Turcotte, who rode Secretariat in all three races, died Friday of natural causes at his home in New Brunswick. The Canadian -born jockey also won the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes on Riva Ridge, who was also born and raised at Meadow Farms. In 1965, Turcotte won the Preakness aboard Tom Rolfe.

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, 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.