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 ...

Secretariat. 1973. The fastest mile-and-a-quarter in Kentucky Derby history. You know the stats. But did you know that more than 50 years after Big Red ran for the roses (and then the Triple Crown), ...

In 1973, Secretariat put together one of the all-time great Kentucky Derby runs as part of a historic journey to the Triple Crown. More than 50 years later, his impact is still being felt at the 2025 ...

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He's the GOAT of horses, if you will. 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 ...

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 ...

The Kentucky Derby is famously known as the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports.” After days, weeks and months of anticipation, including a two-week festival in Louisville built around the event, the race ...

(AP) - 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 ...