There have been a dozen other Triple Crown winners, but there is a reason Secretariat's name remains the standard of excellence in horse racing ... ahead of runner-up Sham. Believe it or not ...

Secretariat's story has been told again and again, and he is still considered by many to be the greatest horse to ever set ... in The Jockey Club Fact Book Racing Chronicle, he is the only ...

Before 1973, the sport of horse racing was on a serious decline ... idea where we'd be after the first turn. But Sham, who had finished second to Secretariat in both the Derby and the Preakness ...

Secretariat closed the final quarter mile in 23 seconds, a record that still stands, to beat Sham by ... meaning the horse and jockey Ron Turcotte were accelerating as the race wore on.

Secretariat \"Racing into History\" bronze statue sculpted by artist Jocelyn Russell on display at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent, Va. on August 12, 2023. / Kristi K. Higgins/progress-index ...