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Welcome to the new Official Secretariat website, brought to you by the family of Penny Chenery. 

We’re excited to share our family’s stories, insights, travel tips, and news about Secretariat and his legacy, as well as to offer a growing selection of merchandise.  This site also has information about the Secretariat Foundation and how you can participate in its mission.

We hope you will enjoy the new site and share it with your friends!

Warmly,

The Tweedy/Chenery Family

Tales from the Meadow
Remembering Ron Turcotte
Remembering Ron Turcotte

I’ve spent time the last few days celebrating, mourning, and remembering Ron.  He was one of my childhood heroes.  I first got to interact with him during that surreal summer and fall of 1972, when Riva Ridge had barely missed the Triple Crown and Secretariat was—even as a two-year-old—roaring past him into immortality. 

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My friend, Ron Turcotte
My friend, Ron Turcotte

I met Ron in Canada in 2018, when I began sculpting my first larger-than-life Secretariat Monument. I still remember riding with him out to his home in his big red van with the license plate that read, fittingly, Big Red.

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Reflections on Ron Turcotte on his 84th Birthday
Reflections on Ron Turcotte on his 84th Birthday

Secretariat’s jockey, Ron Turcotte, turns 84 today. Ron is revered today for his courage, talent, intuition, and endurance—and of course, for having piloted the best racehorse in the last 100 years.

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Secretariat’s Immortal Triple Crown and Bloodline
Secretariat’s Immortal Triple Crown and Bloodline

On Saturday June 7, 2025, we confidently predict that a Secretariat descendant will win the Belmont Stakes, the last race of the Triple Crown.

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A Video Memorial to Ron Turcotte

Secretariat for Virginia board members honor Ron Turcotte at the “Racing Into History” Secretariat monument in Ashland, Virginia on August 23, 2025.

Secretariat For Virginia Announces New Documentary on YouTube!

statue of horse with link to YouTube video

The new documentary short film "Racing Home:  Secretariat in Ashland,"  which made its debut on SECRETARIAT DAY in Ashland, Virginia, is posted on YouTube.  Produced by Kathy Abbott with long-time collaborator Tom Wulf, the film traces the incredible journey of the stunning bronze monument "Secretariat Racing Into History" from the hands of acclaimed sculptor Jocelyn Russell to the heart of Ashland, Virginia.  

And like our immortal champion, the monument has gone the distance:  from the foundry in Oklahoma to the unveiling in Ashland to all the Triple Crown racetracks in 2023, and even the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, the sculpture and Jocelyn's crew racked up over 5,000 miles.  

The monument was dedicated in Ashland on March 30, 2024, Secretariat's birthday, which is now celebrated every year around that timeframe.

The documentary was commissioned by Secretariat For Virginia in 2025.