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 ...

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 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 ...

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. If records are made 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 ...

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 ...