PARIS, Ky. — The ninth winner of the Triple Crown is getting a place all his own. A park dedicated to the legendary Secretariat will open on Saturday, Nov. 11 in Paris, Kentucky.

Secretariat Park is opening 50 years to the date that Big Red arrived at Claiborne Farm for his breeding career. A three-day festival called Legends of Bourbon County will take place on Main Street as part of the celebration.

A mold of a life-sized statue of Secretariat. This will be the centerpiece of Secretariat Park showing Big Red romping in the field at Claiborne Farm by artist Jocelyn Russell. (Secretariat Park)

The park will tell Secretariat’s life story, from his foaling in Virginia to his Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown wins to his breeding career. The centerpiece is a life-sized bronze of Secretariat romping in the field at Claiborne Farm by artist Jocelyn Russell. 

The park also includes a dramatic three-story mural of Secretariat winning the 1973 Kentucky Derby by equine artist Jaime Corum. 

The park, funded with private donations from people in Paris/Bourbon County and around the country, was designed by Thomas J. Nieman, a retired professor of landscape architecture at the University of Kentucky. 

The celebration is the latest tribute to the legendary horse on the 50th anniversary of his Triple Crown win and retirement. 

The grand opening starts at noon, and will be free to the public.