If records are made to be broken, then Secretariat is a spectacular exception to the rule. It has been 52 years since the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner accomplished record times in all three Triple Crown ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — As they made their way to Kentucky, Jack and Lynn Nankivil considered how to create a good first impression. They were looking to make a purchase that could change their lives, one that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than any Kentucky Derby in the last half-century, Saturday’s festivities at Churchill Downs will illustrate why horse racing is the rare sport without a simmering GOAT debate.

In an era defined by a dispiriting war and a surreal Washington scandal, Secretariat gave Americans and their bruised psyche something to cheer about when the big thoroughbred captured the Triple ...

It’s been 46 years since Secretariat ran the fastest race in the Kentucky Derby’s 144-year history, at 1:59.4 minutes. Since then, only one other horse has completed the course in under two ...

America didn't wait for the 1973 Belmont Stakes to anoint Secretariat a hero. The chestnut's winning combination of looks, power, speed, and charisma captured a nation desperate to find someone who ...

Nearly 50 years ago he galloped memorably into our lives, muscles pulsing hard beneath a coat of brilliant red, hooves stretching farther forward in a stride longer than any horse before or since. He ...

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 ...

A life-size bronze sculpture of Secretariat running in the field at the legendary Claiborne Farm—along with a three-story mural of him winning the 1973 Kentucky Derby—are the centerpieces of a new ...

Secretariat's Triple Crown run turning 50, and Minnesota has a part of the story After Secretariat made history, a Winona, Minn., couple made a special journey to Kentucky and purchased the mare he ...