Secretariat's family tree spans almost the entire world of modern thoroughbred horse racing. That includes the 2026 Kentucky Derby, in which 19 of the 20 horses competing can claim to be descendants ...

This week marks the 152nd Kentucky Derby race — the first of three horse races that make up the Triple Crown. On Saturday, 20 horses will line up at Churchill Downs in Louisville to run the 1.25-mile ...

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 ...

Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973 and won more than 3,000 races over his two-decade career, died Friday morning of natural causes at his home in ...

Don Pierce, a Hall of Fame jockey who won more than 3,500 races, dies at 89 Don Pierce, who won 3,546 races during a 30-year riding career that culminated in his election to racing’s Hall of Fame, has ...

Trainer Cherie DeVaux said missing last week’s work “doesn’t seem to have bothered” the two-time G1 winner Murphy said: “It’s hard. I feel bad for Jose. We’ve been friends, and all of a sudden, you’re ...

Secretariat's stunning victory at the Belmont Stakes remains one of the most remarkable achievements in American sports history. Whenever horse racing captures the public's attention, one name ...

To those who weren't around to watch Secretariat race, author included, there are so many stories that add to the majesty of the greatest racehorse that ever lived. One aspect that flies under the ...

Jockey Ron Turcotte guides Secretariat toward the finish line to win the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Secretariat By Rich Nugent, The Courier-Journal, Louisville Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, ...

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 ...

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 ...