A half century ago, Secretariat etched his name into the annals of not just horse racing, but America's sporting landscape. In the spring of 1973, Secretariat captured the Triple Crown — becoming the ...
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other ...
Secretariat had an unusually large heart, an engine that propelled him to a Triple Crown sweep 50 years ago. The colt nicknamed Big Red remains the heartbeat of an industry that has yet to see such ...