Northern Dancer
| Northern Dancer |
 |
| Sire |
Nearctic |
| Grandsire |
Nearco |
| Dam |
Natalma |
| Damsire |
Native Dancer |
| Sex |
Stallion |
| Foaled |
May 27, 1961
Windfields Farm
Oshawa, Ontario
|
| Died |
November 16, 1990(1990-11-16) (aged 29)
Windfields Farm
Chesapeake City, Maryland
|
| Country |
Canada |
| Colour |
Bay |
| Breeder |
Edward P. Taylor |
| Owner |
Windfields Farm
Colors: Turquoise, gold dots on sleeves, gold cap |
| Trainer |
Horatio Luro |
| Record |
18: 14–2–2 |
| Earnings |
$580,647 |
| Major wins |
|
Summer Stakes (1963)
Coronation Futurity Stakes (1963)
Remsen Stakes (1963)
Flamingo Stakes (1964)
Florida Derby (1964)
Blue Grass Stakes (1964)
Queen's Plate (1964)
American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1964)
Preakness Stakes (1964) |
| Awards |
U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1964)
Canadian Horse of the Year (1964)
Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old (1963)
Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old (1964)
Leading sire in North America (1971, 1977)
Leading broodmare sire in North America (1991)
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland
(1970, 1977, 1983, 1984) |
| Honours |
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. in Toronto, Ontario
Northern Dancer Lane in Aurora ON
Northern Dancer Dr. in Warwick, Maryland
Life-size statue at Woodbine Racetrack
Northern Dancer Turf Stakes at Woodbine
Northern Dancer Stakes at Churchill
Northern Dancer Plate at Hyderabad Race Club (India) |
Summer Stakes (1963)
Coronation Futurity Stakes (1963)
Remsen Stakes (1963)
Flamingo Stakes (1964)
Florida Derby (1964)
Blue Grass Stakes (1964)
Queen's Plate (1964)
Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canadian icon, and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1965. Induction into the Racing Hall of Fame in both Canada and the United States followed in 1976. As a competitor, The Blood-Horse ranks him as one of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the 20th century. A sire of sires, he is the leading male-line progenitor of modern Thoroughbreds.
At age two, Northern Dancer won the Summer Stakes and the Coronation Futurity in Canada and the Remsen Stakes in New York, and was named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
At three, he started the year with wins in the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby and Blue Grass Stakes. Northern Dancer then became the first Canadian-bred to ever win the Kentucky Derby, following up with a win in the Preakness Stakes. With a chance at the American Triple Crown, he finished third in the Belmont Stakes. Returning to Canada for a hero's welcome, he then won the Queen's Plate in his last race.
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