"Secretariat" was the eleventh option given to the Jockey Club and the first one that wasn't taken. The secretary for his breeder had worked for a secretariat before.
People that follow horse racing consider Secretariat as one of if not the finest thouroghbred to have ever run a race. A Triple Crown Winner is rare, and this was one of the finest.
His nicknames were: Wonder Horse, Red Terror, Big Red, and Bobby.
Someone Named him. The always called him Big Red as a barn name though
Elizabeth Hamm named him, after Deo Velente and Sceptre were rejected by the Jockey's Club.
Ms Ham named him
Big Red
Lucien Lauren
Messina is young
His his Kentucky Derby record was 1:59
2 mins 24 secs
Usually, Ron Turcotte. But Ed Maple rode him at Woodbine.
248 feet
22 pounds... the largest heart ever recorded in a Thoroughbred horse.
Male. He was 16.2 hands, and weighed nearly 1200 pounds, with a verified 25 foot stride.
Secretariat's time at the Preakness Stakes was 1 minute, 54 seconds and 2/5.
Yes, Penny Chenery Tweedy is 89, and lives in Boulder, Colorado, near her kids.
Secretariat was ridden by Ron Turcotte throughout his career, including all three of the Triple Crown races.