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SECRETARIAT TRIVIA

1) What year did Secretariat win the Triple Crown?


In 1973, Secretariat not only won the Triple Crown but set speed records in all three races.

2) What was Secretariat's margin of victory in the Belmont Stakes?


His record-breaking victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes, which he won by 31 lengths, is widely regarded as one of the greatest races of all time.

3) Who was Secretariat's sire?


Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler who won the Preakness Stakes and Horse of the Year honors in 1957.

4) Which jockey rode Secretariat to victory in the 1973 Kentucky Derby?


Having won the previous year with Riva Ridge, Turcotte became the first jockey to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbies since Jimmy Winkfield in 1902.

5) What colors did Secretariat race in?


Secretariat raced in Meadow Stables' blue-and-white-checkered colors.

6) How many quarts of oats did Secretariat eat each day during his record-setting 1973 campaign?


Secretariat was known for his appetite. During his three-year-old campaign, he ate 15 quarts of oats a day.

7) Which national magazine cover did Secretariat appear on just before the Belmont Stakes?


As Secretariat prepared for the Belmont Stakes, he appeared on the covers of three national magazines: Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated. He had become a national celebrity.

8) How much was Secretariat syndicated for?


In January 1973, Christopher Chenery, the founder of Meadow Stables, died and the taxes on his estate forced his daughter Penny to consider selling Secretariat. Together with Seth Hancock of Claiborne Farm, she instead managed to syndicate the horse, selling 32 shares worth $190,000 each for a total of $6.08 million, a world syndication record at the time, surpassing the previous record for Nijinsky who was syndicated for $5.44 million in 1970.

9) How much did Secretariat's heart weigh?


Secretariat was known in life as a horse with a large "heart", but his autopsy revealed it to be a whopping 22 lbs--nearly three times the size of a normal Thoroughbred heart!

10) Which horse played Secretariat in the 2010 movie about his life?


The role of Secretariat was actually played by five horses. Trolley Boy, the principal horse used in the movie, was selected by Penny Chenery in a Secretariat look-alike contest and even walked the Red Carpet at the film premiere in Hollywood.

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