| Northern Dancer | |
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| Sire | Nearctic |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Natalma |
| Damsire | Native Dancer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1961 |
| Country | Canada  |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Edward P. Taylor |
| Owner | Windfields Farm Silks: Turquoise, Gold Dots on Sleeves, Gold Cap |
| Trainer | Horatio Luro |
| Record | 18:14-2-2 |
| Earnings | $580,806 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Coronation Futurity Stakes (1963) Summer Stakes (1963) Flamingo Stakes (1964) Florida Derby (1964) Blue Grass Stakes (1964) Kentucky Derby (1964) Preakness Stakes (1964) Queen's Plate (1964) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1964) Canadian Horse of the Year (1964) Leading sire in North America (1970) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1991) Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1970, 1977, 1983, 1984) |
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| Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1965) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) United States Racing Hall of Fame (1976) Canadian postage stamp (1999) Northern Dancer Blvd. Nearctic (1954&ndash1973 was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Nearco (1935-1957 was an Italian Thoroughbred Race horse by Pharos out of Nogara Native Dancer ( March 27 1950 - November 16 1967) nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Bay is a hair coat color of Horses characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black Mane, Tail, ear edges and lower Edward Plunket Taylor, ( January 29, 1901 - May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of Thoroughbred Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre (1500 Acre) Thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E Horatio A Luro ( February 27, 1901 - December 16, 1991) was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. The Coronation Futurity Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old horses foaled in Canada The Summer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds held annually in April at the Hialeah Park in Hialeah Florida The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach Florida The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. The American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred Flat racing. The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in North America for each year since 1830 The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in North America for each year since 1924 The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1751 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1978 located at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred This is a list of notables on stamps of Canada. A John Abbott (1952 Emma Albani (1980 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in Toronto, Ontario Northern Dancer Dr. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario in Warwick, Maryland Life-size statue at Woodbine Racetrack Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf at Woodbine Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Stakes at Churchill Northern Dancer Plate at Hyderabad Race Club (India) "Northern Dancer Herd" : Northern Dancer's blog |
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| Infobox last updated on: 10:11, Wednesday June 11, 2008 (UTC). A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size History The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in east Toronto at Queen Street East and Kingston Road from 1874 through 1993 The Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario History The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in east Toronto at Queen Street East and Kingston Road from 1874 through 1993 The Northern Dancer Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid June at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. History The track is named for John and Henry Churchill who leased 80 acres (320000 m² of land to their nephew Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr The Hyderabad Race Club or Malakpet race course is a Thoroughbred racing association and Race track in Malakpet, in the Hyderabad India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common | |
Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Thoroughbred is a horse breed The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history. The NTRA is a broad-based coalition of horse racing interests consisting of leading thoroughbred racetracks owners breeders trainers and affiliated horse racing associations charged with increasing "
A bay colt, Northern Dancer was by Nearctic-Natalma, by Native Dancer. A colt is a young Male Horse, under the age of four However in olden days the word 'colt' referred to any young or infant horse regardless of gender Nearctic (1954&ndash1973 was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Native Dancer ( March 27 1950 - November 16 1967) nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred In 1952, Edward P. Taylor, Canadian business magnate and owner of Windfields Farm, had attended the December sale at Newmarket, England where he purchased Lady Angela, a mare in foal to Nearco. Edward Plunket Taylor, ( January 29, 1901 - May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of Thoroughbred Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre (1500 Acre) Thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E Nearco (1935-1957 was an Italian Thoroughbred Race horse by Pharos out of Nogara Two years later she was bred again with Nearco, producing a colt named Nearctic who was voted the 1958 Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year. Nearctic (1954&ndash1973 was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. From Nearctic and the mare Natalma, a daughter of the great Native Dancer, came Northern Dancer. Native Dancer ( March 27 1950 - November 16 1967) nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred
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Racing career
Northern Dancer was ridden by Ron Turcotte in his first victory as a two-year-old at Fort Erie Race Track. Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte (born July 22, 1941 in Drummond, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Race Before the running of the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, trainer Horatio Luro asked jockey Bill Shoemaker to make a commitment to ride either Northern Dancer or the more promising colt Hill Rise. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds History Keeneland was founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington which had been owned by Jack Keene Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Horatio A Luro ( February 27, 1901 - December 16, 1991) was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. William Lee Shoemaker ( August 19, 1931 &ndash October 12, 2003) was an American Jockey. Hill Rise (1961-1982 was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Shoemaker went with the unbeaten Hill Rise, believing the colt represented his best chance for a win at the prestigious Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May As a result of Shoemaker's decision, Bill Hartack became Northern Dancer's permanent jockey, guiding him to his best season in 1964 at age 3 when he won the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Kentucky Derby in record time, the Preakness Stakes, and the Queen's Plate. William John Hartack Jr ( December 9, 1932 &ndash November 26, 2007) was a Hall of Fame Jockey. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds held annually in April at the Hialeah Park in Hialeah Florida The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach Florida The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. He was also named the Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old of 1964. The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing award named after the 18th century British Racehorse
In his two years of racing, Northern Dancer won 14 of his 18 races and never finished worse than third. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Northern Dancer was ranked #43. The Blood-Horse is an international weekly News Magazine about Thoroughbred horses Horse breeding, and Horseracing. In 1999 a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished Horse racing people Howard Battle Lenny Hale Jay Hovdey,
A sire of champions
Northern Dancer stood at stud at Taylor's Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario until 1969 when he was moved to Windfields Maryland farm where he remained until his death. Horse breeding refers to reproduction in Horses and particularly the human-directed process of Selective breeding of animals particularly Purebred Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre (1500 Acre) Thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E Northern Dancer was the most successful sire in thoroughbred horse-racing in the 20th Century. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. His offspring have earned more money and won more major stakes races than those of any other sire up until the 1990's era of shuttle stallions, including North American, Japanese, Australian and European champions. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He sired 146 stakes winners including the great Nijinsky II, winner of England's Triple Crown, as well as The Minstrel, Shareef Dancer, Secreto, Northernette, El Gran Senor, Fanfreluche. The racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The Minstrel (1974-1990 was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Shareef Dancer (1980-1999 was an American -bred Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and based at his family's Secreto (February 12 1981-1999 was a Maryland bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Northernette (foaled 1974 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Filly racehorse. El Gran Senor (1981-2006 was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse, born at Windfields Farm in Maryland. Fanfreluche (1967-1999 was a Canadian-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
An exceptional sire, he was named the 20th century's best sire of sires, producing multiple champions in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located His sons who became great sires included Nureyev, Lyphard, Danzig, Sadler's Wells, and Storm Bird. Nureyev (1977-2001 was a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire who was bought in 1978 at the Keeneland yearling Lyphard (1969-2005 was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and important sire. Danzig (1977- 2006 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best know as a Champion sire. Sadler's Wells was a racehorse born in 1981 and sired by Northern Dancer. Storm Bird (1978-2004 was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse in Ireland. His influence extended to Japan where his son Northern Taste stood at stud at the Yoshida family's Shadai Stallion Station and was the leading sire in Japan for ten years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Northern Taste (1971-2004 was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in France and who became a legendary Sire in The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Japan for each year since 1924
In the 1983 Keeneland auction, one of Northern Dancer's colts named Snaafi Dancer became the first $10 million yearling. History Keeneland was founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington which had been owned by Jack Keene
Although he has been dead for more than fifteen years, there are more Northern Dancer line Breeder's Cup winners than any other horse. The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 According to France Galop, since 1994 the male bloodline of every Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner goes back to Nearco, his son Nasrullah, and his grandson Northern Dancer. France Galop is the governing body of flat and steeplechase Horse racing in France. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Nearco (1935-1957 was an Italian Thoroughbred Race horse by Pharos out of Nogara Nasrullah ( 1940 - 1959) was a British Thoroughbred Racehorse, and sire of 15 champions
Northern Dancer is also the paternal grandsire of several prominent stallions, including Storm Cat, Deputy Minister, El Prado, and Danehill, among others. Storm Cat (born in 1983 was an American Stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500000 the highest in the world Deputy Minister (1979-2004 was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred Horse racing Champion Danehill (March 26 1986 - May 13 2003 was a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in the United States. He is the great grandsire (on both the sire and dam side) of Big Brown, the winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
Honors
Northern Dancer won the American Eclipse Award as Three-Year Old Male Champion of 1964 and the Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year. The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing award named after the 18th century British Racehorse The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. In 1965, he became the first horse to ever be voted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, an honour he held for thirty-one years and now shares with Canadian Equestrian Champion Big Ben (inducted 1996). Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements Big Ben ( April 20, 1976 – December 11, 1999) was a world champion Show jumping horse On its formation he was part of the first group of inductees into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1976. The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1978 located at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred He was retired from stud (breeding) on April 15, 1987 at the age of 26. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) He died in 1990 and is memorialized at Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre (1500 Acre) Thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In 1999, Canada Post honored the horse with his image placed on a postage stamp. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. This is a list of notables on stamps of Canada. A John Abbott (1952 Emma Albani (1980 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha A residential street was named after the horse on the former site of the Greenwood Race Track in east-end Toronto. Greenwood Raceway is a defunct Horse racing facility in Toronto. There is also a life size bronze statue of the horse outside Woodbine Race Track in northwest Toronto. History The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in east Toronto at Queen Street East and Kingston Road from 1874 through 1993 Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
During the past forty years, a number of books have been written about Northern Dancer with the latest two editions coming out in 2006. The year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books One, by respected pedigree authority Avalyn Hunter, author of "American Classic Pedigrees (1914-2002)," recounts how Northern Dancer and his sons have established a royal dynasty that has profoundly dominated the international bloodstock market. Avalyn Hunter (born 1961 is an American Thoroughbred pedigree analyst and the author of three books on the subject
Northern Dancer has given impulse to a blog dealing only with achievements of his succession herd: the Northern Dancer Herd Blog. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of
References
- Lennox, Muriel Anne. Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy (Hushion House Publishing Ltd: 1995) ISBN 0-9699025-0-6
- Hunter, Avalyn. Avalyn Hunter (born 1961 is an American Thoroughbred pedigree analyst and the author of three books on the subject The Kingmaker : How Northern Dancer Founded a Racing Dynasty. The Kingmaker How Northern Dancer Founded a Racing Dynasty is a book written by Avalyn Hunter and published in 2006 (Eclipse Press : 2006) ISBN 1-58150-137-4
- Gamble-Arsenault, Debbie. Great Canadian Race Horses: The Incredible Feats of Northern Dancer and other Speed Demons (Altitude Publishing : 2006) ISBN 1-55439-000-1
- Thoroughbred Times article: Northern Dancer, the 20th century's best sire of sires
| Sire Nearctic |
Nearco | Pharos | Phalaris |
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| Scapa Flow | |||
| Nogara | Havresac II | ||
| Catnip | |||
| Lady Angela | Hyperion | Gainsborough | |
| Selene | |||
| Sister Sarah | Abbots Trace | ||
| Sarita | |||
| Dam Natalma |
Native Dancer | Polynesian | Unbreakable |
| Black Polly | |||
| Geisha | Discovery | ||
| Miyako | |||
| Almahmoud | Mahmoud | Blenheim II | |
| Mah Mahal | |||
| Arbitrator | Peace Chance | ||
| Mother Goose (F-No. Nearctic (1954&ndash1973 was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Nearco (1935-1957 was an Italian Thoroughbred Race horse by Pharos out of Nogara Hyperion (April 181930 - December 91960 was a Thoroughbred Racehorse and a successful sire Gainsborough (1915-1945 was an British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the English Triple Crown in 1918 Native Dancer ( March 27 1950 - November 16 1967) nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred Discovery (1931-1958 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse about which the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame said " Blenheim II (1927-1958 was a British-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the prestigious Epsom Derby in 1930 2-d) |
External links
- Northern Dancer's pedigree
- Northern Dancer's Kentucky Derby
- Northern Dancer 's offspring at the Triple Crown database by Kathleen Irwin and Joy Reeves
- Northern Dancer's blog
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