EditorialA statue of the champion racehorse Secretariat on display at Belmont Park, where he captured the final leg of the Triple Crown in 1973 by 31 lengths, in Elmont, N.Y., June 9, 2023. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialA statue of the champion racehorse Secretariat on display at Belmont Park, where he captured the final leg of the Triple Crown in 1973 by 31 lengths, in Elmont, N.Y., June 9, 2023. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialFlightline, a racehorse undefeated in six career races and the winner of $4.5 million in purses, during a break at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., April 13, 2023. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
EditorialFlightline, a racehorse undefeated in six career races and the winner of $4.5 million in purses, during a break at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., April 13, 2023. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
EditorialFlightline, a racehorse undefeated in six career races and the winner of $4.5 million in purses, during a break at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., April 13, 2023. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
EditorialMichael Blowen delivers a eulogy for the racehorse Medina Spirit at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky., on April 5, 2022. (Xavier Burrell/The New York Times)
EditorialA racehorse is washed after a race at the 153rd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 5, 2021. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)