424:. When Chenery's father died in January 1973, his estate owed such a large tax bill that it could only be satisfied by syndicating the breeding rights to Secretariat and Riva Ridge to a consortium of breeders. Chenery made headlines by successfully syndicating Secretariat for $ 6.08 million and Riva Ridge for $ 5 million. Eventually the Meadow in Doswell, Virginia, also was sold to settle the estate. Chenery moved many of the remaining horses to Long Island, N.Y. and continued racing.
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operation since their father could no longer manage it. Chenery, however, hoped to fulfill her father's dream of winning the
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in April 1968 and remained there until his death in
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captured the imagination of racing fans worldwide when he became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, setting records that still stand in all three races and winning the
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where she was one of 20 women in a class of 800 men. At
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