The Heart that Wears the Crown: Secretariat

Fri Aug 22 2025Jennifer Kelly

Fifty years and 31 lengths ago, Secretariat sailed into the history books as the ninth horse to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, our American Triple Crown.
Secretariat's 10 Best Performances

Thu Aug 21 2025Jennifer Kelly

Secretariat’s Ten Best Performances during his racing career
Racing Roundtable: Farewell to D. Wayne Lukas and recapping Stephen Foster Day

Tue Jul 01 2025TwinSpires Staff

This week, the Racing Roundtable is more a debate than a forum as James Scully and Vance Hanson alone hash out the events and major races of the past weekend.
Before the Winner’s Circle and Hall of Fame, D. Wayne Lukas Was a Boy with a Horse

Mon Jun 30 2025Jennifer Kelly

Over the course of his long Hall of Fame career, Lukas built a reputation as one of the sport’s greatest trainers, with nearly 5,000 wins and a long list of champions, but how did this small-town boy become the Coach? The answer lies in Lukas’s earliest years as a boy, with an innate sense of how to get the best of an athlete, human or equine.
Five underappreciated champions trained by D. Wayne Lukas

Mon Jun 30 2025Kellie Reilly

As serious health issues have forced Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas into retirement at the age of 89, thoughts turn reflective about the inevitable passing of time in our own lives.
Photo Essay: D. Wayne Lukas as coach, horseman, and hall of fame legend

Sun Jun 29 2025Adam Spradling

Scroll through photos spanning many moments across D. Wayne Lukas' historic career as a coach, horseman, and Hall of Fame legend.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for June 9, 2025

Mon Jun 09 2025Jason Beem

Jason looks back on the 2025 Triple Crown series and those horses going forward.
2025 Belmont Stakes winner: Sovereignty (5-2) wins 157th Belmont

Sun Jun 08 2025Kellie Reilly

In a stretch run reminiscent of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Godolphin’s homebred Sovereignty overhauled favored Journalism to prevail in Saturday’s $2 million Belmont (G1).
LIVE Belmont Stakes 2025 expert picks, results, horse racing news, Belmont Stakes horses, & odds

Sat Jun 07 2025TwinSpires Staff

Join us LIVE for a packed day of horse racing news for Belmont Stakes 2025 with odds, expert picks, results, and more.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Baeza

Sat Jun 07 2025J. Keeler Johnson

A gallant runner-up finish in a strong renewal of the Santa Anita Derby (G1) has stamped Baeza as a compelling candidate for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1).
2025 Belmont Stakes: Which horses are bred to handle the distance?

Sat Jun 07 2025J. Keeler Johnson

For the second straight year, the $2 million Belmont (G1) is taking place over 1 1/4 miles at Saratoga, a quarter-mile shorter than its traditional 1 1/2-mile distance at Belmont Park.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Journalism

Sat Jun 07 2025J. Keeler Johnson

Sometimes it’s possible to glance at a horse's pedigree and conclude with certainty they’re bred to shine racing classic distances, including the 1 1/4-mile journey of the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Sovereignty

Sat Jun 07 2025J. Keeler Johnson

There was a time not too many years ago when a horse like Sovereignty might have been overlooked as a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender because of his pedigree.