Northern Dancer

Tags: Race Horse.

Northern Dancer (May 27 1961 – November 16 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and who became the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history.A bay colt Northern Dancer was by Nearctic and his dam Natalma was by Native Dancer. In 1952 Edward P.

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award

Canadian Horse of the Year, American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, Leading broodmare sire in North America, Leading sire in North America, Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland

breeder

E. P. Taylor

colour

Bay (horse)

country

Canada

dam

Natalma

damsire

Native Dancer

grandsire

Nearco

honours

Maryland, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Toronto, Statue, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Northern Dancer Stakes, Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, List of people on stamps of Canada, Warwick Maryland, Northern_Dancer_Blvd., Northern_Dancer_Dr., Northern_Dancer_Plate

owner

Windfields Farm

race

Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Queen's Plate, Flamingo Stakes, Summer Stakes (Canada), Remsen Stakes, Coronation Futurity Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Blue Grass Stakes, Florida Derby

sex

Stallion

sire

Nearctic (horse)

trainer

Horatio Luro