March 30 will be a monumental day for Ashland, Virginia, as the town has proclaimed it “Secretariat Day” to celebrate the birthday of the legendary Triple Crown champion. The date will also mark the ...

On the same day that Pretty Mischievous wins the Kentucky Oaks, several hundred people travel to remember another special horse. Claiborne Farm officials say they had a waiting list of more than 300 ...

it was 25 years ago that the great Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, becoming the first and still the only horse to win the Derby in under two minutes. Big Red followed his Derby triumph with ...

Nearly five decades after one of the most iconic performances in sports history, a piece of Secretariat’s legacy has made headlines once again. The saddle used by Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — This Saturday will be “Secretariat Day” in Ashland, with a bronze statue honoring the famous racehorse to receive its long-awaited dedication ceremony. The monument will ...

They are the keepers of the legend, the tellers of the tale. Four men, one woman. One living, four gone. It has been 50 years since Secretariat won the Triple Crown (the first in 25 years at the time; ...

Secretariat had an unusually large heart, an engine that propelled him to a Triple Crown sweep 50 years ago. The colt nicknamed Big Red remains the heartbeat of an industry that has yet to see such ...

Ron Turcotte always made time for Secretariat. "I used to say, 'Good morning' to him — grab his tongue, go up and down and say, 'Good morning,'" Turcotte told The Courier Journal. "He just stuck his ...

ASHLAND, Va. — Is Secretariat the greatest athlete Virginia has ever produced? One sure way to start an argument in a sports bar is to proclaim one athlete is better than any other. When it comes to ...

Horse racing has inspired some unforgettable stories on the big screen. Two of the most popular films about the sport are ...

Photo of 1973 print by Rebecca J. Barnabi. The racing horse jockey who rode Virginia-born legend Secretariat into history has died. Turcotte spent the last years of his life in a wheelchair after ...