Don Combs, trainer of Robert and Verna Lehmann's Dust Commander, the longshot Kentucky Derby winner in 1970, passed away ...

A search of pedigrees determined that every horse in the 151st Kentucky Derby is related to arguably the greatest race horse ever ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

It was a wet day at Churchill Downs Saturday, but that did not seem to bother Sovereignty, who took home the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.