Fifty years ago, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby and went on to win the American Triple Crown, the first horse to do so since 1948.
In this podcast you will hear from award winning journalist Jay Hovdey and Chris Goodlett from the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Jay gives expert insight into the legendary horse's racing career while Chris talks about the fabulous new exhibition Secretariat – America’s Horse.
Take yourself back to the 1970s, capture the magic of Secretariat and find out what he means to Americans fifty years after his Triple Crown year.
Jay ends by adding his thought on the 149th Kentucky Derby due to be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday 6 May.
Jay Hovdey is an award winning American journalist a National columnist for BloodHorse magazine and BloodHorse daily who has written four books on racing including one of Cigar, the first winner of the Dubai World Cup Jay also serves on the nominating committee for the thoroughbred racing Hall of Fame and is married to the Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone.
Chris Goodlett is the Senior Director of Curatorial and Educational Affairs at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
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