Chicago history: Secretariat steals show in 1973 at Arlington Park

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Reliving Triple Crown winner Secretariat’s victory at Arlington Park 50 years ago: ‘He responded magnificently’

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“At the outset, Our Native and Blue Chip Dan ricocheted off one another as if they were bowling pins. Leslie Ahrens on Blue Chip Dan had to take up sharply lest he clip My Gallant’s heels. The chain reaction forced My Gallant perilously close to Secretariat. Yet the Triple Crown winner did not deviate from his course. He wanted the lead and he was going to get it.

Secretariat’s quest for the Triple Crown saw him win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and Preakness at Pimlico in track-record time and the Belmont in North American record time. His 31-length margin of victory in the Belmont is by far the biggest in the Triple Crown races. After the Belmont, tracks from coast to coast clamored to entice Tweedy to bring Secretariat to their tracks for a race.

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