Secretariat’s Legend Rolls on Like, Well, a Tremendous Machine Fifty years after Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown with a runaway win in the Belmont Stakes, fans still long to connect with his story.
Secretariat Is Still the GOAT, 50 Years Later, Kentucky Derby Fans Agree A record-setting Triple Crown run was such an achievement that it helped the horse known as Big Red serve as “a rallying cry for America.”