Niksar (horse)
| Niksar | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Le Haar |
| Grandsire | Vieux Manoir |
| Dam | Niskampe |
| Damsire | Shikampur |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1962 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Marquis de Nicolay |
| Owner | Wilfred Harvey |
| Trainer | Walter Nightingall |
| Record | 10:2-0-2 |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes (1965) 2000 Guineas (1965) |
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Niksar (1962–1980) was a French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1965. After failing to win as a two-year-old he won his first race of 1965 by six lengths before winning the Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse. He failed to win in his remaining five starts and was retired at the end of the season with a record of two wins and two places from ten starts. He had moderate success as a breeding stallion in Australia and Japan.
Niksar was a chestnut horse with a narrow white blaze bred in France by the Marquis de Nicolay. As a yearling, Niksar was sent to the sales at Deauville where he was bought by representatives the British businessman Wilfred Harvey for 64,000 NF (approximately £4,650). Harvey sent the colt into training with Walter Nightingall, near Epsom Downs Racecourse. Nightinghall had been training at his South Hatch stable since 1919, and had his greatest success when Straight Deal won a wartime substitute Derby at Newmarket in 1943.
Niksar was sired by Le Haar, the winner of the 1957 Prix Jean Prat, who was best known as the sire of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Exbury. He was the first foal of his dam, Niskampe, who won seven minor races from forty-two starts.
As a two-year-old in 1964, Niksar ran three times but failed to win a race. His best effort came on his second start, when he finished third to the American-bred colt Audience in the Crookham Stakes (since renamed the Mill Reef Stakes) over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse.
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