Secretariat's impressive Belmont Stakes victory continues to be a marvel in American sports. Whenever horse racing is in the zeitgeist, more often than not, those who follow the sport passively or ...

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 ...

One horse stands out above all others across the previous 151 runnings of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs: Secretariat, the legendary 1973 champion. Ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte, Secretariat ...

Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973 and won more than 3,000 races over his two-decade career, died Friday morning of natural causes at his home in ...

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 ...

Geroux “has a few broken ribs and is still being monitored for any internal injuries,” according to agent Matt Nakatani In 2026, two of Simon's former mentees, Cherie DeVaux and Chad Summers, captured ...

March 30 will be a monumental day for Ashland, Virginia, as the town has proclaimed it “Secretariat Day” to celebrate the birthday of the legendary Triple Crown champion. The date will also mark the ...

In 1973, Arlington Park introduced the Arlington Invitational with one very specific goal in mind: attract that year's Triple Crown winner Secretariat to the Chicago-area racetrack. Big Red came and ...

Jockey Ron Turcotte guides Secretariat toward the finish line to win the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Secretariat By Rich Nugent, The Courier-Journal, Louisville Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, ...