Historic Trophies
Secretariat 1973 Belmont Stakes Triple Crown trophy
Triple Crown trophies are exceptionally rare on the secondary market. Documented Triple Crown items from Secretariat's run benchmark all subsequent horse-racing memorabilia.
- Sale price
- $1.38M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- November 19, 2021
- Venue
- Christie's
- Authentication
- Documented chain-of-custody from Meadow Stable.
Provenance
Awarded to Penny Chenery / Meadow Stable on June 9, 1973; family consignment 2021.
Condition
Pristine, original silverwork, official engraving intact.
Editorial note
Triple Crown trophies are exceptionally rare on the secondary market. Documented Triple Crown items from Secretariat's run benchmark all subsequent horse-racing memorabilia.
Sources cited
Christie's New York November 2021
auction house
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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