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. In March 2011, Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, awarded Chenery an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. More about Penny Chenery
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Penny Chenery was born in 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, and was raised in Pelham Manor, New York. The youngest of three children, she was named Helen Bates Chenery after her mother. Her father, Christopher Chenery, a Virginian, was driven by early poverty to become a millionaire, a goal he accomplished by 1928 by founding utility companies, first Federal Water Service, and then Southern Natural Gas Company. In 1936, he founded Meadow Stable, a thoroughbred racing and horse breeding operation at The Meadow in Caroline County, Virginia.The most expensive item with a signature of Penny Chenery (Secretariat 1972 Hopeful Stakes Photo - Signed by Penny Chenery, Ron Turcotte) was sold in August 2021 for $1001.00 while the cheapest item (Penny Chenery Owner of Triple Crown Horse Secretariat Signed 3x6 Card K5909) found a new owner for $2.25 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2011 with an average selling price of $15.99 for an autographed item of Penny Chenery. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2018 with $890.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.00 was August 2011. In average, an autographed item from Penny Chenery is worth $68.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Penny Chenery were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2003 Kentucky Derby Souvenir Magazine signed by Secretariat owner PENNY CHENERY | $10.00 | ||
breyer secretariat SIGNED BY RON TURCOTTE AND PENNY CHENERY | $850.00 | ||
California Chrome Ltd. Print - Hand-Signed by Secretariat Owner Penny Chenery | $177.50 | ||
Mucho Macho Man Scarce Print, Hand-Signed by Secretariat's Owner Penny Chenery | $198.50 | ||
Secretariat 1972 Hopeful Stakes Photo - Signed by Penny Chenery, Ron Turcotte | $1001.00 | ||
Secretariat Fine Pewter miniature figurine 59/350 signed Penny Chenery coa horse | $400.00 | ||
Secretariat Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Print, Penny Chenery Ron Turcotte Signed | $737.73 | ||
Secretariat Print Signed By Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte Can’t Read Artists Name | $79.99 | ||
SIGNED PENNY CHENERY SECRETARIAT POSTER 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRIPLE CROWN | $350.00 | ||
Triple Crown Winner SECRETARIAT Breyer Race Horse signed by Penny Chenery | $450.00 |