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Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte dies at 84, won Triple Crown with Secretariat
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who won the Triple Crown in 1973 with Secretariat, has died at the age of 84.
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at 84
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick.
Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown, dies at 84
The Hall of Fame jockey swept the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, ending a quarter-century drought in horse racing’s Triple Crown.
Ron Turcotte, Secretariat's jockey and horse racing legend, dies at 84
Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973 and won more than 3,000 races over his two-decade career, died Friday morning of natural causes at his home in Canada, per the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He was 84.
Ron Turcotte, jockey who rode Secretariat to Triple Crown triumph, dies at 84
Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home in Canada. He was 84.
Ron Turcotte, the jockey who guided Secretariat to the Triple Crown, dies
Turcotte won more than 3,000 races in his 18-year career and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1979.
Hall of Famer and Triple Crown Winning Jockey Ron Turcotte Passes Away
This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/rodeo as Hall of Famer and Triple Crown Winning Jockey Ron Turcotte Passes Away. One of the greatest legends of the sport of horse racing, Ron Turcotte passed away at home in New Brunswick on August 22. The Canadian jockey was 84.
Ron Turcotte, Secretariat's Triple Crown-Winning Jockey, Dies At Age 84
Ron Turcotte, who was one of the most accomplished jockeys in horse-racing history, died Friday at the age of 84.
From the archives: Secretariat jockey Ron Turcotte
Jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown in 1973, died on August 22, 2025 at age 84. In this June 24, 1979 "Sunday Morning" report, Turcotte talked about life after a terrifying accident at Belmont Park when he fell off a horse and suffered injuries that made him paraplegic.
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte dies at 84; remembered as horse racing legend, friend
Never say never, but I’d like to see the horse that would equal or beat that record he set that day,” Day said. At the time, he never imagined he’d one day meet Secretariat, or Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who guided the horse to that unforgettable victory.
Legendary N.B. jockey Ron Turcotte remembered as humble, courageous and resilient
A lifelong friend of New Brunswick's world-famous jockey, Ron Turcotte, said he's going to miss Turcotte more for the humble and kind man he was than for being a great athlete.

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