Photo: Winants Bros. Inc. As the field continued to the wire, Secretariat finished 31 lengths ahead to the joy of more than 69,000 frenzied fans at Belmont while Twice a Prince edged My Gallant ...

When you win the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths in two minutes and 24 seconds ... Herald-Leader File Photo Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, won the 1973 Kentucky Derby by 2 1/2 lengths over ...

Fifty years ago next weekend, I saw the greatest athletic feat of my lifetime: Secretariat’s record-setting—rather, record-shattering—31-length victory at the Belmont Stakes. With the win, ...

Secretariat pulled away and took a sizable lead. Then, he exploded on the home stretch, winning the race by 253 feet and 2 inches (31 lengths, which Equibase defines as eight feet and two inches).