Secretariat’s story is an American success story.

Remembering Mom, by Kate Tweedy

Every year on this day, I bring roses to my mother’s grave. It has been seven years since she died, but it seems like yesterday. She lies in the Chenery plot in Ashland, VA, with her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Written by Kate Tweedy

When Mother invited me to come to Saratoga to stay in Granddad’s cool and airy villa on North Broadway, I welcomed it as a break from studying in steamy Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Written by Leeann Meadows Ladin

Our dear friend, Ron Turcotte, won 3,032 races during his 18 years as a jockey. Three of those races propelled him and Secretariat into the realm of legend. Of course, we’re referring to the 1973 Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, whose track records still stand today.

Written by Kate Tweedy

In the years after 1973, long before the internet, fans of Secretariat could only relive his astonishing races by talking about them with relatives and fellow fans. When YouTube appeared in the early 2000s, they could finally watch his races and feel the goosebumps once again.