The fields are set for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 6 and 7 respectively and handicapping and pedigree study have reached a fever pitch. No race’s entrants have their bloodlines dissected quite like the Derby as owners and breeders and bettors alike all seek that winning magic formula.

Nearly all of the Derby entrants can count Secretariat as an ancestor at some point. The 1973 Triple Crown legend factors especially as the broodmare sire of A.P. Indy, Gone West, and Storm Cat.

The outliers lacking Secretariat are Tawny Port, Summer Is Tomorrow, and Rich Strike.

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