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Stu Johnson

Today's Interview: The view from Claiborne Farm about a historic horse

The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes is now in the books, so two-thirds of the Triple Crown series is completed. But there will be no Triple Crown winner this year after National Treasure took the win Saturday. 50 years ago a big strong Thoroughbred made quite a showing at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.

Just like that run in the Kentucky Derby, Secretariat’s 1973 win at Pimlico Park was also a record-breaker. “Big Red”, who died in the fall of 1989, rests at Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County. Claiborne Farm President Walker Hancock said Secretariat’s winning time in the Derby and Preakness might be equaled one day, but not the third leg of the Triple Crown.

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