Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah [sic]

great minds on FR | June 6, 2015 | great minds on FR

[SunkenCiv]

Wow. Flat-out, nearly wire to wire. What a runner.

[American Constitutionalist]

You were there to watch Secretariat win the Triple Crown ?

Wow

Greatest Race horse of all time.

He still holds the track records at the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont.

[Karl Spooner]

Inaccurate analog time.

[combat_boots]

At the Derby.

I used to go every year.

My maternal grandfather used to have horses, until his stable burned up, with the horses in it. He never got another horse.

That Belmont run, though.

That would have been something to remember. It's worth wandering through the Kentucky bluegrass. I remember driving down one of those white picket fence driveways, with young fillies on one side and colts on the other. They were bunched up and talking and prancing around, looking at each other.

Gosh, that was a long time ago now.

Glad for this horse, American Pharaoh. It's a nice thing to think about.

[ETL]

Here's how AP's winning time of 2:26:65 stacks up against history...

Pretty darn good I must say, although Hall of Fame jockey, Jerry Bailey, did note before the race that the track was especially fast today.

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Belmont Stakes...

(Secretariat 1973)

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time*
2014	Tonalist	Joel Rosario	Christophe Clement	Robert S. Evans	2:28.52
2013	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	2:30.70
2012	Union Rags	John Velazquez	Michael Matz	Phyllis M. Wyeth	2:30.42
2011	Ruler on Ice	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Kelly Breen	George and Lori Hall	2:30.88
2010	Drosselmeyer	Mike Smith	William Mott	WinStar Farm LLC	2:31.57
2009	Summer Bird	Kent Desormeaux	Tim Ice	Kalarikkal & Vilasini Jayaraman	2:27.54
2008	Da'Tara	Alan Garcia	Nick Zito	Robert V. LaPenta	2:29.65
2007	Rags to Riches ‡	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	M. Tabor & D. Smith	2:28.74
2006	Jazil	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Farm	2:27.81
2005	Afleet Alex	Jeremy Rose	Timothy Ritchey	Cash is King LLC	2:28.75
2004	Birdstone	Edgar Prado	Nick Zito	Marylou Whitney Stables	2:27.50
2003	Empire Maker	Jerry Bailey	Robert Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:28.26
2002	Sarava	Edgar Prado	Kenneth McPeek	New Phoenix Stable	2:29.71
2001	Point Given	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:26.80
2000	Commendable	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:31.20
1999	Lemon Drop Kid	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	2:27.80
1998	Victory Gallop	Gary Stevens	W. Elliott Walden	Prestonwood Farm	2:29.00
1997	Touch Gold	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach	2:28.80
1996	Editor's Note	Rene R. Douglas	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:28.80
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens		Michael Tabor	2:32.00
1994	Tabasco Cat	Pat Day		Reynolds/Overbrook	2:26.80
1993	Colonial Affair	Julie Krone	Scotty Schulhofer	Centennial Farms	2:29.80
1992	A.P. Indy	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Tomonori Tsurumaki	2:26.13
1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farm	2:28.00
1990	Go And Go	Michael Kinane	Dermot K. Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	2:27.20
1989	Easy Goer	Pat Day	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	2:26.00
1988	Risen Star	Ed Delahoussaye	Louie J. Roussel III	Louie J. Roussel III	2:26.40
1987	Bet Twice	Craig Perret	Jimmy Croll	Blanche P. Levy	2:28.20
1986	Danzig Connection	Chris McCarron	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:29.80
1985	Creme Fraiche	Eddie Maple		Brushwood Stables	2:27.00
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.		Claiborne Farm	2:27.20
1983	Caveat			August Belmont IV	2:27.80
1982	Conquistador Cielo			Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:28.20
1981	Summing	George Martens	Luis Barrera	Charles T. Wilson, Jr.	2:29.00
1980	Temperence Hill	Eddie Maple	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	2:29.80
1979	Coastal	Ruben Hernandez	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	2:28.60
1978	Affirmed †	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:26.80
1977	Seattle Slew †	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner, Jr.	Karen L. Taylor	2:29.60
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	2:29.00
1975	Avatar	Bill Shoemaker	Tommy Doyle	Arthur A. Seeligson, Jr.	2:28.20
1974	Little Current	Miguel A. Rivera	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	2:29.20
1973	Secretariat †	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	2:24.00
1972	Riva Ridge			Meadow Stud	2:28.00
1971	Pass Catcher	Walter Blum	Eddie Yowell	October House Farm	2:30.40
1970	High Echelon	John L. Rotz	John W. Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	2:34.00
1969	Arts and Letters	Braulio Baeza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:28.80
1968	Stage Door Johnny	Heliodoro Gustines	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:27.20
1967	Damascus	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Edith W. Bancroft	2:28.80
1966	Amberoid	William Boland	Lucien Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	2:29.60
1965	Hail To All	Johnny Sellers	Eddie Yowell	Zelda Cohen	2:28.40
1964	Quadrangle	Manuel Ycaza	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables	2:28.40
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:30.20
1962	Jaipur	Bill Shoemaker	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	2:28.80
1961	Sherluck	Braulio Baeza	Harold Young	Jacob Sher	2:29.20
1960	Celtic Ash	Bill Hartack	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O'Connell	2:29.20
1959	Sword Dancer	Bill Shoemaker	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	2:28.40
1958	Cavan	Pete Anderson	Thomas J. Barry	Joseph E. O'Connell	2:30.20
1957	Gallant Man	Bill Shoemaker	John A. Nerud	Ralph Lowe	2:26.60
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:29.80
1955	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:29.00
1954	High Gun	Eric Guerin	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:30.80
1953	Native Dancer		Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	2:28.60
1952	One Count	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Sarah F. Jeffords	2:30.20
1951	Counterpoint	David Gorman	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	2:29.00
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:28.60
1949	Capot	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:30.20
1948	Citation †	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:28.20
1947	Phalanx	Ruperto Donoso	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	2:29.40
1946	Assault †	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:30.80
1945	Pavot	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Walter M. Jeffords, Sr.	2:30.20
1944	Bounding Home	Gayle Smith	Matt Brady	William Ziegler, Jr.	2:32.20
1943	Count Fleet †	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	2:28.20
1942	Shut Out	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:29.20
1941	Whirlaway †		Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:31.00
1940	Bimelech	Fred A. Smith	William A. Hurley	Edward R. Bradley	2:29.60
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:29.60
1938	Pasteurized		George M. Odom	Carol Harriman Plunkett	2:29.40
1937	War Admiral †	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:28.60
1936	Granville	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:30.00
1935	Omaha †	Willie Saunders			2:30.60
1934	Peace Chance	Wayne D. Wright	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	2:29.20
1933	Hurryoff	Mack Garner	Henry McDaniel		2:32.60
1932	Faireno	Tommy Malley	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:32.80
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:29.60
1930	Gallant Fox †	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:31.60
1929	Blue Larkspur	Mack Garner	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:32.80
1928	Vito	Clarence Kummer	Max Hirsch	Alfred H. Cosden	2:33.20
1927	Chance Shot	Earl Sande	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	2:32.40
1926	Crusader	Albert Johnson	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:32.20
1925	American Flag	Albert Johnson	Gwyn R. Tompkins		2:16.80
1924	Mad Play	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	2:18.80
1923	Zev				2:19.00
1922	Pillory	C. H. Miller	Thomas J. Healey	Richard T. Wilson, Jr.	2:18.80
1921	Grey Lag	Earl Sande	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable	2:16.80
1920	Man o' War	Clarence Kummer	Louis Feustel	Glen Riddle Farm	2:14.20
1919	Sir Barton †	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	2:17.40
1918	Johren	Frank Robinson	Albert Simons	Harry P. Whitney	2:20.40
1917	Hourless	James H. Butwell	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont, Jr.	2:17.80
1916	Friar Rock	Everett Haynes			2:22.00
1915	The Finn	George Byrne	Edward W. Heffner	Henry C. Hallenbeck	2:18.40
1914	Luke McLuke	Merritt Buxton	John F. Schorr	John W. Schorr	2:20.00
1913	Prince Eugene	Roscoe Troxler	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	2:18.00
1912	No race was held
1911
1910	Sweep	James H. Butwell	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	2:22.00
1909	Joe Madden	Eddie Dugan	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth	2:21.60
1908	Colin	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	N/A
1907	Peter Pan	George Mountain			N/A
1906	Burgomaster	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	Harry P. Whitney	2:20.00
1905	Tanya ‡	Gene Hildebrand			2:08.00
1904	Delhi	George M. Odom	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	2:06.60
1903	Africander	John Bullman	Richard O. Miller	Hampton Stable	2:21.75
1902	Masterman		John J. Hyland	August Belmont, Jr.	2:22.60
1901	Commando	Henry Spencer	James G. Rowe, Sr.	James R. Keene	2:21.00
1900	Ildrim	Nash Turner	H. Eugene Leigh	H. Eugene Leigh	2:21.25
1899	Jean Bereaud	Richard Clawson	Sam Hildreth	Sydney Paget	2:23.00
1898	Bowling Brook	Fred Littlefield	R. Wyndham Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	2:32.00
1897	Scottish Chieftain	Joe Scherrer	Matt Byrnes	Marcus Daly	2:23.25
1896	Hastings	Henry Griffin	John J. Hyland	Blemton Stable	2:24.50
1895	Belmar	Fred Taral	Edward Feakes	Preakness Stables	2:11.50
1894	Henry of Navarre	Willie Simms	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	1:56.50
1893	Comanche		Gus Hannon	Empire Stable	1:53.25
1892	Patron	William Hayward	Lewis Stuart	Lewis Stuart	2:17.00
1891	Foxford	Edward R. Garrison	M. Donavan	C. E. Rand	2:08.75
1890	Burlington	Pike Barnes	Albert Cooper	Hough Bros.	2:07.75
1889	Eric	William Hayward	John Huggins	A. J. Cassatt	2:47.25
1888	Sir Dixon	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:40.25
1887	Hanover				2:43.50
1886	Inspector B				2:41.00
1885	Tyrant	Paul Duffy	C. Claypool	James B. A. Haggin	2:43.00
1884	Panique	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:42.00
1883	George Kinney				2:42.50
1882	Forester		Lewis Stuart	Appleby & Johnson	2:43.00
1881	Saunterer	Tom Costello	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	2:47.00
1880	Grenada	W. Hughes			2:47.00
1879	Spendthrift	George Evans	Thomas Puryear	James R. Keene	2:42.75
1878	Duke of Magenta	W. Hughes	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard	2:43.50
1877	Cloverbrook	C. Holloway	Jeter Walden	E. A. Clabaugh	2:46.00
1876	Algerine	Billy Donohue	Thomas W. Doswell	Doswell & Co.	2:40.50
1875	Calvin	Bobby Swim	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	2:42.25
1874	Saxon	George Barbee	W. Prior	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:39.50
1873	Springbok	James G. Rowe, Sr.	David McDaniel	David McDaniel	3:01.75
1872	Joe Daniels				2:58.25
1871	Harry Bassett	Walter Miller			2:56.00
1870	Kingfisher	Edward D. Brown	Rollie Colston	Daniel Swigert	2:59.50
1869	Fenian	C. Miller	Jacob Pincus	August Belmont	3:04.25
1868	General Duke	Bobby Swim	A. Thompson	McConnell & Co.	3:02.00
1867	Ruthless ‡	Gilbert Patrick	A. Jack Minor	Francis Morris	3:05.00

• Note: Timed to the 1/4 second 1867 to 1901 and 1903, to the 1/5 second 1902 and 1904 to 2001, then to the 1/100 since 2002 as well as in 1992.

See also: Highest combined Triple Crown finish

A † designates a Triple Crown Winner.
A ‡ designates a filly.

Belmont Stakes...

[Joe 6-pack]

"That horse had an abnormally large heart, if memory serves."

It did...and so did Sham who most likely would have won the '73 triple crown had it not been for Secretariat. IIRC, the original use of the term, "X factor" was for the oversize heart of a racehorse, and is believed to be a recessive trait in thoroughbreds that can lead to a healthy heart being 2X (or even more) larger than a "normal" horse heart.

[American Constitutionalist]

Will we ever see another one like Secretariot in our life times ?

[tx_eggman]

Secretariat was 2:24, not 2:26. Fastest 1 1/2 mile time in history .. anywhere.

[newfreep]

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=preakness+in+1973&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=2F2C53A1A2334BD60ECA2F2C53A1A2334BD60ECA

[American Constitutionalist]

Yes, I was corrected on that.

Secretariot was the greatest race horse of all time.

[Karl Spooner]

I was never much of a horse racing fan after what happened to Ruffian .

[wbarmy]

Am not a race follower, but I noticed faster times in 1893 and 1894. Did they change the race?

[newfreep]

Secretariat will always be the greatest ever. Here’s his almost 30 length win at 1973 Belmont. Note the cameraman was having problems getting Secretariat and the 2nd place horse (Sham) in the same camera view.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=1973+Belmont+Stakes+Replay&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&mid=15ECB3ABEBB98646D02A15ECB3ABEBB98646D02A

[spiderfern]

Did you see Penny Chenney (sp)?

[Karl Spooner]

Good point. 1893 Comanche in 1.53

[SunkenCiv]

Every now and then (and basically annually, ahead of the Derby) I do enjoy watching all three of those 1973 races. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Worked out!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ETL.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[SunkenCiv]

• American Pharoah to go for Triple Crown in June 6 Belmont Stakes
• The 147th (2015) BELMONT STAKES! Will the 37-year drought end today??
• American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown

[Verginius Rufus]

Just goes to show you don’t have to be able to spell well to run well.