's team received an invite to this race. Can you imagine how the race organizers reacted when the invite was accepted? That's like winning the lottery.
One n only... Secretariat...
His owner lived next to the farm we lived on....a thoroughbred farm...I walked past her house most ever day....Secretariat siired many foals at the farm....don't recall their names....but there was none like Secretariat ever!!!!!
One is T C winner American Pharoah.
I love how they say "it was match race between Secretariat and Kennedy Road" but it certainly was not. Kennedy Road broke down and finished nearly last. Thats what happens to horses who try to challenge and keep up with Secretariat. As thats the same thing that happened to Sham in the Belmont
Yep. Secretariat was just toying with K road. and then he just left him like he was tied up.
I felt bad for Sham he had two teeth knocked out in the Derby and the jockey beat him unmercifully in all three races and they kept racing him till he finally broke down it was a shame the way they treated that horse !
@@juniorjohnson5961 sham was a great horse. Any other year sham would have easily been a triple crown winner, secretariat was just to much for him.
@@juniorjohnson5961 Me too. As much as I love Secretariat the way Sham was treated breaks my heart and is the reason I’ll never love horse racing, just Secretariat.
Gave me chills ,wow
At around 16:15 Secretariat is walking along with a guy with a pair of 1970's pants and it looks like he is looking down at them thinking "why would anyone wear pants like that? I can't really talk though cause I know I had pants just like them. The '70's were a crazy time! 😳🏇. ...................................🏇
70's girl, here. That was the style back then, so it didn't look crazy to us. I love my adult kids reactions to the 70's style. My youngest loves & wears 70's style clothes.😊
thx for the great video
These were the type of film that would be shown on ITV in the school holidays in the 70s-80s
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This race was really quite the undertaking for Secretariat: just his 2nd time on Turf, against mostly older** horses, in miserable sleeting weather, and - MOST significantly - the distance was 1 mile & 5/8. Which was 1/8 of a mile longer than the Belmont Stakes.
So, in the last race of his life, he ran the greatest distance of his life. On a surface still new to him. In dicey conditions. And he managed to win. Decisively!! What a perfect finish to his career. WHAT A HORSE! ❤🥳🌟🌈We’ll never forget you, Big Red. Thank you for all of the joy your Memory continues to bring.
**Of his 10 competitors, two were also Age 3 & the rest ranged between 4-6. Kennedy Road, Canada’s #1 Horse, was 5. Among the 6-yr-olds was Triangular, trained by “Giant Killer” Allen Jerkens, who had defeated Secretariat 2x following his Triple Crown win (with other horses).
Not only win but set the record for that distance.
@@mstrunn Secretariat didn’t equal or break any record in this final race. He did, though, in his 1 previous Turf race (the Man o’ War Stakes at Belmont Park).
I still miss him. (sigh)
I also miss Secretariat...
Secretariat, the Bobby Orr of horses!
Well said. Both dominated their respective venues. Bobby was untouchable and Secretariat was too when he was fit and ready.
I was at Belmont in June of 73 when he went into the far turn running like a "tremendous machine". The Sham fans were out in mass to root him home. They had Puerto Rican Steel Bands there and the place was pulsating with anticipation. The movie shows a battle in the backstretch but that was for effect. In fact. Secretariat disposed of Sham early in the duel down the backstretch. I can still remember Turcotte looking over at the teletimer board to see what the fractions were as he roared down the final 1/8th mile. On that day there was no horse born or would be born that could have beaten Big Red.
you don't think they loved him up there too!!I couldn't even hear the announcer
The most important person, bar none, to the great Secretariat was Eddy Sweat! That man was like a father ,mother ,brother ,sister ,and all the rest to Big Red ! Eddie was at the horses side almost all the time . Grooming him ,feeding him ,etc. he knew the horse better than anyone .Eddy knew his every mood, what made him happy ,and always did what was best for the love of his life, Secretariat !
I don’t understand why Eddie didn’t accept the job offer to stay with Big Red when they retired him?Any clue?
@@goricaj1 He was offered the job, however he needed to be with his family at that time and could not take the job !
stuballs42, Eddie Sweat was the same with Riva Ridge. Total devotion with both horses. Eddie, however, knew Secretariat better any other human being ever could.
@@goricaj1 At that point, Eddies health was not good. He was dying of Leukemia and unable to travel anywhere
Praise God for that Horse 🐎 the incredible Breeding of Bold Ruler & SomethingRoyal produced Secretariat. Christopher Chenery made the right choice to Breed SomethingRoyal with Bold Ruler but had the front row seat in Heaven to watch this Horse from God 🙏✝️🙏
18 people who don't like this video obviously have no idea who this horse was!!!! ;)
@horselover than why would you not like the video???? Just don't like a winning horse or just a sore loser???? LOL
@horselover oh the guy that put up the video???
@horselover because I could not imagine a guy with the name "horselover" not love Secretariat!!! ;)
The funny thing is this new jockey started to pull the whip on the home stretch and then tucked it back lol...
Secretariat was the greatest horse to win the Triple Crown. He was enormous and lightening fast. His intelligence was amazing as well. He was like a big, playful kid. RIP Big Red. 💔 He is referred to as a horsemen’s dream, but he was owned by a very wise woman and her father’s secretary. A once in a lifetime thourobred.
Poor Kennedy Road. He bowed a tendon a week before this race, when he set a track record that stood for 26 years. He ran a valiant race on three legs.
gvbezoff I didn't think trainer's allowed horses to run with a bowed tendon.
He couldn't have beat Secretariat with a rocket booster strapped to him!
If that is true then the owner, trainer, jockey all involved should not have even thought they were doing the right thing, especially for breeding. I think your from lala land. Nobody would let a horse run with this problem.
@@jclinton23 Say that to the Gomez Family.
Bullshit. No horse in history could have beaten Secretariat when he was sound. His losses can all be well attributed to human error. Nice try though.
Thanks great video find.
I don't know they had their own secretariat with Norther Dancer and it was good to see A.P Taylor who owned woodbine race course and he also owned and bred Northern Dancer who is undoubtedly the best stud in the world history period. His babies won championships in almost every country on earth
What can anyone say, he wasn't made in America, he was made by the Hand of God.
Super horse 🐎
If you saw the short video piece blk and wht video in this video of Man O War I never ever seen a horse look at Both Cakes then his Owner to say Hay is for Horses 🐎 I don't eat Cake !😮 that is the cutest thing I seen a horse do Man O War Was So Smart and Secretariat was just the same ❤❤ 2 Huge Horse Hearts 💕 💞
priceless footage. thank you.
in 1973 the Canadian International unlike today was run over 2600 metres
where all his other races were from 1000 metres to 2400 metres
I wish I had seen the race but I don't think it was on American TV?I saw the Woodbine track recently when on vacation in the Toronto area.It's next door to Pearson Toronto airport.
@@hattiem.7966 It was shown in America as part of ABC Wide World of Sports a week later the ABC recording is on YT
22:33 Freight Train Coming.
🤓👍🏻👍the best movie
Wow,he was just playing around until,,,,boom he's gone
Jamás podré olvidar a Secretaria siempre está en mi corazón
❤❤❤
Apparantly he picked up the rake in his mouth and cleaned his stable.
28 Haters Why would anyone not love anything regarding SECRETARIAT????!!!?? Some people are unhappy and they show their hatred at the most ridiculous time.
Secretariat was phenomenal but in recent times my favorite is Afleet Alex who should have been a triple crown winner.. He got caught in traffic in the derby, was practically knocked off his feet in the Preakness and regained his feet with his ears pinned to win anyway (the interference was way greater than that by the horse who was disqualified a couple years ago). His win in the Belmont was pretty darn impressive.
Alex was a little guy but his intelligence was obvious… calm and collected before and after the race.
i lough so loud when i read someone say secretariate can only run on dirt.bwhahahha..horse can run to any place..his last race proves that no matter what.je can win
THE BEST - EVEN BETTER THAN AMERICAN PHAROAH (sp?)
@@lyndawilson2295 i think he was Secratariat's grandson.
@@hazelkagey6739 American Pharoah is a descendant of Secretariat through his dam, Littleprincessemma. Secretariat is his great, great, great grandfather on his maternal side. Secretariat isn't the only successful horse in American Pharoah's pedigree. His sire, Pioneerof the Nile, was second in the Kentucky Derby in 2009.Sep 13, 2021.
lucky, LUCKY you !!
If PENNY'S BROTHER HAD BEEN MY BROTHER, I WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM WHERETO GO!!!!!!
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I'm pretty sure the 4 thumbs down are for the film quality which by today's terms is not HD lol. Back then it was also HD (highly disturbing) quality..
I saw Man 'O War ( I saw his grave in Ky ) 20 years ago.He also finished his career at the Woodbine track.I'm sure Penny knew this.Did they mention it in this video?
Yes
@@michaelginn5774 I saw Woodbine track a few days ago when on vacation in Toronto.The track is very near Pearson Toronto airport.
Yes, that’s part of the segment starting at 10:28
Back when they had REAL reporters
Seabiscuit takes the biscuit..a more likeable horse, underdogs are always best!!
Chris Johnson Secretariat made the biscuits
Different eras, different circumstances, equally great though for different reasons. Relax - enjoy ALL great horses.
i hate someone will say pherhaps he is the greatest..i dont believe that they can talk like that where they dont even witness a nother who can do what secretariat record on belmont
To me no other horse will be better then secretariat he also has a double sized heart to help him.
The horse that dont need a whip....he runs like water
Apt description 🤗
12:10 ELVIS!
I think it's Michael Madsen lol
yup,its the people who watch man o war race will give the answer if who is the greatest horse and one just say its secretariate
The exercise rider's name was Charlie Davis, not George.
+tubeyhamster Actually it was George "Charlie" Davis.
was getting it in