1973 Kentucky Derby Secretariat Triple Crown ticket stub graded PSA VG-EX 4. The ticket presented here is from the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby that took place on May 5, 1973 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. In the race, Secretariat won the Derby in record time (1:59 2/5), and finished ahead of the second place horse, Sham, by 2 and a half lengths. The event was witnessed by a then-record crowd of 134,476. The win earned Secretariat the first jewel of his Triple Crown run. Secretariat would end up winning the Triple Crown in 1973 after winning the Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.