Penny Chenery Autographs
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.
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.
Chenery had a love of horses from a young age, and learned to ride at age five. Believing her appreciation for horses was inherited from her father, Chenery stated, "My father really loved horses. I think a parent often communicates his love to a child." She shared many of her father's interests and goals, including business. She attended the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia, a prestigious girls' boarding school with an equestrian program. Chenery was captain of the Equestrian Team in her senior year. Following her graduation, she attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, majoring in American Studies.
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Current items with a signature of Penny Chenery
These are the most current items with a signature of Penny Chenery that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 |  |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Penny Chenery
The most expensive item with a signature of Penny Chenery (Secretariat Ltd. Saddlecloth #94/250, Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte) was sold in May 2024 for $1,045.00 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 September 2017 with an average selling price of $150.00 for an autographed item of Penny Chenery. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $419.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.00 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Penny Chenery is worth $94.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Penny Chenery were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2 Signed Cards Horse Racing - PENNY CHENERY 3X5 - DONNA BARTON Jockeys Guild | $24.00 |  |
| PENNY CHENERY SIGNED PHOTO SECRETARIAT 1973 DERBY HORCE RACING LEGEND BECKETT | $99.00 | |
| PENNY CHENERY SIGNED PHOTO SECRETARIAT 1973 DERBY HORCE RACING LEGEND BECKETT | $99.00 | |
| SECRETARIAT 1973 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SIGNED - PENNY CHENERY / RON TURCOTTE - PSA | $399.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 1973 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SIGNED - PENNY CHENERY / RON TURCOTTE - PSA | $399.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT 8x10 Photo Signed by Penny Chenery & Ron Turcotte - JSA Coa | $419.99 | |
| SECRETARIAT KING OF THE CROWN PORTRAIT - SIGNED BY PENNY CHENERY, RON TURCOTTE | $135.00 | |
| SECRETARIAT KING OF THE CROWN PORTRAIT - SIGNED BY PENNY CHENERY, RON TURCOTTE | $135.00 | |
| Secretariat Penny Chenery Kentucky Horse Authentic Autograph | $59.88 | |
| Secretariat Penny Chenery Kentucky Horse Authentic Autograph | $59.88 | |
