Penny Chenery

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January, 1, 1922 - , VA USA

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Boulder, CO USA

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Penny Chenery

if i wanted to send her a letter what address would i send it to?

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travel_vic · write the letter to the Jockey Club with a cover letter and postage. THEY know her home address. Just tell them your intent, leave YOUR letter open so it can be inspected for content (they would not knowingly forward anything caustic) and ask them plese to forward it. I hear she has moved from Long Island to Lousiville but do not know an address · 90 days ago ·

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Azeri, Penny Chenery - January 27th

Azeri became the first female since Lady's Secret in 1986 to receive the Eclipse Award for Horse of the year.Read More

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The day I got to see my all-time favorite horse – Riva Ridge

Riva Ridge was the horse that got me interested in horse racing. To this day, he is still my all-time favorite. This is the story of my love affair with the “other” big, beautiful stallion from Meadow Stable.Read More

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zatt · Overshadowed but never forgotten, I too was a fan. Riva Ridge was a fantastic horse ... beautiful piece, Rick! · 171 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · I think this is a a very sweet story and thank you for sharing it with us. What wonderful memories you have and what a great dad you had to take you around to the horse farms. · 171 days ago ·

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MarcelloMarocco · What a Piece. Well written. · 171 days ago ·

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yukichan · Really moved me, thank you! · 171 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · That was great! I loved everything about Meadow Stable. Imagine having Riva and Sec in consecutive years. · 171 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · What a lovely and moving story. Thank you for sharing it with us. · 171 days ago ·

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Floridaf · Beautiful article, Rick. I cannot even imagine what it must have felt like to be able to see Secretariat and Riva Ridge. Talk about being awestruck! · 171 days ago ·

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zatt · The last time I saw Secretariat run in person was the 1973 Marlboro Cup. He was awesome, as was the 2nd place finisher that day ... Riva Ridge. · 171 days ago ·

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JohnByrd · Great story! I know it's heart-felt, and for me...it's close to home. · 171 days ago ·

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muddyshamrock · Great story and everything, but maybe you should get your facts right!! Riva Ridge ran in the Triple Crown Races in 1972, the year before his legendary stable mate which would have put him at 3 yrs old then. So tell me how he was in 1971 then? Maybe you should have someone edit your work before you post it · 171 days ago ·

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muddyshamrock · *born in 1971 · 171 days ago ·

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Bluegrass · Thanks for the kind words everyone. Glad you enjoyed the story. (Muddy - good catch, my bad. He was born in 1969.) · 171 days ago ·

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travel_vic · I have Riva's Preakness prgram and some one wrote in the margin, 80,000 down the drain! · 171 days ago ·

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buckpasser · Loved the story, brought back alot of memories. Was sad to read that Gun Bow was sent to Japan and no one knows what happened to him. I remember him racing against Kelso and also remember his great daughter Pistol Packer. I hope he didnot end up like Ferdinand · 170 days ago ·

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Capper · Well done Rick! Sadly I didn't get the chance to visit any farms while I was there for the BC. I really wanted to see Awad at Old Friends before he passed, since he was one of my all time favorites, but I'm hoping to visit some of the current stars in the coming years. · 168 days ago ·

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AmbitiousD · Beautifully written Rick. I felt like I was there with you tunnel visioned on a horse eating his lunch. Thanks for the smiles. · 168 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Died too young....only saw the head stone outside the office at Claiborne · 168 days ago ·

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WilliamCaple · You should write more articles like this Rick. Very nice. Looking back at what draws us in can be a wonderful thing! derbydeals.com · 138 days ago ·

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airedale2008 · A superb story, Rick. It's a shame that you could not keep the letter that meant so much to you. · 135 days ago ·

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annalefsrud@yahoo.ca · We should all be so lucky to see as to meet our Rivas. He was the one who saved the farm, as wonderful as all that and more. And agree about the running in tandem-very companiable- before people and all else stepped in and the Big Red had to move on. · 135 days ago ·

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annalefsrud@yahoo.ca · What the hell, how easy is THAT to duplicate??? Apologies, and now I understand the Fly Lexus Fly triplicate. Erase one and paste in that I am THRILLED for Jackson Bend, who I ADORE, John Velazquez, who I adore, Nick Zito and all the others. And huge thx John V. for the thrilling excellent ride you gave Hollinger, Roger Attfield and owners. Oh to have been there. · 135 days ago ·

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Geminimoon719 · Did they weigh Riva's heart when he died? Was he capable of the speed and endurance that Big Red had?? · 134 days ago ·

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SherriLytle · I just loved this!!! My mom loved Riva Ridge too:) · 123 days ago ·

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Rapid Redux to Receive Secretariat Vox Populi Award

Rapid Redux, who recently set a modern-era record with 22 consecutive wins by a U.S. horse and tied the great Citation with 19 wins in a single season, has been selected to receive the 2011 Secretariat Vox Populi, or “Voice of the People,” Award. The award recognizes the horse whose popularity and r...Read More

Source: horseracingnation.com · Posted 145 days ago ·

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buckpasser · Glad he won it. · 144 days ago ·

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yukichan · Happy for RR; however, in my own layman's/work poll where I asked my co-workers which of the VP nominees they knew and /or vote for--100% named Uncle Mo--they had not heard of the others... · 144 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Interesting. · 144 days ago ·

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likin sparks · I think Penny sum it up the best, “The goal of thoroughbred horse racing is to win races,”...and Rapid and his connections earned it. A job well done. · 144 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · So glad that Rapid Redux will receive an award that carries the name of the most popular horse of all time, Secretariat! · 143 days ago ·

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The Tales the Secretariat Movie Forgot

The best thing in "Secretariat," the new movie from Walt Disney Pictures, is John Malkovich. His wardrobe is out of Spike Jones and his part is supposed to be Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's tight-lipped trainer, but the way the role is written, Malkovich could just as well be Wayne Lukas. He's got a c...Read More

Source: horseraceinsider.com · Posted 602 days ago ·

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humphrey · Why Gospel music in the finale? NOTHING about the family the trainer or the rider prompted that bit of FICTION....Paint reality with a broad brush but come on, that is ridiculous. · 602 days ago ·

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humphrey · No mention of Angle Light? Whittaker must be pissed. And bringing Phipps back into the story when all he did was provide the sire? My My · 602 days ago ·

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humphrey · No mention of Riva Ridge? Without that one's contribution the farm may have been required to liquidate a year before the great one raced? If you tell a story, KEEP IT AT LEAST LOGICAL · 601 days ago ·

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GooberNation · riva ridge was the horse who actually saved the farm.. not secretariat.. both were outstanding horses though. but riva saved the farm · 296 days ago ·

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bigfootmauler · one thing you have to remember you guys.. this was a movie.. based on a true story. its going to be glorified to fit "tv" standards. somethings are going to be overly done, others overlooked. if penny said the movie was pretty much flawless.. gotta get over it. · 185 days ago ·

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travel_vic · poor fiction, EVERYONE I KNOW who really knows the story was disappointed,Leaving our Riva (Mrs. Tweedy'd favortie by the way) was a travesty. If not for him Red would have been sold. His earnings gave the fam so breathing room. · 185 days ago ·

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Chinook Pass, Penny Chenery, Secretariat - September 17th

Chinnok Pass set the track and world record for 5 furlongs at Longacres as a 3yo when he finished the race in 55:20 while carrying 113 pounds. ~1982Read More

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CHENERY ANNOUCES NEW AWARD

Penny Chenery, owner and breeder of Virginia-bred Triple Crown winner Secretariat, has announced the creation of an award that will annually recognize a horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the American public and gained recognition for the sport during the past year. The...Read More

Source: vtablog.org · Posted 494 days ago ·

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Secretariat's Shoe Available on eBay

A shoe worn by Secretariat during his victory in the Sept. 16, 1972 Futurity Stakes at Belmont Park is being auctioned on eBay to benefit the Secretariat Foundation. According to the Foundation, the shoe is “a very important and historically piece as only a handful of authenticated Secretariat shoes...Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 533 days ago ·

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humphrey · Wow the one I got from Claiborne all those years ago is worth that much?? · 533 days ago ·

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luvzenyatta · Gosh hump..that's a lotta $2 tickets:) · 532 days ago ·

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NPR's Julie Rovner Reviews Secretariat

The movie Secretariat retells the story of the horse who was the first U.S. Triple Crown winner in 25 years. NPR's heath policy correspondent -- and horse lover -- Julie Rovner tells us what the movie gets wrong, and what it gets right about the most well-known horse ever to run a track.NEAL CONAN, ...Read More

Source: npr.org · Posted 586 days ago ·

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY: SECRETARIAT IS A SUCCESS

Riva Ridge was omitted from the movie. Lucien Laurin was not nearly as eccentric as he was written. Pancho Martin was not nearly as over-the-top. Ogden Phipps never made a hard offer for Secretariat after his 2-year-old season. When and where the jockeys were wearing silks was not consistent with re...Read More

Source: paulickreport.com · Posted 598 days ago ·

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Real Secretariat story was great enough

“The Sting” came out in 1973, and I learned as a ninth-grader that film producers and directors don’t know a hoot about horse racing.For youngsters out there, the film was a depression-era story about grifters and their desire to get even with a big-time gangster. It was some of the finest acting wo...Read More

Source: idahostatejournal.com · Posted 601 days ago ·

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humphrey · IF someone told me that this was a story about a Red horse with White and Blue sikls who started on July 4th in order to save the farm, who would believe that it was true? · 600 days ago ·

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Zenyatta: So Unbelievable You Can't Believe It

To paraphrase the old 1970s Saturday Night Live character Todd, played by Bill Murray alongside Gilda Rander’s Lisa, “Zenyatta is unbelievable. She’s so unbelievable, I can’t believe it.” Does that sound trivial for such a great mare? Then take note of owner Jerry Moss, without doubt considered an e...Read More

Source: thebrocktalk.blogspot.com · Posted 602 days ago ·

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"Secretariat:" Seeing is believing

Horse movies -- the good ones -- tell stories about heart, love and achievement. It's a formula that has been successful for generations -- from Al Jolson's "Big Boy" in 1930 to "Secretariat," which will be released next month.There are many fans who believe "A Day at the Races," the 1937 comed...Read More

Source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com · Posted 612 days ago ·

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humphrey · There are a ton of them Retrun of October, Boots Malone, My Brother Talks to Horses. Hiding High, Salty o'Rourke, Phar Lap, Champions, A Day at the Races (get your toosie frootise Icea cream here!), The HORRIBLE Let it Ride, The Black Stallion (filmed at Fort Erie and Anita - watch the match race scene and there is NO ONE in the stands!), · 612 days ago ·

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paceman · Looking forward to what promises to be another brilliant addition to the great horse racing movies library. Let it Ride wasn't horrible...just over the top and inaccurate at times but harmless fun. Don't forget Seabiscuit. Agree, A Day at the Races rates near the top. Hadn't seen Phar Lap in awhile but a definite classic. Was there not another film with horse racing either as the central or background theme called simply "Kentucky"? · 612 days ago ·

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ruby · Let It Ride was awesome... still is. · 611 days ago ·

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Secretariat movie will invoke special memories for everyone

There are moments in sports history never to be forgotten, and one of those is Secretariat's 31-length triumph in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. The Walt Disney Co. is releasing its new film, "Secretariat" on Oct. 8, which tells the story of a determined owner, Penny Chenery, a flamboyant trainer, Lucien ...Read More

Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com · Posted 636 days ago ·

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humphrey · WOuld be nice if the movie reflected reality: they have Sham, not the other half of the Secretariat entry, Angel Light winning the Wood Memorial · 636 days ago ·

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