Ron Turcotte shows off his 50 year anniversary pins in Grand Falls. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail One of Canada’s greatest sportsmen, Turcotte has been inducted into nine halls of fame.

Ron Turcotte poses next to a statue of him and Secretariat in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Turcotte rose to the heights of the horse racing world, ...

Ron Turcotte always made time for Secretariat. After their record-breaking Triple Crown run captivated the country in 1973, the Canadian jockey never missed a chance to visit Claiborne Farm when ...

Ron Turcotte always made time for Secretariat. "I used to say, 'Good morning' to him — grab his tongue, go up and down and say, 'Good morning,'" Turcotte told The Courier Journal. "He just stuck ...

Ron Turcotte poses next to a statue of him and Secretariat in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Turcotte rose to the heights of the horse racing world, ...

Jockey Ron Turcotte rides Secretariat to victory at the 99th Kentucky Derby on May 5, 1973. (Bob Daugherty / Associated Press) There was no nightmare for Secretariat despite breaking last.

From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse racing, riding Secretariat to a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973. Their triumphs ...

Check out Tom Rinaldi's feature on Ron Turcotte's first victory as a jockey in the 1965 Preakness, his wins in the 1973 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, and how he did it all with his true love ...

From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse racing, riding Secretariat to a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973. Their triumphs ...

Ron Turcotte poses next to a statue of him and Secretariat in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Turcotte rose to the heights of the horse racing world, riding ...

Ron Turcotte poses next to a statue of him and Secretariat in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Turcotte rose to the heights of the horse racing world, riding ...

From the tiny village of Drummond, New Brunswick, Ron Turcotte rose to the top of horse racing, riding Secretariat to a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973. Their triumphs ...