Francisco Serrano

Assistant to Kenny Mcpeek - Thoroughbred Horse Racing Enthusiast 🐎

[Barbara D. Livingston @DRFLivingston]

"D. Wayne off the Plane"

Wayne Lukas often brought horses, including promising 3yos, to Aqueduct. His lengthy list included Capote, Success Express, and Houston.

This was 3-25-89, the day Houston - called "the lightly raced mystery horse" by AP - romped in the Bay Shore.

#BigA

[NYRA (🎪) @TheNYRA]

The last @nyknicks championship came in 1973, the same year Secretariat made Triple Crown history at @BelmontPark1905.

Tonight, New York gets another moment to remember. Congratulations, Knicks! 🗽

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

When Secretariat died in 1989, the legend seemed complete, until the necropsy revealed the secret behind his impossible power.

Inside his chest was a heart that stunned veterinarians: an estimated 22 pounds, nearly two and a half times the size of a normal Thoroughbred’s.

It wasn’t diseased.

It wasn’t abnormal.

It was perfect.

Every chamber balanced, every wall strong, the anatomical masterpiece of nature’s own design.

That massive heart pumped oxygen-rich blood with unmatched efficiency, feeding muscles that never seemed to tire.

It was, quite literally, the tremendous machine that carried him beyond limits.

When he ran, his stride measured at nearly 25 feet, became an extension of that engine.

At full speed, his heart could circulate his entire blood volume twice in a single minute.

It’s why he didn’t just win, he expanded, accelerating when others faltered, as if time itself bent to his rhythm.

But what makes the discovery so moving isn’t the science, it’s the poetry.

That colossal heart wasn’t just muscle.

It was metaphor.

It explained what fans had always felt watching him: that there was something greater inside him, something immeasurable.

As one vet whispered after the necropsy:

“We finally know what powered him, but we’ll never understand how much heart he truly had.”

In life, Secretariat’s heart carried him 31 lengths past history.

In death, it reminded the world that greatness isn’t always about what’s seen
but about the size of the heart that beats behind it.

[Jose Santos Jr. @joesantos_33]

The anticipation for the new Belmont was already high, but @TheNYRA keeps proving their commitment to high level racing with big purses and amazing incentives! Exciting times to be in Mew York 🗽🍎🏇🏽

[Francisco Serrano @FSerrano_Jr]

What a racehorse 🤩

[HKJC Racing @HKJC_Racing]

🗣️ "Romantic Warrior... he can do anything!" 💙

#TripleCrown secured for the world's richest racehorse, who reaches HK$288.74m (approx. US$36.84m) in earnings from 24 wins and 31 starts... 💰

@mcacajamez | #LoveRacing | #HKracing

[ほんD @tkk8691]

THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP

🏆Romantic Warrior × @mcacajamez
Hong Kong's Triple Crown‼️

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

The future of racing is in good hands 🏇

Meet the Horse Racing Kings: Brendan Yates, Owen Metwally, and Marcus Hakewill, three teenage fans bringing energy and passion to the races while sharing their love for the sport with the next generation.

[Secretariat @Secretariatprmr]

#FlashbackFriday: Secretariat and Sham two days before the 1973 Preakness Stakes at #Pimlico.

AP Photo

[Equibase @Equibase]

Jose Ortiz🤝Irad Ortiz, Jr.

The Ortiz brothers finished first and second in the 152nd running of the @KentuckyDerby 🌹

📸Eclipse Sportswire

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

This aged well.

[Javier I. Farache @jfarache]

Otra foto del jovencito GOLDEN TEMPO, al pie de su madre en el año 2023.

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Remembering the Roses 🌹

[Matt Jones @KySportsRadio]

Yesterday was the most watched Kentucky Derby of all time…19.6 million for telecast and 24.4 million for actual race

It was higher rated than basically every sporting event besides the NFL and College Football title game

It’s crazy how much the Derby continues to grow

[Kelly Jecmen @MidnightHill]

What a Derby. What a sire!
1st - sired by Curlin
2nd - produced from a daughter of Curlin
3rd - sired by a son of Curlin.

[Melissa Bauer-Herzog - Pyrois Media @PyroisMedia]

Time to bow down to Curlin again. He sired the winner, is the damsire of the second place horse, and is the grandsire of third place finisher Ocelli.

Curlin had three runner-up finishers in the Derby before today (Journalism, Exaggerator, Good Magic).

[Jess Samy @FrankelWatch13]

Kentucky Derby hero GOLDEN TEMPO's dam CARRUMBA seen here was pretty smart herself. Seen here with Jose Ortiz.

How cool is that.
Jose rode both mom and son to victory.

[Francisco Serrano @FSerrano_Jr]

@missmaryeliza My buddy Kevin Ryan, bet $10 & made $848

[Francisco Serrano @FSerrano_Jr]

@cmoreton99 Chris what are your top 10 greatest horses of all time?

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Appreciation post for Right to Party!

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

Racing has a new viral star 🐴 

The internet can't get enough of the $10.5M Flightline colt sold @OBSSales. Our video from less than a week ago has over 27 million views across platforms (99% non-followers 👀), and @CNBC picked up the story this morning too.

12M+ on IG 📱👇
https://t.co/xf1MaCzDjM