Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys. He grew up speaking French in Drummond, outside Grand Falls. He left school at age 14 to work with his father as a ...

Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys. He grew up speaking French in Drummond, outside Grand Falls. He left school at age 14 to work with his father as a ...

By 1964, Ron Turcotte is the highest-grossing athlete in Canada. Noel is winning a healthy income too. Brother Rudy turns 16, leaves the farm in New Brunswick, and he too comes out to race.

Ron Turcotte was the most unlikely of American Triple Crown winners. Book shines a light on successes, challenges experienced by Turcotte brothers Skip to main content ...

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 ...

Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys. He grew up speaking French in Drummond, outside Grand Falls. He left school at age 14 to work with his father as a ...

Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys. He grew up speaking French in Drummond, outside Grand Falls. He left school at age 14 to work with his father as a ...

FROM LUMBERJACK TO JOCKEY. Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys. He grew up speaking French in Drummond, outside Grand Falls.

At 18, Turcotte and a friend headed to Toronto with $50 each in their pockets. He was going to join the roofing trade like his brother, but local carpenters were on strike, so they sought any work ...

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 ...