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Secretariat's record-setting Belmont Stakes win to claim the Triple Crown still stands 50 years on

Secretariat's victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in a horse race

Secretariat's victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in a horse race. Secretariat ran a mile and a half in a record 2 minutes and 24 seconds and won by 31 lengths. He was such a sure bet that Sports Illustrated, Time magazine and Newsweek all put him on the cover before he won the Belmont to finish off the Triple Crown. Secretariat ended a 25-year Triple Crown drought by blowing away the other four horses who were running. Read moreSecretariat's record-setting Belmont Stakes win to claim the Triple Crown still stands 50 years on

The first big surprise in golf's new world? Seeing PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi wealth fund leader Yasir Al-Rumayyan smiling together. Behind the scenes were a pair of PGA board members. One of them was Jimmy Dunne, a power broker in golf and on Wall Street. That he was involved in setting the first meeting between Monahan and the Saudis is telling. Dunne co-founded an investment banking firm that had offices in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. He lost 66 colleagues that day. Dunne is all about looking for solutions. The tour needed answers. Read morePower broker Jimmy Dunne with 9/11 history helped get PGA and Saudis to the table

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