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Helen Bates "Penny" Chenery (January 27, 1922 – September 16, 2017) (married names: Penny Tweedy until 1974 and later Penny Ringquist until 1980) was an American sportswoman who bred and owned Secretariat, the 1973 winner of the Triple Crown.
Diane Lane plays Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery, who takes over the Doswell, Virginia, stables of her ailing father Christopher Chenery despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. With the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (played by John Malkovich ), she navigates the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown ...
Secretariat was officially bred by Christopher Chenery's Meadow Stud, [1] but the breeding was actually arranged by Penny Chenery (then known as Penny Tweedy), who had taken over the running of the stable in 1968 when her father became ill. [3] Secretariat was sired by Bold Ruler and his dam was Somethingroyal, a daughter of Princequillo.
Christopher Chenery, Penny’s father, built Meadow Farm and owned Riva Ridge and Secretariat. “Grandad was in the hospital, he’d been there [since 1968],” Kate said. “He hadn’t spoken ...
The year before, Copelan had examined another one of Penny Chenery’s horses, 1972 Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge, in the days leading up to the race. He'd built a relationship with one of the ...
“The fact is Secretariat was never given performance enhancing drugs. Indeed, both our mother Penny Chenery, who managed Secretariat, and our grandfather Christopher Chenery, who bred him, were ...
In the 2010 Disney movie Secretariat, Ron Turcotte's role as Secretariat's jockey is played by Otto Thorwarth, a real life jockey himself. [14]Directed by Phil Comeau, a National Film Board of Canada documentary feature film on Ron Turcotte's life and career, Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte, had its world premiere in Louisville, Kentucky, in May 2013.
After his father died in January 1973, his sister Penny Chenery raced Secretariat on behalf of the family. Secretariat became the first horse in 25 years to win the American Triple Crown, with record-setting victories in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.