Records are routinely broken in other sports, but Secretariat’s record-breaking times in the 1973 Triple Crown have never been matched.

The Wood Memorial Stakes was inaugurated in 1925 and has a long history of producing Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown Champions, the most famous of which is Secretariat. Widely considered one of ...

Fifty years ago this March, Secretariat began his 3-year-old campaign in the Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct. Over the ensuing months, the chestnut colt became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 ...

Secretariat is the only winner of the 10 fastest Derbys to also win the Belmont Stakes. The next fastest Triple Crown winner in the Derby was Affirmed (2:01.20). Here’s a closer look at what ...

Jockey Ron Turcotte rode Riva Ridge to victory in the 1972 Kentucky Derby and back-to-back Belmont Stakes. His repeat Derby win in 1973 aboard Secretariat made him the first jockey with back-to ...

(G2T), and the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes (G2T), the traditional weekend for the renowned trio. The Million will be run at 11/4 miles, the Beverly D. will be contested at 1 3/16 miles, and the ...

From Secretariat’s spellbinding 31-length victory in 1973 to American Pharoah successfully ending a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015, the Belmont Stakes is ingrained in the consciousness of ...

Beginning April 19 and continuing until the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the Whitney Viewing Stand will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. In previous years ...

Back in 1973, Secretariat ran in the Wood Memorial Stakes and then went on a historic run to sweep each leg of the Triple Crown including a dominant victory in the Kentucky Derby. Secretariat ...

“No. 1, Secretariat was arguably the greatest racehorse of all time,” said Randy Moss, longtime Triple Crown analyst for NBC. “That’s the simple answer. When you win the Belmont Stakes by ...