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 ...

You might not know it, but we've actually seen some really fast horses as of late in the Kentucky Derby. In the 21st century, we've seen some very speedy Run for the Roses, but the record for the ...

Secretariat. 1973. The fastest mile-and-a-quarter in Kentucky Derby history. You know the stats. But did you know that more than 50 years after Big Red ran for the roses (and then the Triple Crown), ...