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Lucien Laurin |
| Training Career: | 45 years (1942-1986) |
| Stakes winners: | 36 |
| Champions: | 3 |
Laurin is best known as the trainer of Riva Ridge and the mighty Secretariat, but his career in Thoroughbred racing began much earlier. He won 161 races as a Canadian jockey, including the 1935 King's Plate aboard Sir Michael. In 1942 Laurin began his training career in New England. For Reginald Webster he claimed Quick Touch, producer of stakes winners Sorceress, Capelet, Count Amber, and 2-year-old champion Quill, all trained by Laurin. Laurin also trained for A.B. Hancock Jr., but reached the pinnacle of his success with Christopher Chenery's Meadow Stable. Between Meadow Stable's champions Riva Ridge and Secretariat, Laurin won 5 of 6 Triple Crown races in 1972-73.
Laurin with Kentucky Derby winner Riva Ridge
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| Champions Trained by Laurin Quill, Champion 2-year-old filly, 1958
Riva Ridge, Champion 2-year-old, Champion Handicap Male
Secretariat, Horse of the Year, 1972-73 |
Lucien Laurin received an Eclipse Award in 1972. He retired temporarily from racing in 1976, but returned in 1983 as trainer and part owner of Evergreen Stable. Laurin was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1977.
Swaps and Shoemaker in the San Vincente © 1955 Santa
Anita Photo; ©Barbara D. Livingston
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