Penny Chenery, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Penny Chenery

American racehorse owner and breeder

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-2017

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Penny Chenery

  • Helen Bates "Penny" Chenery Tweedy (January 27, 1922 – September 16, 2017) 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 student.
  • In March 2011, Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, awarded Chenery an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
  • Married in May 1949, the couple had four children.

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