Ron Turcotte

Ron Turcotte
Ron Turcotte at the 2014 Belmont Stakes
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1941-07-22) July 22, 1941 (age 75) Drummond, New Brunswick Canada
Career wins	3,032
Major racing wins
Breeders' Stakes (1962) Coronation Futurity Stakes (1963) Toronto Autumn Cup (1963) Canadian International Stakes (1964, 1971) Kentucky Oaks (1965) Sport Page Handicap (1966) Suburban Handicap (1966) Bernard Baruch Handicap (1967) Tremont Stakes (1967) Beldame Stakes (1970) Diana Handicap (1970, 1971, 1976) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1970, 1979) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1970) Withers Stakes (1970) Alabama Stakes (1971) Flash Stakes (1971) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1971, 1972) Champagne Stakes (1971) Gotham Stakes (1971, 1973) Laurel Futurity (1971, 1972) Blue Grass Stakes (1972) Coaching Club American Oaks (1972) Florida Derby (1972) Hopeful Stakes (1972) Hollywood Derby (1972) Manhattan Handicap (1972) Monmouth Oaks (1972) Sanford Stakes (1972) Wood Memorial Stakes (1972) Brooklyn Handicap (1973) Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (1973) Man O' War Stakes (1973, 1974) Matron Stakes (1973) Travers Stakes (1973) Dwyer Stakes (1974) Edgemere Handicap (1974, 1976) Santa Anita Handicap (1974) Cornhusker Handicap (1975) Queens County Handicap (1975) American Derby (1976) Aqueduct Handicap (1976) Alcibiades Stakes (1977) Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1977) Adirondack Stakes (1977) Cup and Saucer Stakes (1977) Schuylerville Stakes (1977) Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (1978) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1972 & 1973) Preakness Stakes (1965 & 1973) Belmont Stakes (1972 & 1973)
Racing awards
Leading jockey at Woodbine Racetrack (1962, 1963) United States Triple Crown (1973) Canadian Racing's Man-of-the-Year (1978) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1978) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1979) Avelino Gomez Memorial Award (1984)
Honours
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (1973) Order of Canada (1974) National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1979) New York Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1980) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1980) Hawthorne Racing Hall of Fame (1986) Paul Harris Fellowship Long Island Sports Hall of Fame (1990)
Significant horses
Arts and Letters, Crafty Lace, Dahlia, Damascus, Dark Mirage, Fanfreluche, Fort Marcy, Northern Dancer, Politely, Quadrangle, Riva Ridge, Secretariat, Shuvee, Tom Rolfe, Upper Case

Breeders' Stakes (1962)
Coronation Futurity Stakes (1963)
Toronto Autumn Cup (1963)
Canadian International Stakes (1964, 1971)
Kentucky Oaks (1965)
Sport Page Handicap (1966)
Suburban Handicap (1966)
Bernard Baruch Handicap (1967)
Tremont Stakes (1967)
Beldame Stakes (1970)
Diana Handicap (1970, 1971, 1976)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1970, 1979)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1970)
Withers Stakes (1970)
Alabama Stakes (1971)
Flash Stakes (1971)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1971, 1972)
Champagne Stakes (1971)
Gotham Stakes (1971, 1973)
Laurel Futurity (1971, 1972)
Blue Grass Stakes (1972)
Coaching Club American Oaks (1972)
Florida Derby (1972)
Hopeful Stakes (1972)
Hollywood Derby (1972)
Manhattan Handicap (1972)
Monmouth Oaks (1972)
Sanford Stakes (1972)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1972)
Brooklyn Handicap (1973)
Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (1973)
Man O' War Stakes (1973, 1974)
Matron Stakes (1973)
Travers Stakes (1973)
Dwyer Stakes (1974)
Edgemere Handicap (1974, 1976)
Santa Anita Handicap (1974)
Cornhusker Handicap (1975)
Queens County Handicap (1975)
American Derby (1976)
Aqueduct Handicap (1976)
Alcibiades Stakes (1977)
Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1977)
Adirondack Stakes (1977)
Cup and Saucer Stakes (1977)
Schuylerville Stakes (1977)
Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (1978)