Rest In Peace Ron Turcotte

[dougie]

He was a great jockey. I watched him many times on the NY Circuit. His ride on the great Secretariat were legendary. Rest In Peace.

[Papillon]

RIP

he understood how Secretariat needed to be ridden and the two of them were a perfect match

sad to hear about this

[Trigger]

RIP Ron, and finally you can get out of that chair and get back up on Big Red, and have Penny and Lucien cheering for you guys again! 

[JT]

RIP Ronnie

[kantseeback]

Some years back there was a harness driver with the same name, Ron Turcotte.
He mainly raced at Freehold.

[dougie]

Some years back there was a harness driver with the same name, Ron Turcotte.
He mainly raced at Freehold.

Kantseeback.....I think there was a Mel Turcotte at Pompano in the 80's & 90's.

[darnoldrocks]

French Canadian kid from the Maritimes, goes on to a great riding career and rides the greatest race horse of all time to a historic Triple Crown.
RIP Mr. Turcotte

[kantseeback]

Kantseeback.....I think there was a Mel Turcotte at Pompano in the 80's & 90's.

Ron Turcotte sr of harness passed years ago but I had several conversations years ago with his son Ron Turcotte jr, nice people