Something to Prove
The 1973 Marlboro Cup featured Secretariat against 1972 Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge
NEW YORK - September 17, 1973
A match race was proposed in the summer of 1973, that The Sports Time Traveler™ believes was unprecedented, pitting Secretariat, the incomparable triple crown winner of 1973, against Riva Ridge, the winner of both the 1972 Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.
Naturally I had to travel back in time virtually to experience…