Dan

Pickleball and running. Horses are cool. SVHS ‘10 NCC ‘12 EU ‘14. Soccer is life in my family

[Rep. Mike Collins @RepMikeCollins]

On this day in history in 1973, Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown by winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.

With a heart two and a half times the size of an average horse’s, Secretariat still holds the speed records for all three races. He was ranked No. 35 on ESPN’s list of the Top 50 North American athletes of the 20th century, the only nonhuman on the list.

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

On this date in 1973, Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, a Triple Crown record, to become the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown 🏇

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Today in 1973, the greatest horse race in history was run.

Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to become the Triple Crown winner and set a world record time that has never been beaten!

🎥: CBS Broadcast

[Steve Cortes @CortesSteve]

Good morning!

Today in 1973, Secretariat secured the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, perhaps the most dominant racing performance ever.

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

⌛ 11 years ago this week, American Pharoah ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Golden Tempo took home $3.1 million at the Kentucky Derby.

• 10% to jockey ($310,000)
• 10% to trainer ($310,000)
• 80% to owners ($2.48 million)

But after accounting for stud fees, Golden Tempo is likely now worth more than $25 million.

READ: https://t.co/jnkltee4Do

[Alerta Mundial @TuiteroSismico]

🚄🇨🇳 ¡China acaba de probar el tren del futuro!
Va a más de 1.000 km/h dentro de un tubo de vacío con levitación magnética.

Shanghái → Hangzhou (200 km) en solo 9 minutos 😱
Más rápido que un avión… por tierra!
¿Adiós aviones para distancias cortas? 🔥
¿Viajarías? Comenta 👇

[Dan @DanFowler73]

I second that bro

[Griffin Johnson @lmgriffjohnson]

I love horse racing

[Griffin Johnson @lmgriffjohnson]

I love horse racing

[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

[Wondrous Nature @nature_c2ngn]

Nature's scale is the best perspective.

[Dan @DanFowler73]

🤣🤣

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Warming up in a local Minnesota park for the rally with @peggyflanagan.

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Cherie DeVaux worked as an assistant for over a decade, learning under some of the top trainers before starting her own barn in 2018.

Her horses have won her over $33M in career earnings, and she is now the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

The moment Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.

[BetMGM 🦁 @BetMGM]

One of the craziest sports stats you'll see:

19 of 20 horses in this year's Kentucky Derby are descendants of Secretariat

The greatest of all time

[Lincoln Belongs To The Ages @Mr_Lincoln]

The winning time for Golden Tempo in today’s Kentucky Derby was 2:02.27. Secretariat’s winning time in 1973 was 1:59.4. That’s a difference of 2.87 seconds. That translates to Secretariat beating Golden Tempo by over 17 lengths. Big Red’s record stands after 53 years. Legendary.

[Churchill Downs @ChurchillDowns]

Secretariat’s Derby run is still legendary. 🌹

He ran each quarter-mile faster than the last and set a track record (1:59.40) that still stands. His dominance became one of the defining moments in sports history.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

On this Kentucky Derby day, here’s your reminder that Secretariat was faster than any horse who has ever lived. The year is 1973 and this is his track record run. Untouched for 53 years. The GOAT.

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

RIDERS UP! 🗣️ Derby Day is HERE!

📺 The 152nd Kentucky Derby | NBC & Peacock

[Sam Parr @thesamparr]

The Kentucky Derby is 152 years old and the longest continuously held sporting event in US history.

Some interesting facts:

1. The founder killed himself.

Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of William Clark from the OG Lewis & Clark Expedition, built Churchill Downs and invented the Derby in 1875. Lost everything in the 1893 stock market crash. Shot himself with a pistol in 1899 because he was scared of being poor.

2. The first Derby was won by a Black jockey on a horse trained by a former slave.

13 of the 15 jockeys in the inaugural race were Black. Oliver Lewis won on a horse named Aristides. His trainer Ansel Williamson was born into slavery.

3. People bet over $300 million on a 2-minute race last year.

Total handle across Derby day in 2025: $349M. For a race that lasts about as long as a TikTok.

4. The most expensive drink at the track is a $5,000 mint julep.

Standard one is $22, or you can upgrade to the 24-karat gold-plated silver cup version for 5 grand. They pour 120,000 juleps over 2 days.

To anyone at the Derby this year, I hope you win big. Pretty cool event.