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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(...)
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(...)

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(...)

Date11/23/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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. He moved back home to Grand Falls, N.B. where he runs a popular roadside tavern, The Jockey Club.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0086636F
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
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
10/15/1986
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
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
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
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
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
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
10/24/1973
Injured but fights on: Wrestler Clive Llewellyn of Georgetown grips his leg, where a badly burst blood vessel causes him anguish, during his freestyle bout yesterday with Jose Ramos of Cuba
Injured but fights on: Wrestler Clive Llewellyn of Georgetown grips his leg, where a badly burst blood vessel causes him anguish, during his freestyle bout yesterday with Jose Ramos of Cuba
7/27/1976
Although it is two years since Alfred Scadding was rescued from Moose River mine in Nova Scotia, he still feels the effects. So badly injured were his(...)
Although it is two years since Alfred Scadding was rescued from Moose River mine in Nova Scotia, he still feels the effects. So badly injured were his(...)
8/15/1938
Stunt man John Berger has been following the call of his trade for the last 15 years and only once has he been badly injured. He's shown in CBC combat gear
Stunt man John Berger has been following the call of his trade for the last 15 years and only once has he been badly injured. He's shown in CBC combat gear
7/29/1970
End of the line: West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kislch, who ousted Martina Navratilova from Canadian Open, shows determination, but it wasn't enough as she fell to Chris Evert Lloyd in Final
End of the line: West Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kislch, who ousted Martina Navratilova from Canadian Open, shows determination, but it wasn't enough as she fell to Chris Evert Lloyd in Final
8/11/1985