. ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁Gal bre ath s ▁named ▁another ▁new ▁fo al ▁for ▁their ▁summer ▁home , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁island ' s ▁town ▁of ▁Little ▁Current . ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 : ▁Two - Year - Old ▁Season ▁Tra ined ▁by ▁Lou ▁R ond in ello ▁and ▁r idden ▁by ▁Angel ▁Cord ero , ▁Jr ., ▁Little ▁Current ▁made ▁four ▁starts ▁at ▁age ▁two ▁but ▁despite ▁his ▁bre eding , ▁showed ▁little ▁promise . ▁Winter ed ▁in ▁Florida , ▁at ▁age ▁three ▁Little ▁Current ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Kentucky ▁Derby . ▁He ▁won ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁five ▁races ▁that ▁spring , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 <0xE2> <0x85> <0x9B> ▁miles ▁Ever gl ades ▁St akes ▁at ▁H iale ah ▁Park . ▁Enter ed ▁in ▁the ▁Blue ▁Gr ass ▁St akes , ▁under ▁new ▁r ider ▁Miguel ▁A . ▁River a ▁he ▁finished ▁fourth ▁to ▁Cla ib or ne ▁Farm ' s ▁Jud ger . ▁Tra ined ▁by ▁Wo ody ▁Steph ens , ▁Jud ger ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁gate ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁as ▁the ▁bet ting ▁favorite . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁U . S . ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁Series ▁ ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁One ▁year ▁earlier , ▁Thor ough bre d ▁racing ▁had ▁witness ed ▁Secret ariat ▁capt iv ate ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁public ▁with ▁his ▁record - bre aking ▁performances ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁winner ▁in ▁twenty - five ▁years