when did secretariat win the triple crown

Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973. He won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and then the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 1973. This victory made him the ninth Triple Crown winner in history and the first since Citation in 1948, ending a 25-year drought. Secretariat's times in all three races set course records that still stand today. Notably, his Belmont Stakes win was by an astounding 31 lengths in a world-record time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds for 1.5 miles, a performance widely regarded as the greatest race by a thoroughbred.