More than 50 years after Secretariat's historic Kentucky Derby run — and more than 30 years since his death — the famed thoroughbred will be responsible for the winner of the 151st Run for the Roses ...

Secretariat completed the Kentucky Derby faster than any horse in history, finishing in first place in 1973 with a time of 1:59.40, beating second-place Sham by two-and-a-half lengths.

All 21 horses racing in this year's Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famed racehorse Secretariat, according to The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. This year marks 52 years ...

The second-fastest Derby came in 2001 from Monarchos in 1:59.97. MORE: How Secretariat is incredibly related to every horse in the Kentucky Derby field Secretariat then made the trip to the ...

All 19 horses in Saturday's 151st running of the Kentucky Derby are descendants of the great Secretariat, according to a report by the Louisville Courier Journal. A search of pedigrees found that ...

Big Red's lineage shows up in every Kentucky Derby contender's background this year. Secretariat. 1973. The fastest mile-and-a-quarter in Kentucky Derby history. You know the stats. But did you ...

This year's Kentucky Derby field has a unique connection to one of the greatest horses in the race's history. Jockey Jorge Chavez aboard, joined 1973 winner Secretariat as the only Derby champions ...

Secretariat was going to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby no matter what. Every horse in the field is a descendant of the horse-racing GOAT. That includes Sovereignty, who showed great come-from ...

The Kentucky Derby, alongside high-profile races the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, is known as the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing. Secretariat was a thoroughbred horse best known ...

The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the triple crown season. Secretariat still has records that hold to this day. He owns the record at Churchill Downs for 11/4 miles. The American record on ...

And his 1973 Triple Crown records have still never been broken. What is Secretariat's Kentucky Derby record? Secretariat started his Triple Crown pursuit at Churchill Downs. He ran the mile-and-a ...