All 21 horses racing in this year’s Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famous Racehorse Secretariat, according to Courier journal in Louisville, Kentucky.

This year marks 52 years since the Secretariat won Triple Crown in record times still standing today. Now the horse’s heritage will be honored, no matter which horse wins.

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The secretariat led more than 660 registered foals during the life of the horse.

Racehorse had famous an unusually big heart according to Associated Press. He continued to win Derby, Preakness and Belmont in record times and ended a 25-year-old triple crown drought in 1973. It marked one of the most monumental moments in horse racing history.

The secretariat won the derby with a time of 1: 59.40, a record that has not yet been beaten.

Two weeks later, at Preakness Stakes, he won again with a time of 1:53, another record that still stands today.

Under Belmont Stakes the horse swept the competition and won with an extraordinary 31 lengths. The Secretariat became the first Triple Crown winner since 1948, when citation won the title.

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The 21 horses that compete on Saturday all have a piece of that story in them:

1. Citizen Bull, with Jockey Martin Garcia (17-1 odds)

2. Noequos, with Jockey Flavia Prat (54-1 odds)

3. Finally Gambit, with Jockey Luan Machado (18-1 odds)

4. Rodriguez, with Jockey Mike Smith (9-1 odds)

5. American promise, with jockey nik Juarez (13-1 odds)

6. Admire Daytona, with Jockey Christophe Lemaire (40-1 odds)

7. Luxor Cafe, with Jockey Joao Moreira (14-1 odds)

8. Journalism, with Jockey Umberto Rispoli (4-1 odds)

9. Burnham Square, with Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. (20-1 odds)

10. Grande, with Jockey John Velazquez (18-1 odds)

11. Flying Mohawk, with Jockey Joe Ramos (34-1 odds)

12. East Avenue, with Jockey Manny Franco (34-1 odds)

13. Publisher, with Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., (30-1 odds)

14. Tiztastic, with Jockey Joel Rosario (19-1 odds)

15. Render judgment, with jockey julien leparoux (12-1 odds)

16. Coal match, with Jockey Juan Vargas (30-1 odds)

17. Sandman, with Jockey Jose Ortiz (5-1 odds)

18. Sovereignty, with Jockey Junior Alvarado (11-1 odds)

19. Chuck of Gold, with Jockey Jareth Loveberry (35-1 odds)

20. Owen Almighty, with Jockey Javier Castellano (43-1 Odds)

21. Baeza, with jockey flavia prat (54-1 odds)

How to look at?

• WHERE: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
• When: May 3, 2024
• Projected Post Time: 19:02 EST
• TV: NBC
• Purse: $ 5 million