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If her brother had gotten his way, Secretariat would have been part of a stable-ending clearance sale. And before Secretariat, Lucien Laurin won the Derby with his stablemate, Riva Ridge in 1972.

“ [Trainer Lucien Laurin] ran him when he wasn’t at his best, when he had a high fever at Saratoga and he wasn’t ready to run in the Whitney Stakes,” said Turcotte, who rode the horse in ...

Turcotte stopped by trainer Lucien Laurin’s barn and told him, “You have the best 2-year-old in North America.” Laurin changed jockeys and hired Turcotte for Riva Ridge’s next start.

Though he had worked Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge the previous year for Chenery and trainer Lucien Laurin, Secretariat’s exercise was originally entrusted to Jimmy Gaffney.

Witness Eddie Sweat, trusted Black groom and legendary horse whisperer or trainer Lucien Laurin’s redemption from near retirement. Honor brave Turcotte, paralyzed five years later at Belmont ...

Trainer Lucien Laurin blamed Secretariat’s showing in the Wood on an abscess in the colt’s mouth, which burst the Sunday before the Kentucky Derby.

Lucien Laurin and Ron Turcotte had teamed to win four of the past five Triple Crown races, two each with Riva Ridge and Secretariat. Forever linked by their Canadian heritage and Meadow Stables ...

If her brother had gotten his way, Secretariat would have been part of a stable-ending clearance sale. And before Secretariat, Lucien Laurin won the Derby with his stablemate, Riva Ridge in 1972.

Turcotte stopped by trainer Lucien Laurin’s barn and told him, “You have the best 2-year-old in North America.” Laurin changed jockeys and hired Turcotte for Riva Ridge’s next start.