Northern Dancer named Equine Canada’s Horse of the Year
He is gone, simply non forgotten. Influential thoroughbred sire Northern Dancer has been named the winner of Equine Canada’s 2012 Horse of the Year title, winning the Hickstead Trophy.
Northern Dancer, a Canadian-bred thoroughbred racehorse in addition to the almost successful sire of the 20th Century, was foaled inwards 1961.
The modest bay colt was yesteryear Nearctic in addition to out of Natalma, yesteryear Native Dancer. The next twelvemonth at the yearling sales held at Windfields inwards Toronto, Ontario, Northern Dancer didn’t uncovering a buyer willing to pay his reserve toll of $25,000, in addition to thence he joined the Windfields Farm racing stable.
In his 2 years of racing at the ages of 2 in addition to three, Northern Dancer won fourteen of his eighteen races in addition to never finished worse than third, winning prestigious races such every bit the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes in addition to finished tertiary inwards the Belmont Stakes. After the Belmont, Northern Dancer won Canada’s Queen’s Plate yesteryear 7 in addition to a one-half lengths earlier retiring to stud. He was named North America’s champion three-year-old colt of 1964 in addition to Canadian Horse of the Year.
Northern Dancer’s success continued every bit a sire where he left an indelible grade on thoroughbred breeding throughout the manufacture in addition to the world.
“The racing the world get-go took notice when his boy Nijinsky II won classic races inwards England in addition to Republic of Ireland inwards 1970, becoming the get-go English linguistic communication ‘triple crown’ winner since 1935,” said Tom Cosgrove of Co-Chair, Thoroughbred Nomination, Election in addition to Legends Committees. “Northern Dancer’s sire describe of piece of occupation remains dominant in addition to tin hold upwards works life inwards the winners of every major stakes race held roughly the globe.
“At the 2012 Eclipse Awards, his descendants took dwelling menage ix of the xi equine trophies for apartment racing,” added Cosgrove, who also worked Windfields Farm from 1969-1973. “Also, his tail-male descendants won to a greater extent than than a tertiary of North American graded stakes concluding year.”
Northern Dancer’s tape every bit a sire is unmatched amongst 147 graded stakes winners at to the lowest degree xi sons who became incredible sires. His granddaughter, Dance Smartly, became the 1991 Canadian Triple Crown winner in addition to won 12 of her 17 career starts including the 1991 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in addition to over $2 1000000 inwards prize money.
In Europe, Northern Dancer’s great-grandson Frankel was acclaimed the best Equus caballus inwards the the world inwards 2012 later on an unblemished 14-race career.
At the 2013 Equine Canada Annual Awards Gala, on Friday, 8, 2013, inwards Ottawa, Ontario, Bernard McCormick accepted Equine Canada Horse of the Year Award-the Hickstead Trophy on behalf of the Taylor in addition to Mappin families
McCormick held the positions of General Manager in addition to Director of Sales in addition to Marketing at Windfields Farm from 1987-2008, in addition to currently sits on the Equine Canada Industry Council in addition to Health in addition to Welfare Committee.
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