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Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post
Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post

Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post

Date10/15/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Parade to the post: Ron Turcotte, the great Canadian jockey who was paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978, dropped by Woodbine yesterday to watch the horses parade to the post.
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Jockey fights back: Ron Turcotte, who was paralyzed in a racing accident at New York's Belmont Park last year, in undergoing extensive rehabilitation in Toronto
Jockey fights back: Ron Turcotte, who was paralyzed in a racing accident at New York's Belmont Park last year, in undergoing extensive rehabilitation in Toronto
9/26/1979
Badly Injured when his horse fell at Belmont in 1978, jockey Ron Turcotte tried bravely to walk again but even determination and excercise didn't work(...)
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11/23/1984
Call to the post: Bugler Jim Ahrens calls the horses to the post for yesterday's 129th running of the crown jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing - The Queen's Plate
Call to the post: Bugler Jim Ahrens calls the horses to the post for yesterday's 129th running of the crown jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing - The Queen's Plate
7/10/1988
Swapping racing stories at the Queen's Plate on Saturday, the queen mother managed to break up top Canadian jockey Ron Turcotte just before the vital (...)
Swapping racing stories at the Queen's Plate on Saturday, the queen mother managed to break up top Canadian jockey Ron Turcotte just before the vital (...)
6/27/1965
Back in the Barns: Lou Cavalaris, who spent 10 years as the Ontario Jockey Club racing secretary, is back doing what he likes best - training a stable of racing horses
Back in the Barns: Lou Cavalaris, who spent 10 years as the Ontario Jockey Club racing secretary, is back doing what he likes best - training a stable of racing horses
2/17/1989
Roger Turcotte, 19, exercising Scotty Boo at Lansom Farm near Woodbine track yesteday, will be fourth Turcotte to become jockey when he makes debut soon
Roger Turcotte, 19, exercising Scotty Boo at Lansom Farm near Woodbine track yesteday, will be fourth Turcotte to become jockey when he makes debut soon
3/14/1974
SIlver anniversary: Owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte reminisce about Secretariat's victory in 1973 Canadian International, his final career race
SIlver anniversary: Owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte reminisce about Secretariat's victory in 1973 Canadian International, his final career race
10/15/1998
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
7/15/1970
Heading into the home stretch. A familiar sight during the 136-day racing season at Woodbine Race Track at Highway 27 and Rexdale Blvd. is horses runn(...)
Heading into the home stretch. A familiar sight during the 136-day racing season at Woodbine Race Track at Highway 27 and Rexdale Blvd. is horses runn(...)
8/1/1991
Hall of Famers: Former top jockey Johnny Longden, left, welcomes Ron Turcotte to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Hall of Famers: Former top jockey Johnny Longden, left, welcomes Ron Turcotte to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
8/1/1980
Ontario racing first, Joan O'Shea became the first female jockey in Ontario thoroughbred racing history yesterday at Woodbine. She made a fine showing(...)
Ontario racing first, Joan O'Shea became the first female jockey in Ontario thoroughbred racing history yesterday at Woodbine. She made a fine showing(...)
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Jockey Cash Asmussen, who rode longshot Mill Native to victory in the Arlington Million race yesterday, hugs Carol Ray, wife of the horse's owner Corn(...)
Jockey Cash Asmussen, who rode longshot Mill Native to victory in the Arlington Million race yesterday, hugs Carol Ray, wife of the horse's owner Corn(...)
8/21/1988