More than fifty years after his legendary racing career, the allure of racehorse Secretariat still captivates many.
The Hall of Fame horse famously set records for the fastest times in all three Triple Crown races and achieved an astounding 31-length victory at the 1973 Belmont Stakes, securing 16 wins out of 21 starts in his career.
On a recent episode of “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce humorously suggested that Secretariat might have had an unfair advantage. “Secretariat was juiced to the gills,” Jason playfully remarked to his brother, Travis Kelce, the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.
“The ’70s?” Travis responded, somewhat skeptically.
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“Back in 1973, every NFL player, every baseball player, they were juicing them to the gills. You don’t think Secretariat was f—ing juiced to the rafters?” Jason argued. “They didn’t drug test Secretariat the way they drug-tested Mystik Dan. Nobody talks about it. Secretariat was doping.”
“That’s f—ed up, man,” Travis laughed in response.
Jason Kelce later expanded on his theory in a lengthy tweet, continuing the jest. However, it’s important to note that there has never been any actual evidence to suggest that Secretariat used steroids.
“I know there was talk later on that Secretariat was on steroids, but Lucien (Laurin) never messed with that stuff,” stated veteran trainer and photographer Raymond Woolfe in the biography “The Horse That God Built” by Lawrence Scanlan, highlighting the integrity of Secretariat’s trainer during his illustrious career.
