"I really believe they are noble," Penny Chenery once said of horses, the animals that commanded her love for nearly all her life. Perhaps the most noble of them all was Secretariat, the chestnut ...

"Penny Chenery was a true pioneer in our sport and, on behalf of the women and men of the New York Racing Association, we mourn her loss and offer our condolences to the Chenery family. Belmont ...

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

Helen "Penny" Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat and a well-loved figure in her own right as a champion of Thoroughbreds and women in business and sports, died Sept.

Penny Chenery, left and her daughter Kate Tweedy arrived on the red carpet at the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday May 1, 2010. File photo Penny Chenery, who took ...

Penny Chenery celebrating after Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973. Jack Kanthal/Associated Press; thumbnail, Rene Macura/Associated Press, 2006 Ms. Chenery took over her father’s ...

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father's dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father's dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.