Andrew Nelis racing

Secretariat came out narrowly on top as 13 Triple Crown winners battled it out for the virtual Kentucky Derby crown on Saturday. The 1973 hero, whose record winning time at Churchill Downs still stands today, just held off the challenge of 1948 champion Citation and Seattle Slew, with the two most recent Triple Crown winners - American Pharoah and Justify -some way further back. NBC broadcasted the race during a three-hour slot which had been set aside for this season's race, postponed until September 5 because of the coronavirus pandemic