Living Legends

'Big Red' Calendar Benefits Secretariat Center, Old Friends, Maryland Horse Foundation

The 2025 Secretariat's Legacy calendar, the eighth and final edition of the series that has already raised almost $39,000 for equine charities, is available for $25 online, the Secretariat Center said via a Wednesday press release. For the second straight year, calendar profits are shared by the Secretariat Center and Old Friends. An additional share will benefit the Maryland Horse Foundation. The calendar series began with the Living Legends theme in 2018, which honored Secretariat's offspring that were still alive, then transitioned to descendants of his broodmares in 2022. "It...

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Secretariat's Legacy 2024 Calendar Honors Secrettame

The Secretariat calendar series, now in its seventh year, will honor Secretariat's daughter Secrettame for the 2024 edition. The series started in 2018 with the Living Legends theme honoring the last living Secretariat sons and daughters, then transitioned to descendants of Secretariat's important broodmares in 2022. Proceeds from the 2024 calendar will benefit The Secretariat Center and Old Friends. The series has already raised more than $33,000 for equine charities through six editions. This will be the first one with The Secretariat Center as the primary beneficiary. "I've always wanted...

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Irish Racehorse Experience At The Irish National Stud And Gardens Receives THEA Award

The Irish National Stud & Garden's Irish Racehorse Experience was officially presented with a Themed Entertainment Award (THEA) for outstanding achievement at an awards ceremony at Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California. The award, which celebrates achievement and excellence within the themed entertainment industry, was collected by David Wardell, the Irish National Stud & Gardens Tourism Manager. The Living Legends, retired former racing champions that reside at the Kildare stud, will be paraded daily at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 25 through Friday, Apr. 28, to celebrate the honour. All pre-booked...

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2023 Calendar Celebrates Terlingua

The 2023 Secretariat's Legacy calendar will celebrate the Triple Crown winner's daughter Terlingua, who set six stakes records on the racetrack and then produced the great stallion Storm Cat. The 2023 edition is the sixth annual fundraising calendar honoring Secretariat and his descendants. The first five calendars in the series, which started with the Living Legends theme honoring the remaining Secretariats, have raised $28,000 for equine charities over the years. "I am very grateful to all the racing fans--especially Secretariat fans--who have supported both the Living Legends calendar series and...

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Beauty Generation Retired

Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock {Aus}--Stylish Bel {Aus}, by Bel Esprit {Aus}), a two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year and only horse to surpass the HK$100 mark in career earnings, has been retired after his fifth in Sunday's G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile. He will live out his days at Living Legends in Victoria, Australia, alongside other Hong Kong retirees Silent Witness (Aus), Mr Stunning (Aus) and California Memory, among others. Bred by Nearco Stud Ltd., Beauty Generation was purchased for NZ$60,000 by Kylie Bax's Hermes Syndications from...

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