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Ron Turcotte: Denied sentimental ride
Ron Turcotte: Denied sentimental ride

Ron Turcotte: Denied sentimental ride

Date10/25/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ron Turcotte: Denied sentimental ride
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0086628F
Swapping racing stories at the Queen's Plate on Saturday, the queen mother managed to break up top Canadian jockey Ron Turcotte just before the vital (...)
Swapping racing stories at the Queen's Plate on Saturday, the queen mother managed to break up top Canadian jockey Ron Turcotte just before the vital (...)
6/27/1965
SIlver anniversary: Owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte reminisce about Secretariat's victory in 1973 Canadian International, his final career race
SIlver anniversary: Owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte reminisce about Secretariat's victory in 1973 Canadian International, his final career race
10/15/1998
Hall of Famers: Former top jockey Johnny Longden, left, welcomes Ron Turcotte to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Hall of Famers: Former top jockey Johnny Longden, left, welcomes Ron Turcotte to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
8/1/1980
Badly Injured when his horse fell at Belmont in 1978, jockey Ron Turcotte tried bravely to walk again but even determination and excercise didn't work(...)
Badly Injured when his horse fell at Belmont in 1978, jockey Ron Turcotte tried bravely to walk again but even determination and excercise didn't work(...)
11/23/1984
Jockey fights back: Ron Turcotte, who was paralyzed in a racing accident at New York's Belmont Park last year, in undergoing extensive rehabilitation in Toronto
Jockey fights back: Ron Turcotte, who was paralyzed in a racing accident at New York's Belmont Park last year, in undergoing extensive rehabilitation in Toronto
9/26/1979
Ron Turcotte
Ron Turcotte
9/26/1979
Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post
Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post
10/15/1986
Ron Turcotte
Ron Turcotte
2/1/1979
Maple Leaf Gardens usherette Marie Fabrizio, 23, looks over program with Ron Turcotte
Maple Leaf Gardens usherette Marie Fabrizio, 23, looks over program with Ron Turcotte
2/1/1979
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
7/15/1970
Roger Turcotte, 19, exercising Scotty Boo at Lansom Farm near Woodbine track yesteday, will be fourth Turcotte to become jockey when he makes debut soon
Roger Turcotte, 19, exercising Scotty Boo at Lansom Farm near Woodbine track yesteday, will be fourth Turcotte to become jockey when he makes debut soon
3/14/1974
For sentimental reasons, Richard Lichtman, 43, doesn't want to sell his clothing store to make way for redevelopment
For sentimental reasons, Richard Lichtman, 43, doesn't want to sell his clothing store to make way for redevelopment
3/6/1973