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Lest We Forget: Before Secretariat, Hanover Was The Original 'Tremendous Machine'

The most dominant champion of the late 1880's not only ran like a machine with his effortless long strides, but he was raced like a machine, making 27 starts as a 3-year-old alone.
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Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84

He won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes twice each, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end horse racing’s Triple Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.
The New York Times

Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to Triple Crown, dead at 84

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died at age 84. Turcotte’s family and longtime business partner Leonard Lusky confirmed to the Associated ...
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Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, 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 ...
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Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte dies at 84, won Triple Crown with Secretariat

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte won the Triple Crown in 1973 with Secretariat. Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, a record time of 2:24 that stands today. Turcotte won 3,032 races ...