ASHLAND, Va. -- A replica of American horse racing icon Secretariat is making its way to Ashland, Virginia, as part of a cross-country tour celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the 1973 Triple Crown.

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 ...

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 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 after his Triple Crown triumph, Secretariat and his legacy still loom large over the Kentucky Derby. His sub-2-minute sprint around the Churchill Downs track has been approached just once ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that 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 ...

Ron Turcotte, who rode the legendary Secretariat to a dominant Triple Crown victory in 1973, has died. The Hall of Fame jockey, who posted more than 3,000 wins over his 18-year career, was 84. In ...