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 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 ...

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 ...

David Dubal on the progeny of great writers, artists & composers.

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), ...

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 ...