Only four horses competed against Secretariat for the June 9, 1973, running of the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat astonished spectators by the fast pace and opening up a larger and larger margin on the field. Viewers heard the wonder in CBS Television announcer Chic Anderson's voice as he described the horse's pace: "Secretariat is widening now! He is moving like a tremendous machine!" At the finish, he won by 31 lengths (breaking the margin-of-victory record set by Triple Crown winner Count Fleet in 1943, which won by 25 lengths), and ran the fastest 1½ miles on dirt in history, 2:24 flat, which broke the stakes' record by more than two seconds. Secretariat became the ninth Triple Crown winner in history, and the first in 25 years. This historic moment is forever captured in this original 11x14" photograph. Museum Quality Leather Framed as shown with descriptive plaque, replica 1973 Belmont ticket and other paraphernalia to an overall size of 22x32"