With Meadow Stable's
Riva Ridge scratched because of rainy weather, his stablemate
Secretariat was left to compete in the 1 1/2-mile Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park.
Prove Out, trained by Allen Jerkens, beat the 3-10 favorite Secretariat, who faded after 1 1/4 miles to finish second by 4 1/2 lengths. Another Jerkens trainee,
Onion, had defeated Secretariat in the Whitney Stakes on Aug. 4 at Saratoga. ~
1973