Only 13 thoroughbreds have won the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing in the 100-plus years since Sir Barton became the first to win all three big races — the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes ...

When you figure in racetrack conditions, traffic issues, weather and post positions, there is more than just speed that goes into the making of a Kentucky Derby winner. Still, speed is a definite ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—There’s no disputing who is the fastest horse in Saturday’s 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. When Fierceness, the 2-year-old champion of 2023, won the Florida Derby in March by 13½ ...

In the 52 years since Secretariat ran the fastest Kentucky Derby, there have not been even many near misses to challenge Big Red’s record. Only two horses since have come within a second of ...