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 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 Preakness Stakes has become the butt of many jokes as Kentucky Derby winners bypass the chance to chase a Triple Crown.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than any Kentucky Derby in the last half-century, Saturday’s festivities at Churchill Downs will illustrate why horse racing is the rare sport without a simmering GOAT debate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The field horses entered in the Belmont Stakes leaves the starting gate on June 9, 1973 in Belmont Park at Elmont, N.Y. From left, ...

America didn't wait for the 1973 Belmont Stakes to anoint Secretariat a hero. The chestnut's winning combination of looks, power, speed, and charisma captured a nation desperate to find someone who ...

"Secretariat has rippling muscles, a coppery chestnut coat, three white stockings, a prophetic white star on his forehead and the bold look of a living legend." ...

Secretariat’s Kentucky Derby win on May 5, 1973, was the start of a legendary Triple Crown run. Photographers at the Louisville Courier-Journal were on hand to capture Secretariat’s historic 1973 win ...

Fifty years ago today, Secretariat broke the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby. When 20 horses break from the gates on Saturday in the 149th Run for the Roses, they’ll still be chasing Secretariat ...