🏇 every horse in today's Kentucky Derby is descended from Secretariat [View all]

There's actually not a horse in this year's field that doesn't trace back to Secretariat.

That's right: According to the Louisville Courier Journal, every horse running in the 151st Kentucky Derby has descended from Secretariat.

Given that it's about six generations down the line, the Courier Journal writes that it's not shocking for such lineage to exist.

Secretariat, as the legendary racehorse he was, was heavily desired as a potential sire. In all, he's known to have sired more than 660 foals.

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