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  Northern Dancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bay colt, Northern Dancer was by Nearctic-Natalma, by Native Dancer.
Northern Dancer was ridden by Ron Turcotte in his first victory as a two-year-old.
Northern Dancer stood at Taylor's stud farm in Maryland until his retirement and was the most successful sire in thoroughbred horse-racing history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Dancer   (638 words)

  
 Thoroughbred Champions -- Championing the Horse & the Sport
Northern Dancer was born on May 27, 1961, a homebred for E.P. Taylor's National Stud in Canada.
Northern Dancer was leading sire in North America in 1971 and '77 and leading sire in England in 1970, '77, '83, and '84.
Northern Dancer blood was so intensely sought after that his stud fee sky-rocketed from $25,000 live foal in '71 to over $1,000,000 no guarantee in the early 1980s.
www.thoroughbredchampions.com /biographies/northernd.htm   (1614 words)

  
 Northern Dancer: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Native dancer (march 27, 1950-november 16, 1967), nicknamed the gray ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished thoroughbred racehorses...
Northern Dancer was ridden by Ron Turcotte[For more, click on this link] in his first victory as a two-year-old.
Northern Dancer stood at Taylor's stud farm in Maryland[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] until his retirement and was the most successful sire in thoroughbred thoroughbred quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_dancer.htm   (1573 words)

  
 Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory: Northern Dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Northern Dancer made his debut for Windfields’s second-string trainer T. Fleming on August 2, 1963, winning a 5 1/2-furlong maiden race at Fort Erie racetrack by 6 3/4 lengths in 1:06 1/5 under apprentice rider Ron Turcotte.
Northern Dancer was rated joint-sixth at 123 pounds (three below champion Raise a Native, who already had been retired to stud) on the Experimental Free Handicap, and his potential as a classic colt was obvious.
Northern Dancer’s progeny fueled the bloodstock boom of the 1980s, and no-guarantee seasons changed hands for $1-million during that period.
www.thoroughbredtimes.com /stalliondirectory/northerndancer.asp   (3432 words)

  
 Northern Dancer Female Inbreeding
Some may argue that this is due to the sheer weight of numbers of horses that have a Northern Dancer strain in their pedigree.
That Northern Dancer is present in ever-increasing numbers in worldwide pedigrees is without argument but to put the magnitude of his G1SW count in perspective, we can look at the number of G1SWs other giants of the breed are achieving.
If your mare has a daughter of Northern Dancer in her pedigree, carefully analyze the pedigree of the sire you are considering and try and avoid breeding a foal with a Negative Nick.
www.pedigreepost.com /archives/ND_Female_Leo.html   (488 words)

  
 Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer was born on May 27, 1961.
Northern Dancer didn't favor the Pimlico Crowd at the Preakness either.
After the Belmont, Dancer was sent to his homeland for his next start, the Queen's Plate, and he took the Canadian Clasic with ease.
www.cswnet.com /~terandkr/nd.html   (710 words)

  
 The Life and Times of Northern Dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
See rare archival footage of Northern Dancer and EP Taylor at Windfields Farm in the 1960s and 70s and listen to the legendary jockey Ron Turcotte reflect on the infamous and controversial race that forced Northern Dancer's retirement.
Northern Dancer became the greatest sire of the 20th century after he stopped racing.
TITLE: The Life and Times of Northern Dancer is produced and directed by Halya Kuchmij, written by Kim Echlin, narrated by Teresa Tova and executive produced by Linda Laughlin.
www.atlanticrider.com /national844.htm   (417 words)

  
 Cormorant Books: Northern Dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby in the spring of 1964, Canadians poured into the streets to celebrate.
Northern Dancer had not only waltzed off with North America's most cherished racing trophy but had also run the Derby faster than any horse in history.
The mayor of Toronto awarded him with a key to the city, the country's sportswriters voted him Athlete of the Year, and he was deluged with fan mail.Yet, the excitement generated by this remarkable animal had only just begun.
www.cormorantbooks.com /titles/northerndancer.htm   (237 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy: Books: Muriel Lennox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Northern Dancer by Muriel Lennox is a vibrant narrative which portrays a fascinating era with emphasis on a mesmerizing focus of the horses as well as the peripheral people!
Although I was not old enough to remember Northern Dancer, he was won of the greatest thoroughbreds of this century.
Northern Dancer will always be a great horse, not only as a horse himself;but as well as his legacy.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0969902506?v=glance   (978 words)

  
 CD Baby: TIME IS UP: Northern Dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the course of four short years, this trinity of musical prodigies brought together their various talents to explore the potential of the electronic music revolution and recently emerged with "Northern Dancer", a 13-track musical odyssey that is both an auditory journey and a testament to the power of pursuing dreams.
"Northern Dancer" is music by which to live, a colourfully moving montage of sound and vision.
As such, "Northern Dancer" marks the culmination of a creative period of composition already marked by critical acclaim and the beginning of another auditory odyssey as Time Is Up's unique sonic brew is offered up to a global audience.
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Nijinsky II was by no means as good a sire of sires as Northern Dancer, but with Kahyasi, Green Tune, Hernando (Fr) (sire of Sulamani [Ire]), and numerous other sons and grandsons at stud, his branch of Northern Dancer is very much alive.
Northern Dancer's fourth-crop son Lyphard (Goofed, by *Court Martial) was even smaller than his sire and possessed similar abilities.
Northern Baby (Two Rings, by Round Table) was a better racehorse, winning the 1979 Champion Stakes (Eng-G1), and was good but not great at stud.
www.thoroughbredtimes.com /isd/resource.aspx?doc=northerndancer   (3379 words)

  
 NOVICA - Batik wall hanging, 'Northern Dancer'
Poised on one foot, he whirls to a dance with the Damba tribe of northern Ghana.
Dressed in traditional attire, the dancer wears a tall hat.
Alexander Nyankson portrays the man in a batik wall hanging, its red background superbly conveying the excitement of the dance.
www.novica.com /itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=93801   (215 words)

  
 Facts about northern dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A bay colt born May 27, 1961, by Nearctic-Natalma, by Native Dancer.
In 1952, Edward P. Taylor, Canadian business magnate and owner of Winfields Farm, had attended the December sale at Newmarket, England where he purchased Lady Angela, a mare in foal to Nearco.
From the first crop of Nearctic, Taylor bred Northern Dancer.
www.supercrawler.com /Facts/northern_dancer.html   (306 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was a little horse, dismissed time and again because of his size, and to many he appeared to be the antithesis of streamlined, thoroughbred elegance.
Today, however, his descendants dominate racing the world over, and Northern Dancer is recognized as the greatest thoroughbred sire in modern history.
If you wish to find a background to your breeding programme and Northern Dancer is in the bloodline, then you will find this book absolutley fascinating.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1840186631   (525 words)

  
 Northern Dancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Exit to Nowhere's grandam, Raise the Standard, is a half-sister to Northern Dancer, the most influential thoroughbred stallion of modern times.
A champion on the racetrack where his fourteen victories included the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, the first two legs of the American Triple Crown in 1963, Northern Dancer rapidly established himself as a sire of champion racehorses in Northern America and Europe.
Northern Dancer is not only a sire of champion racehorses but also a sire of champion sires, most notably of Nijinsky, Lyphard, Nureyev, The Minstrel and Danzig.
www.harasfresnay.com /nd/ndmain.htm   (175 words)

  
 a history of the fort erie race track continued
Widely regarded as the undisputed "King of Canadian racing", Northern Dancer's brief but storied career was launched with his maiden victory at Fort Erie Race Track.
Race three on Friday, August 2, 1963, saw the beginning of Northern Dancer's impressive rookie season.
Beating seven 2-year-olds for a purse of $2,100, Northern Dancer tipped his handlers to get ready for a fun ride.
www.forterieracing.com /history/history2/history2.htm   (318 words)

  
 Clipper Canoes - Northern Dancer
The Northern Dancer pays homage to the native West Coast canoe heritage.
The Northern Dancer is manufactured in fiberglass with Kevlar® and ‘S' glass reinforcing.
The Northern Dancer is used by numerous outfitters and First Nations groups.
www.clippercanoes.com /ndance.php   (191 words)

  
 eBay - northern dancer, Records, Prints items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Kentucky Derby 129 | 2003 | Derby History | Derby Charts | Years | 1964 |
$2 mutuels paid - Northern Dancer, $8.80 straight, $3.60 place, $3.00 show; Hill Rise, $3.00 place, $2.60 show; The Scoundrel, $3.20 show.
NORTHERN DANCER, in good order to gain a contending position along the inside, continued to save ground while under restraint, moved up steadily after six furlongs, but was forced to come out midway of the second turn, responded to gain command a quarter out and prevailed under strong left-handed whipping.
HILL RISE, unhurried, was bumped twice through the stretch run the first time, continued along the outside thereafter to commence a rally at the half-mile ground, lost additional ground in a wide spread leaving the backstretch, rallied to strong handling on entering the stretch and was slowly getting to the winner.
www.kentuckyderby.com /2003/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1964.html   (317 words)

  
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In the Worthington Valley, noted for both its excellent thoroughbreds as well as many of the state's best horsemen and women, steeplechases and fox hunts join the horse sports.
A foal of 1950, he lost the Derby in a photo finish in 1953 but won all his other starts (21 out of 22, including the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont).
His grandsire was the mighty Seattle Slew on his dam's side, and his great-grandsire was Northern Dancer on his sire's.
www.mdoe.org /thoroughbreds.html   (742 words)

  
 Sire Foal Report for Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961
Sire Foal Report for Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961
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www.aro.co.za /Source/demo/SireLines/NorthernDancer.htm   (1004 words)

  
 Northern Dancer Poster by Deborah Hiatt at AllPosters.com
Northern Dancer Poster by Deborah Hiatt at AllPosters.com
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 Northern Dancer Vhs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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covered the career, from tape features Northern Dancer, in North well as before his Life trained by Ron Turcotte,Bill for postage Bill Hartack pay Horatio Luro, of races, his connections.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Northern Dancer arrives to Maryland for first season at stud.
Jul 25 - Northern Dancer colt sells for 3.5 million at Keeneland; Hechizado wins Brooklyn; 5 Star Flight wins Jersey Derby
Stories of the characters of the track told in picturesque vernacular.
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 Tony Leonard - Capturing the World’s Greatest Thoroughbreds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For forty years, since he began work in 1962, he has documented the great champions, the classic races, the dramatic moments, and the historic scenes of the sport of kings.
No stallion or mare of note - Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, Genuine Risk, John Henry, Cigar -- has escaped his lens.
No major race, track, farm or horse has gone unrecorded.
www.tonyleonard.com /biography.html   (313 words)

  
 Remembering Northern Dancer - Sports - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Remembering Northern Dancer - Sports - CBC Archives
Canada's most famous racehorse Northern Dancer was put down today.
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame - Northern Dancer
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