Eddie Sweat, Secretariat’s handler and groomer, ... “Rarely more than a few feet from the chestnut phenom, the experienced groom did achieve a degree of fame during the mid-1970s, ...

Secretariat’s race in Toronto became a major international event. ... Secretariat’s groom, Eddie Sweat watched for months as the Triple Crown winner rewrote the definition of equine greatness.

“Eddie Sweat, his groom, and I quickly became friends. We were surrounded by Pinkerton guards 24 hours a day. But I got to pet Secretariat when I'd walk past.

It was a performance for the ages, growing more mythic as time goes on. Having won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in record fashion, Secretariat rocketed out of the starting gate on ...

Witness Eddie Sweat, trusted Black groom and legendary horse whisperer or trainer Lucien Laurin’s redemption from near retirement. Honor brave Turcotte, paralyzed five years later at Belmont ...

It’s been 50 years since a colt named Secretariat won the Triple Crown. On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes in New York by a 31-length margin. He holds the records in all three ...

Secretariat won by an astonishing 31 lengths and his final time of 2:24 remains a record 50 years later. ... Groom Eddie Sweat died in 1998 and exercise rider Charlie Davis followed in 2018.

Fifty years ago today, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by an astonishing thirty-one lengths. A remarkable feat by itself, it also capped a 1973 Triple Crown sweep in which the dazzling copper ...

Groom Eddie Sweat died in 1998 and exercise rider Charlie Davis followed in 2018. “Charlie and Eddie were very good horsemen,” he said. “Sweat was beautiful with horses.” Secretariat died ...

Groom Eddie Sweat died in 1998 and exercise rider Charlie Davis followed in 2018. “Charlie and Eddie were very good horsemen,” he said. “Sweat was beautiful with horses.” Secretariat died ...

It's been 50 years since Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte crushed the field by 31 lengths to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing's Triple Crown champion in 1973.

From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse racing, riding Secretariat to a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973. Their triumphs ...