During the week of the 151st Kentucky Derby, one of the most intense points of commentary came from the observation that Secretariat (by Bold Ruler) was in the pedigree of every Kentucky Derby starter ...

As horse racing fans look forward to the running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10, 2023, a Triple Crown win and perhaps the best race horse ever come to mind. In 1973, Secretariat won the ...

Fifty years after his Triple Crown, Secretariat's name lives on in the record books and in the memories of horse racing fans. Some fast facts about a (very) fast horse: • No one has ever broken ''Big ...

Fifty years ago today, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, securing the second requirement to become thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown winner in one-quarter of a century. When eight horses ...

When Secretariat won the Preakness on the way to his Triple Crown, the news appeared alongside stories about Watergate on The Baltimore Sun’s May 20, 1973, front page. In the half-century since, no ...

It’s been 50 years since Secretariat rocketed past his overmatched rivals on the far turn at Churchill Downs and captivated a nation. The big red colt stopped the clock in record time that day: one ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the ...

Secretariat memorabilia dot the interior of Golden’s Pub and Deli in Georgetown. The 1973 Triple Crown winner became a national phenomenon who transcended his sport. Marcus Dorsey ...

OCALA — The 2023 Belmont Stakes will be run on Saturday. As always, there will be no way it could match what happened in 1973. That was the start of track announcer Chic Anderson’s call. It has become ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the ...