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Advocates for the horse-racing industry testified to state lawmakers that there should be more, not fewer, races during the winter in New York, despite the challenges presented by winter weather.

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Safety and security are top priorities for the Albany City School District, but on Thursday night parents asked school leadership why their children learned about the security changes before they did.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Racing fans around the world mourning the loss of Hall of Fame jockey, Ron Turcotte. The Canadian, best known for his Triple Crown win with Secretariat, passed away ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte passed away last week. He was 84 years old. Born in Canada to an impoverished family, he and four of his brothers sought a better life. With their diminutive size, ...

Canada: Residents of Grand Falls in New Brunswick, Canada, decked the town in blue and white this week, the colors made famous by local resident Ron Turcotte (right), the Hall of Fame jockey who rode ...

DRUMMOND, New Brunswick — Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who rode Secretariat to his historic 1973 Triple Crown, has died at age 84. Turcotte passed away Thursday at his home in Drummond, ...

Photo of 1973 print by Rebecca J. Barnabi. The racing horse jockey who rode Virginia-born legend Secretariat into history has died. Turcotte spent the last years of his life in a wheelchair after ...

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. Turcotte first got a taste of working with horses ...