Secretariat

#OnThisDate in 1969, Secretariat's elder stablemate and future Hall of Famer #RivaRidge was born. To celebrate the floppy-eared bay champion, enjoy our newest addition to the Panini Golden Age Trading Card Series. See our Riva birthday week special: secretariat.com/store/collecti…

This classic photo captures Secretariat and Sham racing toward the finish line of the 1973 #KyDerby. Beginning on April 20 at 10 a.m. EDT, this photo will be available hand-signed by jockeys Ron Turcotte and Laffit Pincay Jr. Learn more: secretariat.com/signature-avai… #FlashbackFriday

To inquire about availability of this signed dedication photo, visit the link in our profile and click on Contact. #ThrowbackThursday Statue photo courtesy: Kentucky Horse Park Foundation

Several members of The Meadow team joined the renowned sculptor at the April 8, 2006, dedication. Pictured are (left to right) Secretariat's owner Penny Chenery, exercise riders Jim Gaffney and Charlie Davis, Turcotte and Bogucki. 3/

Twenty years ago this week, Edwin Bogucki's magnificent bronze sculpture of Secretariat was dedicated at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The life-size statue depicts Secretariat's groom Eddie Sweat leading Secretariat, with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard, 1/

#OnThisDate in 1973, Secretariat equaled the track rec#OnThisDate in 1973, Secretariat continued his prep toward the Kentucky Derby with a track record-equaling victory in the 1-mile Gotham Stakes at #Aqueduct. Read how the race unfolded: secretariat.com/past-performan… #OnThisDay

Handicapper and #horseracing historian Steve Haskin offers insights on top contenders for #KyDerby152, including extended comments and background on his current favorite, Renegade: secretariat.com/2026-kentucky-… #AskinHaskin #KentuckyDerby2026

Continuing our popular commemorative glass series, we are proud to honor Man o' War! Known as the original Big Red, Man o' War was famously described by his groom Will Harbut as "The Mostest Hoss." Learn more and order yours: secretariat.com/store/collecti… #ManOWar #EquineCollectibles

Secretariat collectors, get ready for our "Derby Drop" of select original photography hand-signed by Secretariat's late Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, beginning April 20 at 10:00 a.m EDT. Learn more: secretariat.com/signature-avai… #Secretariat #RonTurcotte #EquineCollectibles

With Renegade's dominating win in the Arkansas Derby, coupled with Paladin's ankle injury on Saturday, Steve Haskin's Week 11 rankings of 20 top #KyDerby contenders lead off with Renegade, The Puma, and Commandment. Read: secretariat.com/2026-kentucky-… #AskinHaskin #DerbyRankings

For more Secretariat-related photos and offerings, check out our Spring newsletter: tinyurl.com/SecretariatNew…

Happy birthday, Secretariat! #OnThisDate 56 years ago, the regal dam Somethingroyal foaled her most famous offspring, a colt by perennially leading sire Bold Ruler. Author Bill Nack wrote a wonderful account of the auspicious event: secretariat.com/happy-birthday… #BornOnThisDay

Photo by Bob Coglianese/NYRA, captioned in the March 26, 1973, Blood-Horse: "Secretariat, working on March 14 — three furlongs in :32 3/5." More: secretariat.com/store/product-…

This was Secretariat's first outing since having been syndicated for a then-record $6,080,000 at the beginning of 1973. Chenery and all the investors could relax a bit, the March 26, 1973, Blood-Horse article concluded. "The big fellow was back."

#ThrowbackThursday to this March 26, 1973, Blood-Horse article reporting that "Horse of the Year Secretariat scored convincingly in the Bay Shore Stakes in his debut as a 3-year-old." We have this NYRA photo in our store! Learn more and purchase: secretariat.com/store/photogra…

Article: "The Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct 'told us what we wanted to know,'[Penny Chenery, then Tweedy] said. 'It told us that he still has the heart, the will, the courage to win, that he still knows how to win.'" Said jockey Ron Turcotte, "He is just like he was — good."

Steve Haskin expands this week's DerbyRankings to 25 with short comments on each horse, "without a detailed 'Knocking on the Door,' as in my mind everyone is knocking on the door." ~SH Read Haskin's Week 10 #DerbyRankings column: secretariat.com/2026-kentucky-… #AskinHaskin #HorseRacing

Today we remember Secretariat's trainer #LucienLaurin, born March 18, 1912 in Joliette, Quebec. In his honor, check out our new webpage dedicated to the late Hall of Fame trainer, featuring anecdotes, quotes, and photos: secretariat.com/lucien-laurin-… #BornOnThisDay #OnThisDate