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 ...

Only two horses since have come within a second of Secretariat’s 1:59.40 finish and none in the last 24 years. Of the other nine fastest times from horses who crossed the finish line first in the ...

Horse racing fans know Secretariat is the GOAT, holding records for the fastest times at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. You might not know the slowest thoroughbreds that have ...

Thirty-six years after legendary horse Secretariat died, he remains the heartbeat of the horseracing industry. Secretariat won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in record times that still stand, ending ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It all makes sense now when you look back at it in the grainy video. ”After mother died and dad went into the hospital, I was really green about racing,” Secretariat owner ...

Secretariat remains the greatest race horse ever. And more than 50 years on from his mile-and-a-quarter record at Churchill Downs, his influence is all over the Kentucky Derby. There's actually not a ...

Fifty years ago this month, Secretariat stepped off a trailer and into his new life on a stud farm in Paris, Kentucky. An iconic, historic photograph by Tony Leonard shows a bustling crowd there to ...

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 151st Kentucky Derby to be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. In the 52 years since ...