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Who owned Secretariat the horse?
Penny Chenery
Penny Chenery | |
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Education | Smith College (BA) Columbia University |
Occupation | Racehorse owner Breeder |
Known for | Secretariat Riva Ridge |
Board member of | Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association |
Who was Secretariat’s parents?
Bold Ruler
Somethingroyal
Secretariat/Parents
Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler and his dam was Somethingroyal, a daughter of Princequillo. Bold Ruler was the leading sire in North America from 1963 to 1969 and again in 1973.
Was Secretariat owned by a woman?
Penny Chenery, who took over her father’s thoroughbred farm with little knowledge of horse racing and became one of the few prominent women in the sport as the owner and breeder of Secretariat, perhaps the fastest horse who ever raced, died on Saturday at her home in Boulder, Colo. She was 95.
How much money did Secretariat make his owner?
In February 1973, four months before his history-making victory at Churchill Downs, it was announced that 32 breeding “shares” had been sold at a record-breaking price of $190,000 a share, netting Claiborne Farms and Meadow Stable more than $6 million—$30 million in today’s money.
Did Secretariat really have an abscess?
In his next race at Gotham Stakes, Secretariat again surged ahead of the pack to win. Before the race, an abscess had been discovered on the top of his mouth, likely caused by a burr in his hay. Groomer, Eddie Sweat, would tell The Thoroughbred Record six years later that the abscess “bothered” the horse “a lot.”
Where does Ron Turcotte live?
Grand Falls
Turcotte now lives in his home town of Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife Gaëtane and their four daughters.
Sired by the famous Bold Ruler and out of Somethingroyal , Secretariat was foaled one day after Man O’ War’s birthday anniversary. Like the greatest two-legged athletes, Secretariat always seemed to come through in the big races. As a three-year-old, he set track records in the Preakness and Belmont which still stand.