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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One hundred-fifty-one horses have won the Kentucky Derby. Only one was Secretariat. Big Red captured the attention of the sport and became an American icon, even inspiring a Disney ...

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's family tree spans almost the entire world of modern thoroughbred horse racing. That includes the 2026 Kentucky Derby, in which 19 of the 20 horses competing can claim to be descendants ...

Secretariat's bloodline runs through Kentucky Derby 2026 in all but one horse Twenty horses are set to participate in the Kentucky Derby, and all but one horse carries the champion American ...