Secretariat was the 1-10 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 1973. Those who bet on him were happy after the race because the iconic horse, nicknamed "Big Red," didn't just win — he ...

Secretariat, with Ron Turcotte up, wins the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 1973, by 2 1/2 lengths over Sham and Laffit Pincay Jr. Kentucky Derby Museum The Kentucky Derby has been ...

Race fans enter the track beneath the statue of Secretariat on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs in 2023. / Sam Upshaw Jr. / Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK Secretariat ...

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 ...

All 19 horses in Saturday's 151st running of the Kentucky Derby are descendants of the great Secretariat, according to a report by the Louisville Courier Journal. A search of pedigrees found that ...