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 ...

Before Secretariat would win the Triple Crown and go on to become the greatest thoroughbred known to man, Laffit Pincay Jr. believed he would be the winning jockey in the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Two ...

“So, this is the town where it all went down, Where they first got to notice Big Red. Where he showed them, of course, He was more than a horse. As all the historians said.” — Ode to Secretariat Three ...

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 ...

The Indianapolis 500 took place a couple of weekends ago, and I have no idea what happened. I simply don’t care about motor sports, even though they have distances and speeds, same as in running.

Some had perfect resumes and jockeys who were as well known as star baseball players (and more so than basketball or football players). Man o’ War, War Admiral, Citation and Gallant Fox were rock ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago next weekend, I saw the greatest athletic feat of my lifetime: Secretariat’s record-setting—rather, record-shattering—31-length victory at the Belmont Stakes. With the win, “Big Red,” ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — He was the closest thing to Pegasus that followers of the sport of thoroughbred horse racing had seen, at least during the half century since the exploits of the mighty Man o’ War. A ...

Just for a change of pace, what with this being the 50th anniversary of you-know-who winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by a country mile, this reporter will step aside and let history do the talking ...

On Saturday, March 30, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication program was held at the Reynolds Family Plaza at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland’s downtown area to celebrate the new statue honoring ...

Three days before Secretariat’s last prep race before the 1973 Kentucky Derby, the exercise rider on the colt’s back got one hell of a shock. This colt, who lived to run, wanted no part of the workout ...