Honoring the Greatest Racehorse

A life-size bronze sculpture of Secretariat running at the legendary Claiborne Farm and a three-story mural of him winning the 1973 Kentucky Derby are the centerpieces of a new park on Main Street in Paris, Kentucky.

The park opened November 11, 2023 — 50 years to the date that the Triple Crown champion arrived at Claiborne for his breeding career. The park is open 24 hours a day and free for all to visit.

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The park honors Secretariat’s legacy with limestone storytelling pillars devoted to his racing and breeding career. The park also celebrates the thoroughbred industry that is vital to Paris and Bourbon County, home to 90 horse farms. Several farms are open to the public for tours.

“Secretariat’s legacy looms large 50 years later in the small Kentucky town where he retired,” The (Louisville) Courier Journal writes.

  • Secretariat Park Foundation

    Board members who built and manage the park include: Darrell Poynter, Shanda Smith, Holly McMillin, Betty Ann Allen, Debbie Poynter, Lauren Biddle, Chris Poynter, Allison Bishop, Bobby Shiflet

  • Jocelyn Russell

    Jocelyn Russell is a sculptor based in Washington State. Her bronze at the park is based upon a famous photo of Secretariat. She is pictured here with Secretariat jockey Ron Turcotte.

  • Jaime Corum

    Kentucky native Jaime Corum is one of America’s best equine artists. She’s painted the three-story mural of Secretariat.

  • Thomas J. Nieman

    The park was designed by Thomas J. Nieman, a retired professor of landscape architecture at the University of Kentucky College of Design.