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From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to ... FROM LUMBERJACK TO JOCKEY Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys.
Ron socks away every penny. Younger brother Noel is the first Turcotte in family history to finish high school. In 1963, he sizes up his 5-foot-1 reflection in the mirror and heads west to join ...
Ron Turcotte was the most unlikely of American Triple Crown winners. The Canadian rode superstar Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, becoming the first jockey to record the historic sweep in 25 ...
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.
Jockey Ron Turcotte on riding Secretariat for the first ... Penny’s daughter. “Because her brother and sister were saying if you don’t start making money, we’re going to sell the whole ...
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 when ...
From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to ... FROM LUMBERJACK TO JOCKEY Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys.
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. Turcotte remembers ...
From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse ... FROM LUMBERJACK TO JOCKEY Turcotte is one of 12 children, including five brothers who also became jockeys.