It was a good thing that before the results of the summer races at Saratoga Race Course executives with the Phillip Morris tobacco company decided to put up $250,000 to sponsor a race at Belmont Park.

After Secretariat's stunning victory in the inaugural Marlboro Cup Sept. 15, 1973, owner Penny Chenery Tweedy knew she would have her superstar for less than two months before sending him off to ...

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her disabled father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

In keeping with Penny Chenery’s long career of celebrating Secretariat’s legacy, promoting the best in racing, and honoring excellence in Thoroughbred athletes, the inaugural Penny Chenery award was ...

Triple Crown winner Secretariat's family was “outraged” by Jason Kelce’s claims that the horse used steroids when it raced in the 1970s. "We, the family of Penny Chenery, strongly protest the grossly ...

For those who follow horse racing − and even among those who have only a passing knowledge of it − the name Secretariat stands out above all other horses to ever compete in the sport. Secretariat is ...

There are moments in sports which forever embed themselves in the minds of those who watched it, either live or through an endless video loop. But the one that you can expect to see over and over for ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby goes off late this afternoon and for two glorious minutes and change, horse racing will be back at the center of the universe. And then, like a hangover, the sport ...

The children of Helen “Penny” Chenery are grief-stricken to share the news of her death, surrounded by family at the home of her son John, on Saturday, Sept.16, following complications from a stroke.