Penny Chenery | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Bates Chenery January 27, 1922 |
| Died | September 16, 2017 (aged 95) |
| Education | Smith College (BA) Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Racehorse owner Breeder |
| Known for | Secretariat Riva Ridge |
| Board member of | Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association |
| Spouse(s) |
John Bayard Tweedy
(m. 1949, divorced 1974)Lennart Ringquist (divorced)[2] |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Christopher Chenery |
| Relatives | Hollis B. Chenery (brother) Margaret Emily Chenery Carmichael (sister) |
| Honors | The Arlington Park Penny Chenery Distinguished Woman in Racing Award Eclipse Award of Merit (2006) Smith College Medal (2009) U.S. Racing Hall of Fame - Pillars of the Turf (2018) |
Helen Bates "Penny" Chenery (January 27, 1922 – September 16, 2017) (married names: Penny Tweedy until 1974 and later Penny Ringquist until 1980) was an American sportswoman who bred and owned Secretariat, the 1973 winner of the Triple Crown. The youngest of three children, she graduated from The Madeira School in 1939 and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College, then studied at the Columbia Business School, where she met her future husband, John Tweedy, Sr., a Columbia Law School graduate.[3] In March 2011, Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, awarded Chenery an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.