Secretariat is a racehorse known by many, even those who aren't invested in the world of racing. The historic horse set unbeatable records in all three Triple Crown races.

Only one other horse, Monarchos in 2001, has broken the two-minute barrier in the race’s 150 runnings. Herald-Leader File Photo Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, won the 1973 Kentucky Derby ...

Secretariat drew an ideal post position, No. 3, for the Preakness. Only five owners had dared to challenge him, and the track at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course was fast. Big Red and his Meadow ...

Fifty years after Secretariat won the Triple Crown, his impact on horse racing remains — eight of the legend's descendants will run in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

In the Derby, Secretariat broke a step slow, but Turcotte, unworried, let the colt find his legs and run his race. At the top of the stretch, Turcotte asked for more, and Secretariat zipped past ...

Only one other horse, Monarchos in 2001, has broken the two-minute barrier in the race’s 150 runnings. Herald-Leader File Photo Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, won the 1973 Kentucky Derby ...

Secretariat's victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in a horse race.

Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, left, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, poses for photos with Kenny Foudy, 5, next to a statue of the race horse prior to the Belmont Stakes at Belmont ...

FILE - In this May 9, 1973 file photo, Secretariat, Ron Turcotte up, wins the 98th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Secretariat's owner has asked the Maryland ...

Secretariat, with Ron Turcotte aboard, wins the 98th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 19, 1973. Associated Press Facebook ...