There should be no mention of the mighty Triple Crown champion Secretariat without pointing to jockey Ron Turcotte as an integral member of a dynamite team. It might appear from watching replays of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes in 1973 as if Turcotte was merely a passenger taken for a wonderful ride by the gleaming colt they called “Big Red.” But Penny Chenery, Secretariat’s owner, knew better.
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Trendsetter Steps Out in Style to Score Lexington Stakes Upset at Keeneland
Just over a week after training Percy's Bar to an upset over favored Zany in the Grade 1 Central Bank Ashland Stakes April 3, trainer Ben Colebrook pulled off an even greater surprise April 11 when
Zulu Kingdom Wins Maker’s Mark Mile for Trainer Brown’s 3,000th Career Victory
Win number 3,000 for trainer Chad Brown came in fitting fashion – on the grass, at the highest stakes level, and with a polished comeback performance from Zulu Kingdom in the $506,263 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes April 10 at
Triple Crown Turning Point: Overcoming Tragedy on Citation’s Journey to Greatness
Few breeders and owners have defined an era as Calumet Farm did in the 1940s. What started as a Standardbred farm in the 1920s transitioned into a nursery for a long list of racing immortals in the 1930s.
