Famed horse racing jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to Triple Crown dies at 84

Famed horse racing jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to Triple Crown dies at 84

Jockey's family confirms he died Friday of natural causes at Drummond, New Brunswick home

Secretariat and Ron Turcotte after winning the Kentucky Derby (Jerry Cooke/Corbis via Getty Images)

Secretariat running past a crowd during a race in 1973. ( Jerry Cooke/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

People gather around a giant statue of Secretariat at Belmont Park in 2023, as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. (Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images)