LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the past five decades, talented racehorses have come and gone, their brilliance lighting up the sky for a moment in time, only to fade and all but disappear from our memory.

“When it came to running, he could fly,” Turcotte once said of the famed horse Jerry Cooke/Sports Illustrated via Getty Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown in 1973 and ...

Ron Turcotte, who rode the legendary Secretariat to a dominant Triple Crown victory in 1973, has died. The Hall of Fame jockey, who posted more than 3,000 wins over his 18-year career, was 84. In ...

Ron Turcotte, famed jockey of Secretariat, died at 84 after decades in racing. Turcotte earned over 3,000 wins and won the Triple Crown with Secretariat in 1973. After paralysis in 1978, Turcotte ...

Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat to not just victory but a historically unmatched level of dominance, died Friday, his family announced. He was 84 years old. It was Turcotte atop ...

BALTIMORE — Calling Secretariat a Triple Crown winner actually might understate his dominance. The colt not only won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1973 — he finished each in ...

According to the Jockey Club, which manages “The American Stud Book,” the premier register for thoroughbred horses in the U.S., all of the horses can be traced back to Secretariat. However, it must be ...

When Secretariat won the Preakness on the way to his Triple Crown, the news appeared alongside stories about Watergate on The Baltimore Sun’s May 20, 1973, front page. In the half-century since, no ...

If records are made to be broken, then Secretariat is a spectacular exception to the rule. It has been 52 years since the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner accomplished record times in all three Triple Crown ...

Secretariat Day will be held in Ashland, Virginia on March 30 to celebrate the champion racehorse's birthday. The event will feature live music, food trucks, and a showing of Disney's "Secretariat" ...

Folks, it's cold out. While I may be the type of batshit to ride my motorcycle all winter, most people aren't — it's okay if you park your bike for the frigid months. Still, you'll need something to ...