As the connections of American Pharoah wrestle with trying to piece together a schedule for his races post-Triple Crown, the parallels to another Triple Crown winner 42 years ago are eerily similar.

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 ran away ...

As horse racing fans look forward to the running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10, 2023, a Triple Crown win and perhaps the best race horse ever come to mind. In 1973, Secretariat won the ...

All 21 horses racing in this year's Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famed racehorse Secretariat, according to The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. This year marks 52 years ...

Fifty years ago today, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, securing the second requirement to become thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown winner in one-quarter of a century. When eight horses ...

Secretariat's human connections had failed him by making a last-minute decision to run in the Sept. 29 Woodward Stakes (G1) without the proper prep work, but it did not take long for the Bold Ruler ...

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, ...