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.

He comes running when he hears mom in the pasture, or even better, when she has the tea bucket. He lives in the pasture ...

Maritime Traveler, Son Of Secretariat, Passes At Age 35 originally appeared on Paulick Report. Maritime Traveler, believed to have been the last living horse sired by legendary 1973 Triple Crown ...

MINNEAPOLIS — As they made their way to Kentucky, Jack and Lynn Nankivil considered how to create a good first impression. They were looking to make a purchase that could change their lives, one that ...

In an era defined by a dispiriting war and a surreal Washington scandal, Secretariat gave Americans and their bruised psyche something to cheer about when the big thoroughbred captured the Triple ...

In an era defined by a dispiriting war and a surreal Washington scandal, Secretariat gave Americans and their bruised psyche something to cheer about when the big thoroughbred captured the Triple ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Take a look back at Secretariat earning the first jewel of his Triple Crown run with a still-standing track record time on the ...

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 ...

It’s been 46 years since Secretariat ran the fastest race in the Kentucky Derby’s 144-year history, at 1:59.4 minutes. Since then, only one other horse has completed the course in under two ...

A life-size bronze sculpture of Secretariat running in the field at the legendary Claiborne Farm—along with a three-story mural of him winning the 1973 Kentucky Derby—are the centerpieces of a new ...

It was a performance for the ages, growing more mythic as time goes on. Having won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in record fashion, Secretariat rocketed out of the starting gate on June ...