After becoming the first horse in a quarter century to sweep the Triple Crown, Secretariat would continue racing in a summer and fall campaign that would reward fans at Arlington Park, Saratoga Race ...

Arlington International Racecourse's Secretariat Stakes (G1T) is being cut back to a one-mile distance on the turf with a bump to a $500,000 purse for this year's running in response to the New York ...

IMAGINE TAYLOR SWIFT, DRAKE AND BEYONCE suddenly combining summer tours for a one-off at a Chicago-area sports venue in two weeks. That pop cultural energy might equal what went on the day Secretariat ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 30, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1916: Chick Evans won the U.S. Open.

The nation’s most decorated and exciting athlete arrived in Chicago 50 years ago this month. He wasn’t, however, a baseball, basketball or football player. He was a horse — 16 hands-1 1/2 inches tall ...

Bill Thayer hasn't been to a movie in years, but there's a film coming out Friday that may get him back to the big screen. Thayer, Arlington Park's senior vice president of racing, should have a keen ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WBBM) - The opening of the movie "Secretariat" is Thursday and tells the story of the legendary thoroughbred nation-grabbing Triple Crown win ...