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Ron Turcotte, Who Rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown, Dies at 84  The New York Times Secretariat Triple Crown jockey Turcotte, 84, dies  ESPN Canada’s Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84  CBC Famed horse racing jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to Triple Crown dies at 84  Fox News Hall Of Famer Ron Turcotte Passes Away At …

Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career that ended prematurely in 1978 due to a tragic racing injury, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in Canada. He was 84. Turcotte’s family formally announced his death through Leonard Lusky, his …

Secretariat’s jockey, Ron Turcotte, passed away Friday at the age of 84. The news was confirmed by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in a statement reading: “Ron was a legendary rider and also an inspiration for all he achieved and overcame during his incredible life. Although best known for sweeping the Triple Crown with Secretariat–culminating with a …

Aug 22, 2025, 04:10 PM ET 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. He won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness …

‘One Of The Game’s Greats’: Secretariat Jockey Ron Turcotte Dies At 84  Paulick Report Secretariat Triple Crown jockey Turcotte, 84, dies  ESPN Famed horse racing jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to Triple Crown dies at 84  Fox News Ron Turcotte, Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hall Of Famer Ron Turcotte Passes …