This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/rodeo as Hall of Famer and Triple Crown Winning Jockey Ron Turcotte Passes Away. One of the greatest legends of the sport of horse racing, Ron Turcotte passed away at home in New Brunswick on August 22. The Canadian jockey was 84.

Turcotte, who rode Secretariat in all three races, died Friday of natural causes at his home in New Brunswick. The Canadian -born jockey also won the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes on Riva Ridge, who was also born and raised at Meadow Farms. In 1965, Turcotte won the Preakness aboard Tom Rolfe.