In the history of Thoroughbred racing, only thirteen horses have won the coveted Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, and the Belmont Stakes in New York. One of them is Secretariat, who did so in 1973 in such commanding fashion that he still holds the fastest time in all three races. In honor of the upcoming Derby weekend (May 5–6) and the fiftieth anniversary of Secretariat’s domination, we’ve rounded up recipes to toast each of the events, with a little help from Greg Galganski, lead bartender at Proof on Main in Lousiville’s 21c Museum Hotel. Because drinking them all is its own kind of achievement.
