Lucien Laurin

It is the golden anniversary of the most famous accomplishment in the history of horse racing. It was the spring of 1973. The spring of Secretariat. I...

Many recognize her from the 2011 movie “Secretariat.” Others remember her from the 1973 Triple Crown campaign. Others simply know her as “Secretariat’...

 If you fancy yourself an expert on Secretariat, then you will not want to miss the new documentary DVD, Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat...

         Secretariat was awarded to Meadow Stables, with the random flip of a coin, literally. He was foaled in Virginia, Bol...

Nearco ended his career a perfect 14-for-14 by winning the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. ~1938 Jockey Sandy Hawley won his 5,000th career rac...

The Maryland Racing Commission voted Tuesday afternoon in a special hearing at Laurel Park that 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who set records ...

I don't usually write first person stories, but sometimes there are exceptions. This is one of them.   Without question, my all-time favorite hor...

Nearco ended his career a perfect 14-for-14 by winning the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. ~1938 Jockey Sandy Hawley won his 5,000th career rac...

There is only one man on earth who knows what it felt like to sit on Secretariat’s back on June 9, 1973. Ron Turcotte was that man who led  Big R...

Riva Ridge was omitted from the movie. Lucien Laurin was not nearly as eccentric as he was written. Pancho Martin was not nearly as over-the-top. Ogde...