Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later. His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the ...
The celebration will take place on March 27 and 28 in Ashland, Va.
As a ten year old living in Queens, New York, I had vivid memories of the 1973 Belmont Stakes and legendary horse Secretariat win the final leg of the Triple Crown. We used to live about 15 minutes ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Secretariat ran the fastest Kentucky Derby in 1973. He backed it up by blazing to another record in the Belmont Stakes five weeks later. America loved the horse as well as ...
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 ...
From the Middle Ages onward, the study of the nobility has tended to focus on the male lineage. This attitude has often carried over to equine royalty, with much attention paid to male lines. But ...
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — There are lots of things to experience and taste at the State Fair of Virginia. But something new this year is the opportunity to see the great, great granddaughter, or ...
Secretariat, one of the greatest horses to ever see the track, rescued the Triple Crown from its first extended stagnation in 1973. The year was 1973, and Triple Crown hopes were fading. The most ...
Like many celebrities, Travis Kelce was in attendance for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. That naturally led to the latest episode of New Heights including a conversation about horse racing, with the ...
Ron Turcotte always made time for Secretariat. "I used to say, 'Good morning' to him — grab his tongue, go up and down and say, 'Good morning,'" Turcotte told The Courier Journal. "He just stuck his ...