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Ronald Joseph Morel "Ronnie" Turcotte, CM ONB (born July 22, 1941) is a retired Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973. Career.
Jun 6, 2023 · From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse racing, riding Secretariat to a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973. Their triumphs ended a 25-year Triple Crown drought.
Apr 30, 2023 · Jockey Ron Turcotte had a head start of more than a year. “Believe me, it was love at first sight,” he said. “Love at first ride.” That was in January 1972, when trainer Lucien Laurin introduced the 30-year-old jockey to the 2-year-old colt at Hialeah Park in Florida.
Jun 6, 2023 · It's been 50 years since Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte crushed the field by 31 lengths to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing's Triple Crown champion in 1973
Apr 25, 2023 · Ron Turcotte always made time for Secretariat. After their record-breaking Triple Crown run captivated the country in 1973, the Canadian jockey never missed a chance to visit Claiborne Farm...
May 2, 2019 · “Riding him was like flying a fighter jet compared to an ordinary airplane,” Secretariat’s jockey Ron Turcotte, now 77, told Aly Vance for CNN’s Winning Post.
Biography. Winner of the 1973 Triple Crown aboard Meadow Stable’s Hall of Famer Secretariat, Ron Turcotte rode the two-time Horse of the Year to all but one of his stakes wins.
Jun 9, 2023 · Ron Turcotte was Secretariat’s regular rider, partnering the legendary colt for 18 of his 21 career starts, among them all three legs of the Triple Crown – including his iconic 31-length victory 50 years ago in the Belmont Stakes.
Jun 9, 2023 · Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat 50 years ago to a record-breaking Triple Crown victory, poses with a statue in his honour in Grand Falls, NB, on June 4, 2023. Chris Donovan/The...
Jun 10, 2023 · “I was amazed with that horse all along,” said his jockey, Ron Turcotte, who at 81 is the lone survivor of Secretariat’s inner circle, which included the owner Penny Chenery, the trainer ...
