Secretariat was the 1-10 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 1973. Those who bet on him were happy after the race because the iconic horse, nicknamed "Big Red," didn't just win — he ...

More than 50 years after Secretariat's historic Kentucky Derby run — and more than 30 years since his death — the famed thoroughbred will be responsible for the winner of the 151st Run for the ...

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 ...

But the one that you can expect to see over and over for the next six weeks is the sight of jockey Ron Turcotte looking backward, with no one in sight, while riding Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont ...

Secretariat’s Kentucky Derby win on May 5, 1973, was the start of a legendary Triple Crown run. Photographers at the Louisville Courier-Journal were on hand to capture Secretariat’s historic ...

And his 1973 Triple Crown records have still never been broken. Secretariat started his Triple Crown pursuit at Churchill Downs. He ran the mile-and-a-quarter in 1:59.40. The second-fastest Derby ...

Secretariat defeats Sham by 2 ½ lengths and Our Native by another 8 as the 3-2 favorite in a field of 13 going 1 ¼ miles in a record time of 1:59 2/5. 1973 Preakness Stakes May 19, 1973 ...

Even the winner will have a long way to go to meet the standard set by Secretariat in 1973. This year marks the 51st anniversary of the legendary Triple Crown run that entrenched the 3-year-old as ...

All 21 horses racing in this year's Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famed racehorse Secretariat, according to The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. This year marks 52 years ...

All 19 horses in Saturday's 151st running of the Kentucky Derby are descendants of the great Secretariat, according to a report by the Louisville Courier Journal. A search of pedigrees found that ...

Trusted Company, the last known living daughter of Secretariat, has died.. She was 34 years old. Of the more than 660 horses the legendary Secretariat reportedly sired between 1975 and 1990 ...

And his 1973 Triple Crown records have still never been broken. Secretariat started his Triple Crown pursuit at Churchill Downs. He ran the mile-and-a-quarter in 1:59.40. The second-fastest Derby ...