Word: belmonte
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...story behind the reigning monarch in the sport of kings. Correspondent Clark and Ernest Havemann, who wrote the story, visited Belmont Park Race Track, near New York City, and interviewed Lucien Laurin. Secretariat's trainer; Jockey Ron Turcotte; and Secretariat's principal owne. Mrs. Penny Tweedy. "At one point we approached, with unaccustomed stealth and reverence, the stall where our cover subject was residing," Clark recalls. "We peeked in and saw that Secretariat was eating lunch, so we withdrew discreetly, much as if we had come upon Henry Kissinger over his sweetbreads at Rive Gauche...
...native Quebec in 1971 when Tweedy hired him "on an interim basis" to replace his son, Roger, who had moved to the stable owned by Ogden Phipps. The elder Laurin promptly produced the stable's first Derby winner, Riva Ridge, which took last season's Belmont Stakes as well...
Defensive standouts were Mike Belmont and goalie Bruce Poliquin...
...reporter for the Concord, N.H., Monitor will be arraigned this morning for possession of an allegedly stolen letter that asserted bribery in the granting of a dog track license in Belmont...
...Walter Brown trophy is given each year to the top American-born college hockey player. McManama, a resident of Belmont, is the third Harvard player in three years to receive the trophy. Joe Cavanagh won the award two years ago and Dave Hynes took the honor last season...