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Exercise boy George Davis takes Secretariat for a gallop at Woodbine
Exercise boy George Davis takes Secretariat for a gallop at Woodbine

Exercise boy George Davis takes Secretariat for a gallop at Woodbine

Date10/23/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Exercise boy George Davis takes Secretariat for a gallop at Woodbine.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0095752F
Secretariat continued his preparation for Sunday's Canadian International Championship race at Woodbine this morning under exercise boy George Davis. (...)
Secretariat continued his preparation for Sunday's Canadian International Championship race at Woodbine this morning under exercise boy George Davis. (...)
10/24/1973
Superhorse is here. Triple Crown winner Secretariat leaves his van at Woodbine yesterday, led by groom Eddie Sweat. The big red 3-year-old will run hi(...)
Superhorse is here. Triple Crown winner Secretariat leaves his van at Woodbine yesterday, led by groom Eddie Sweat. The big red 3-year-old will run hi(...)
10/22/1973
Over 6,000 spectators, who showed up at Woodbine racetrack this morning to watch Triple winner Secretariat
Over 6,000 spectators, who showed up at Woodbine racetrack this morning to watch Triple winner Secretariat
10/24/1973
Bundled up against last week's biting cold, exercise lady Gaye Lynch, above, prepares to take a Northern Dancer colt, aptly named Sudden Frost, out for a Woodbine warm-up
Bundled up against last week's biting cold, exercise lady Gaye Lynch, above, prepares to take a Northern Dancer colt, aptly named Sudden Frost, out for a Woodbine warm-up
2/8/1989
Royal race fan: Clad in a turquoise-blue silk dress and matching blue straw hat, Princess Margaret takes a stroll during her visit to Woodbine yesterday
Royal race fan: Clad in a turquoise-blue silk dress and matching blue straw hat, Princess Margaret takes a stroll during her visit to Woodbine yesterday
7/11/1988
Jockey Mickey Walls takes Izvestia for a workout before Rothmans International at Woodbine
Jockey Mickey Walls takes Izvestia for a workout before Rothmans International at Woodbine
10/16/1991
Her pop's secretariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm, onrthwest of Metro. Filly's (...)
Her pop's secretariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm, onrthwest of Metro. Filly's (...)
2/16/1974
By Dawn's early light: An early morning training gallop starts the process of getting the horses ready for the Greenwood opening
By Dawn's early light: An early morning training gallop starts the process of getting the horses ready for the Greenwood opening
2/4/1990
A gallop in the slop
A gallop in the slop
3/19/1989
Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat, has looked after Triple Crown winner 12 to 14 hours a day for two years and he's proud of his job, but he admits he (...)
Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat, has looked after Triple Crown winner 12 to 14 hours a day for two years and he's proud of his job, but he admits he (...)
10/22/1973
Her Daddy is secretariat. A proud mother, Arctic Dancer, looks over a brand new filly born at Windfields Farm in Oshawa. The sire was 1973 U.S. Triple(...)
Her Daddy is secretariat. A proud mother, Arctic Dancer, looks over a brand new filly born at Windfields Farm in Oshawa. The sire was 1973 U.S. Triple(...)
3/18/1975
Sports - Horses - Race - Named - Secretariat
Sports - Horses - Race - Named - Secretariat
10/23/1973