Secretariat's 50th Birthday

Marking the birth of a champion

Coverge briefly to mark a day in sports history.

Monday was the birthday of one of the greatest athletes in all of sports.

He's been gone for three decades, but his records still stand.

Kimt news three's george mallet has our story.

It was 50 years ago that the greatest racehorse in history was foaled at claiborne farms in virginia.

His name was secretariat.

This reporter has always been fond of calling him the horse that god built.

Secretariat's victory in the 1973 belmont stakes will be the enduring memory of the massive, chestnut colt.

The race has been watched, replayed and canonized for nearly half a century.

Chic anderson's iconic call providing the soundtrack.

Secretariat is widening now, he is moving like a tremendous machine... big red won the belmont by an astounding 31 lengths against the best three year old colts in the nation.

On that june evening in elmont, new york,