After becoming the first horse in a quarter century to sweep the Triple Crown, Secretariat would continue racing in a summer and fall campaign that would reward fans at Arlington Park, Saratoga Race ...

IMAGINE TAYLOR SWIFT, DRAKE AND BEYONCE suddenly combining summer tours for a one-off at a Chicago-area sports venue in two weeks. That pop cultural energy might equal what went on the day Secretariat ...

The American Graded Stakes Committee narrowly approved Dec. 21 Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to move the Arlington Million (G1T), Beverly D. Stakes (G1T), and Secretariat Stakes (G2T) next year to ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 30, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1916: Chick Evans won the U.S. Open.

The nation’s most decorated and exciting athlete arrived in Chicago 50 years ago this month. He wasn’t, however, a baseball, basketball or football player. He was a horse — 16 hands-1 1/2 inches tall ...

NEW KENT — I had a hay day at Colonial Downs Racetrack's "Festival of Racing." Princess Anne Hunt chose the exciting venue to celebrate huntsman Martyn Blackmore's birthday. Colonial's "Festival of ...

Headline writers were bold, and perhaps prophetic, in the all-caps type across three columns of the front page of the Oct. 14, 1927, Arlington Heights Herald: "America's Greatest Race Course Open." ...

Secretariat memorabilia dot the interior of Golden’s Pub and Deli in Georgetown. The 1973 Triple Crown winner became a national phenomenon who transcended his sport. Marcus Dorsey ...