Sports
Even after 50 years, Secretariat is the standard against which all horses are measured. His Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont records still stand.
April 30, 2023
Opinion
Seven horses die at Churchill Downs in the days before the Kentucky Derby and officials vow to do better. That’s not enough.
May 10, 2023
California
The two border agents, Diego Bonillo and Jesse Garcia, were charged with an 11-count indictment, accusing the pair with importation of methamphetamines, fentanyl and cocaine. They face more than a decade in prison.
Sept. 9, 2024
Creepy or cool? An auction house is offering “an unusually large example of ‘race-worn’ chestnut hair” from Secretariat.
March 19, 2021
World & Nation
Pope Francis has given the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation
Nov. 5, 2020
This date in sports, May 19: Secretariat wins second leg of Triple Crown with a comeback victory in the Preakness Stakes. Secretariat went on to win the Belmont Stakes.
May 19, 2020
There is an inherent risk when a 1,100-pound animal runs nearly 40 mph on relatively small feet and lean legs. That risk can’t be reformed out of existence.
Jan. 4, 2021
Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs.
May 2, 2020
The president has expressed support for a eugenics-like theory on genetics. This is appalling.
Oct. 8, 2020
Bold and Bossy, an Ellis Park horse, escaped from the track Saturday; Sunday morning, a track barn burned to the ground. There were no serious injuries.
Aug. 22, 2021