
Northern Dancer
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Gender | Male |
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Born | May 27 |
1961 | |
Died | November 16 |
1990 | |
Owners | Windfields Farm |
Parents | Nearctic |
Trainer | Horatio Luro |
Children | Sadler's Wells |
Danzig | |
Storm Bird | |
Nijinsky | |
Northern Taste | |
Nureyev | |
Breeder | Edward P. Taylor |
Earn | US$580,647 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 826998 |
Northern Dancer Life story
Northern Dancer was a Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. After being retired from racing, he 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.