Niniski

Niniski
Sire	Nijinsky
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Virginia Hills
Damsire	Tom Rolfe
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	15 February 1976
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Caper Hill Farm
Owner	Lady Beaverbrook
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	14:6-3-1
Major wins
Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1979) Irish St Leger (1979) Prix Royal-Oak (1979) John Porter Stakes (1980) Ormonde Stakes (1980)
Awards
Timeform rating "p" (1978), 125 (1979), 118 (1980)

Niniski (15 February 1976 – November 1998) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 1978 until October 1980, he ran fourteen times and won six races. After showing some promise in his early races he emerged as a top-class stayer in the autumn on 1979, winning the Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Irish St Leger and Prix Royal-Oak. In the spring of 1981 he won the John Porter Stakes and the Ormonde Stakes but was beaten in his three remaining races. He was retired to stud where he became a very successful breeding stallion.

Niniski was a bay horse with a white blaze and three white socks, bred in Kentucky by Caper Hill Farm Inc. Niniski was sired by Nijinsky, the Canadian-bred winner of the English Triple Crown in 1970 who went on to become an important breeding stallion, siring horses such as Ferdinand, Lammtarra, Sky Classic and Shahrastani. Niniski's dam Virginia Hills was a granddaughter of the Fashion Stakes winner Ridin' Easy, herself a descendant of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Pearl Cap, making her a distant relative of Pearl Diver, Belmez, Lypharita (Prix de Diane), Fine Pearl (Prix de Diane) and Yelapa (Grand Criterium).

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