LOUISVILLE, Ky. — He was the closest thing to Pegasus that followers of the sport of thoroughbred horse racing had seen, at least during the half century since the exploits of the mighty Man o’ War. A ...

Secretariat’s Kentucky Derby win on May 5, 1973, was the start of a legendary Triple Crown run. Photographers at the Louisville Courier-Journal were on hand to capture Secretariat’s historic 1973 win ...

Secretariat is arguably the greatest race horse of all time. The Triple Crown winner in 1973, Secretariat still holds the fastest times for all three races — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and ...

The first Great Balloon Race in Louisville took place on April 28, 1973, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. Louisville's first Great Balloon Race on April 28, 1973, was nearly a high-flying ...