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“Ron Turcotte was an icon and will forever be fondly remembered as the trusted partner of legendary Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winner Secretariat, arguably the most popular thoroughbred in history," Churchill Downs Racetrack president Mike Anderson said.
Ron Turcotte, 84, Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died →
Churchill Downs president Mike Anderson said in a statement he is excited about the track’s subsequent plans to mark the race’s landmark anniversary and rich history of “tradition, hospitality and the best horse racing in the world.”
