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Nearctic (February 11 1954 – 27 July 1973) was a Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by E. P. Taylor he was out of the Irish mare Lady Angela a daughter of the British Champion sire Hyperion. He was sired by the extremely important stallion Nearco.Conditioned for racing by future Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Pete McCann Nearctic had his most successful season on the track at age four when he won nine races and was voted Canadian Horse of the Year.

award
Canadian Horse of the Year
breeder
E. P. Taylor
colour
Brown
country
Canada
damsire
Hyperion (horse)
honours
Nearctic Stakes, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
owner
Windfields Farm
race
Saratoga Special Stakes, Swynford Stakes, Victoria Stakes, Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap, Seaway Stakes, Canadian Maturity Stakes, Clarendon Stakes, Bold Venture Stakes, International_Handicap
sex
Stallion
sire
Nearco
trainer
Gordon J. McCann

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