According to the official charts published by the Daily Racing Form Secretariat and stable-mate Angle Light started the 1973 KY Derby at odds of 1.5 to 1 In the Preakness he started at .30 -1 and in the Belmont Stake .10 - 1. read more
Secretariat was a 3-2 favorite in the Kentucky Derby as part of an entry with Angle Light, the Wood Memorial winner. He was odds on in the Preakness, a 3-10 favorite and odds on again in the Belmont Stakes sent off at 1-10 odds. read more
In order to win the Triple Crown, a horse must win three long races in five weeks — at three different tracks in three different states. The first leg of the series is the Kentucky Derby, run at 1 ¼ miles on the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. read more