It's been 40 years since the record-breaking run to the Triple Crown for Secretariat, and the Maryland Jockey Club announced last week that Pimlico racetrack will mark the anniversary with a series of public events prior to the Preakness Stakes. On May 14, 2013, the track will host a special round-table discussion on Secretariat, attended by owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte, as well as Bill Nack, author of Secretariat: The Making of a Champion.
Following the roundtable discussion, Pimlico will present a special screening of the film Secretariat’s Jockey – Ron Turcotte. The documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, traces the life and career of Turcotte, and includes interviews with fellow Triple Crown winning jockeys Steve Cauthen (Affirmed) and Jean Cruguet (Seattle Slew). One of the best of his era, Turcotte nearly won back-to-back Triple Crowns, claiming the Kentucky Derby and Belmont in 1972 on Riva Ridge.
There’s special significance to the Secretariat anniversary events at Pimlico, as it was only one year ago that an official change was made to the 1973 Preakness winning time giving the horse known as Big Red claim to all three Triple Crown record times. While it was widely known at the time that a clock malfunction had occurred, it was only through the use of modern video technology that enough evidence could be presented to officially change Secretariat’s winning time to 1:53. Secretariat still holds the record times for all three Triple Crown Races.
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