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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

And before you say it, yes, this is a real thing in 2024. The ex-Eagles center unleashed a bizarre rant Wednesday accusing the most famous horse of all-time — who can’t even defend himself — of being ...

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 ...

In the 52 years since Secretariat ran the fastest Kentucky Derby, there have not been even many near misses to challenge Big Red’s record. Only two horses since have come within a second of ...