Secretariat Belmont Photos

Secretariat Bonus
Golfsupportsourtroops is pleased to offer a special free gift with your order of $100.00 or more placed at our web site...an 8x10 inches, the original track negative photo of Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes with jockey Ron Turcotte in the saddle (photo seen at right.- a $49.99 value). The photo will be sent to you under separate cover. With any order of $200.00 or more, a special DVD-R will also be included featuring The Great Races of the Decade of three triple crown champions - the 1970's (a $49.99 value). With any order of $350.00 or more you will receive the Belmont Stakes original track negative photo in size 11x14 inches plus the DVD. (This DVD includes races of Secretariat, Affirmed, Alydar, Ruffian, Exceller Seattle Slew and others...more than 40 races included.)
	Suffering from laminitis -- a painful hoof disease -- Secretariat at age 19 was given a lethal injection on Oct. 4, 1989, at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. "It was a terrible day for all of us," Claiborne president Seth Hancock said. "We just couldn't stand to see him suffer." The great superstar of racing was buried at Claiborne Farm. "He wasn't just the greatest horse I ever had," trainer Lucien Laurin said. "He was the greatest horse anybody ever had." At a time when America was engaged in the Viet Nam war, a great race horse brought Americans together through his exploits. Secretariat became so popular, Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated featured the horse on the cover the same week. Today, during this time of America at war, Secretariat is still honored for his exploits in the same way as we honor our returning servicemen and servicewomen from Afghanistan and Iraq.