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Secretariat

Big Red Called the “Clark Gable of horses” by Vogue, Secretariat consistently blew away the competition: His times in all three Triple Crown races remain the fastest in history. “Big Red,” as he was known, was a horse that seemed aware of his greatness and reveled in it. Secretariat’s owner, Penny Chenery, told author Lawrence […]

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Kentucky Derby

FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY The Kentucky Derby was started by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of explorer William Clark, of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame. Clark, who was inspired by horse races he’d seen in Europe, raised the money to build Churchill Downs on land donated by his uncles. In 1872, Clark traveled to Europe, where […]

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7 Expressions You Might Not Know Came from Horse Racing

Across the Board In contemporary usage, this phrase indicates the inclusion of everyone or everything in a given scenario—such as across-the-board price cuts or across-the-board layoffs. At the track, an across-the-board bet is a wager on the same horse to win, to place and to show—effectively betting all the way across a single line of […]

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8 Facts About Secretariat

Get the facts about the iconic thoroughbred racehorse whose name reigns supreme in the history of racing.

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Horse Racing’s Triple Crown: 10 Fast Facts

Explore 10 facts about American horse racing’s ultimate prize.

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This Day in History


1973

Secretariat wins Triple Crown in breathtaking style

Sports
1989

Sunday Silence wins Preakness Stakes by a nose

Sports
1973

Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race

Sports
1920

Big Red sets record at Belmont Stakes

Sports
1983

Irish race horse stolen

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