Jockey Ron Turcotte rode Riva Ridge to victory in the 1972 Kentucky Derby and back-to-back Belmont Stakes. His repeat Derby win in 1973 aboard Secretariat made him the first jockey with back-to ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, the regular rider of ... the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Turcotte also won the Preakness Stakes in 1966 with Tom Rolfe and the Kentucky ...

It’s nearing post time for the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes. But before Saturday’s headliner and $2 million race at 6:41 p.m. ET, there are eight other graded stakes to watch and wager ...

Blum won more than 4,000 races in a 22-year career, but his most famous ride was the 1971 Belmont Stakes ... race was better known for the ride Ron Turcotte had on the all-time great Secretariat ...

The 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes was an unforgettable, first-of-its-kind experience. With Belmont Park being rebuilt, the Belmont Stakes was contested at Saratoga Race Course for the first ...

Guy Martin covers culture, travel, and Thoroughbred racing. The grand Belmont Stakes weekend has begun, and with the 7 p.m. June 10 post time for the $1.5 million Belmont beast of the Triple Crown ...

The favorite in this year’s Belmont Stakes, Sierra Leone, has performed well on the Triple Crown trail, winning two key prep races (Grade I Blue Grass Stakes and the Grade II Risen Star Stakes ...