Famed horse racing jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to Triple Crown dies at 84

The jockey who rode the legendary race horse Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, Ron Turcotte, has died at 84.

Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick in Canada. 

"Ron was a great jockey and an inspiration to so many, both within and outside the racing world," Lusky said. "While he reached the pinnacle of success in his vocation, it was his abundance of faith, courage, and kindness that was the true measure of his greatness."

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