![]() ![]() Indy, and Gone West, another ancestor of multiple Derby entries, were all out of the daughters of Secretariat, highlighting Big Red's strength as a broodmare sire. ![]() Indy, is found in the pedigrees of 10 out of the original 19 runners in this year's race, McQueen said. McQueen noted that a five-generation limit excludes several descendants of Secretariat's grandson Storm Cat, a leading sire found in the pedigrees of 12 of this year's Derby runners.Īnother Secretariat grandson, A.P. 'It is just heartening to know that, in this very special year, there is such a strong Secretariat presence in the Derby,' said Patricia McQueen, author of Secretariat's Legacy, in a phone interview with. ![]() Widely viewed as the greatest thoroughbred racehorse of all time, the horse nicknamed 'Big Red' officially sired 663 foals, with his most prominent legacy coming through his daughters, as a top broodmare sire. Secretariat would go on to become the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948 Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. ![]()
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