LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than any Kentucky Derby in the last half-century, Saturday’s festivities at Churchill Downs will illustrate why horse racing is the rare sport without a simmering GOAT debate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a different world back in 1973 when Secretariat became not just a racing icon but a genuine pop phenomenon, his tremendous ...

After losing the first race of his career July 4, 1972, Meadow Stable's Secretariat finished first in his eight remaining tests as a 2-year-old, although he was disqualified and placed second in the ...

Jason Kelce has apologized for saying that legendary racehorse Secretariat was given steroids during its iconic Triple Crown run in 1973, writing in part that it was “unfair to assume these things ...

In 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown, breaking the record time in each of the three races. As those genes were passed on, so too were the horses' winning ways. Last year, every last Kentucky ...

Secretariat had an unusually large heart, an engine that propelled him to a Triple Crown sweep 50 years ago. The colt nicknamed Big Red remains the heartbeat of an industry that has yet to see such ...

Jason Kelce suggested on his "New Heights" podcast and on X that Secretariat was on steroids. Kelce's assertion generated outrage among horse-racing enthusiasts, eventually prompting an apology from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretariat is, like, thehorse. Everyone knows about Secretariat! He was an absolute force to be reckoned with, and these days, so ...

When Secretariat won the Preakness on the way to his Triple Crown, the news appeared alongside stories about Watergate on The Baltimore Sun’s May 20, 1973, front page. In the half-century since, no ...

Jason Kelce has apologized for saying that the legendary Secretariat’s horse racing records were due to steroids. “I’m sorry everyone, wasn’t trying to get people riled up. I really thought it was ...