The Canadian jockey won each Triple Crown race twice, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end the sport's Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Related video above: Remembering those we lost in 2025 Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond,