Nashua (horse)

Nashua
Nashua & Clem Brooks at Spendthrift Farm in 1981
Sire	Nasrullah
Grandsire	Nearco
Dam	Segula
Damsire	Johnstown
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1952
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Belair Stud
Owner	Belair Stud Racing silks: White, red dots, red cap.
Trainer	Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Record	30: 22–4–1
Earnings	$1,288,565
Major wins
Futurity Stakes (1954) Hopeful Stakes (1954) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1954) Flamingo Stakes (1955) Florida Derby (1955) Arlington Classic (1955) Wood Memorial Stakes (1955) Dwyer Stakes (1955) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1955, 1956) Grey Lag Handicap (1956) Monmouth Handicap (1956) Suburban Handicap (1956) Widener Handicap (1956) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby 2nd (1955) Preakness Stakes (1955) Belmont Stakes (1955)
Awards
U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1954) U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1955) United States Horse of the Year (1955)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1965) #24 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Nashua Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack
Last updated on January 11, 2008

Nashua (April 14, 1952 – February 3, 1982) was an American-born thoroughbred racehorse, best remembered for a 1955 match race against Swaps, the horse that had defeated him in the Kentucky Derby.

Nashua's sire was the European champion Nasrullah. The dam was Segula, a broodmare who has had influence through her female descendants.

Owned by William Woodward, Jr.'s famous Belair Stud in Bowie, Maryland, Nashua was trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons and ridden by jockey Eddie Arcaro. As a two-year-old in 1954, Nashua entered eight races, winning six and finishing second twice, which earned him champion 2-year-old honors. The following year he earned United States Horse of the Year awards from the Thoroughbred Racing Association (with 21 of the 40 votes), and the publishers of Daily Racing Form.