“I guess you can say I’m the one who took after my father for I started driving horses at the age of 12 and four decades later, I’m still at the barn from morning till night. “My brothers, Dean and Ron Jr., and my sister, Melody, all raced horses at a young age before switching careers. Harness racing was definitely a family affair for my mother, Lise Turcotte, drove a horse named OMAHA LUS, which was owned by her father, Oscar Fouriner, and won at the Meadowlands and Freehold. “On my mother’s side, my grandmother, Rolande Baillargeon, is the sister to Gaetan Baillargeon (Mario and Ben’s father). “My great-grandfather, Felix, and his son, Theo, also talented horsemen, sired six boys named Wayne, Eldon, Theo Jr., Leslie, Melvin and Ron. He was a big, strong, but gentle man whose claim to fame was taking the craziest, uncontrollable horses and manage to get them to the races,” said Marie (Turcotte) Dupont.ĭupont was born in St-Lambert, QC - approximately 15 miles from Blue Bonnet Raceway on the south shore of Montreal. These are just a few for there are many more.Ī family from Quebec named Turcotte also left its mark. Many great horsemen (and horsewomen) have called Canada home such as Joe O’Brien, Jack Kopas, Bill Wellwood, Blair Burgess, Bob McIntosh, Buddy Gilmour, Bill O’Donnell, John Campbell, Clint Hodgins, Ralph Baldwin, Ron Waples, Herve Filion, Michel Lachance, Keith Waples and Ben White.
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