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underpants

(190,598 posts) Sat May 3, 2025, 12:17 PM May 3

🏇 every horse in today's Kentucky Derby is descended from Secretariat

There's actually not a horse in this year's field that doesn't trace back to Secretariat.

That's right: According to the Louisville Courier Journal, every horse running in the 151st Kentucky Derby has descended from Secretariat.

Given that it's about six generations down the line, the Courier Journal writes that it's not shocking for such lineage to exist.

Secretariat, as the legendary racehorse he was, was heavily desired as a potential sire. In all, he's known to have sired more than 660 foals.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/horse-racing/news/secretariat-related-every-horse-kentucky-derby-field/f9857e2dad1881077892f639

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🏇 every horse in today's Kentucky Derby is descended from Secretariat (Original Post) underpants May 3 OP

Interesting Bayard May 3 #1

This race is incest. /nt bucolic_frolic May 3 #2

Wow.....Secretariat, he was just a freaking horse. Won't be another like him for a long, long time. a kennedy May 3 #3

And every horse in the race is a victim of abuse NoRethugFriends May 3 #4

Musk and eugenics come to mind stillcool May 3 #5

Arguably, the greatest athlete ever! Tarzanrock May 3 #6

Gimme a long shot True Dough May 3 #7

AND HE'S A GRAY!!!!!! a kennedy May 3 #8

We're going Sandman and Chunk of Gold. underpants May 3 #9

👍 underpants May 3 #10

Bayard

(25,003 posts)

1. Interesting

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 12:21 PM

May 3

He sired a lot of foals, but just about all of them had less than stellar racing careers.

bucolic_frolic

(50,318 posts)

2. This race is incest. /nt

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Sat May 3, 2025, 12:23 PM

May 3

a kennedy

(33,495 posts)

3. Wow.....Secretariat, he was just a freaking horse. Won't be another like him for a long, long time.

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Sat May 3, 2025, 12:24 PM

May 3

NoRethugFriends

(3,326 posts)

4. And every horse in the race is a victim of abuse

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 12:27 PM

May 3

In this "sport of "kings"

stillcool

(33,795 posts)

5. Musk and eugenics come to mind

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Sat May 3, 2025, 12:34 PM

May 3

Tarzanrock

(844 posts)

6. Arguably, the greatest athlete ever!

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Sat May 3, 2025, 04:05 PM

May 3

Secretariat's record-breaking 1973 Kentucky Derby run (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

If records are made to be broken, then Secretariat is a spectacular exception to the rule. It has been 52 years since the 1973 Kentucky Derby winner accomplished record times in all three Triple Crown races, records that remain standing to this day.