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Nearctic (horse)

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Nearctic (February 11, 1954 – 27 July 1973) was a Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. [1]

53 relations: Allaire du Pont, Bayardo (horse), Big Brown, Bold Venture Stakes, Brown, Canada, Canadian Horse of the Year, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Canadian Maturity Stakes, Chesapeake City, Maryland, Clarendon Stakes, Cool Reception, E. P. Taylor, Fanfreluche (horse), Gainsborough (horse), Gordon J. McCann, Horse racing, Horse trainer, Hyperion (horse), Ice Water (horse), Inbreeding, Ireland, Izvestia (horse), Kennedy Road (horse), Kentucky Derby, La Prevoyante, Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap, Montreal Gazette, Nearco, Nearctic Stakes, Nonoalco, Northern Dancer, Northern Queen, Northern Taste, Oshawa, Phalaris (horse), Pharos (horse), Polymelus, Saratoga Special Stakes, Seaway Stakes, Son of Briartic, Spearmint (horse), Stallion, Stud (animal), Swynford, Swynford Stakes, Thoroughbred, Tracery (horse), Victoria Stakes, ..., Wild Again, Windfields Farm (Ontario), Woodbine Racetrack. Expand index (3 more) »

Allaire du Pont

Allaire du Pont (May 4, 1913 – January 6, 2006) was an American sportswoman and a member of the prominent French-American Du Pont family of chemical manufacturers who is most remembered as the owner of the Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame champion, Kelso.

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Bayardo (horse)

Bayardo was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse with an impressive record, both on the racecourse and at stud, where he was a leading sire.

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Big Brown

Big Brown (foaled April 10, 2005 in Kentucky) is a retired American hero Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2008 Kentucky Derby and 2008 Preakness Stakes. He suffered his only defeat in the Belmont Stakes, and was later named the champion three-year-old colt of 2008.

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Bold Venture Stakes

The Bold Venture Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Brown

Brown is a composite color.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Horse of the Year

The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada.

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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada.

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Canadian Maturity Stakes

The Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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Chesapeake City, Maryland

Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.

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Clarendon Stakes

The Clarendon Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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Cool Reception

Cool Reception (1964–1967) is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.

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E. P. Taylor

Edward Plunket Taylor (January 29, 1901 – May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist.

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Fanfreluche (horse)

Fanfreluche (April 9, 1967 – 1999) was a Canadian-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Gainsborough (horse)

Gainsborough (1915–1945) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the English Triple Crown in 1918 and became a superior sire.

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Gordon J. McCann

Gordon J. "Pete" McCann (1908 – January 18, 2000) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Horse trainer

A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.

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Hyperion (horse)

Hyperion (18 April 1930 – 9 December 1960) was a British-bred Thoroughbred, a dual classic winner and an outstanding sire.

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Ice Water (horse)

Ice Water (foaled 1963 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Inbreeding

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Izvestia (horse)

Izvestia (May 5, 1987 – October 21, 1991) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1990.

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Kennedy Road (horse)

Kennedy Road (1968–1995) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who dominated Canadian racing for three years before going to success in California.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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La Prevoyante

La Prevoyante (1970–1974) was a Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada.

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Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland

The title of champion, or leading, sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland is awarded to the stallion whose offspring have won the most prize money in Britain and Ireland during the flat racing season.

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Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap

The Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Detroit Race Course in Livonia, Michigan.

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Montreal Gazette

The Montreal Gazette, formerly titled The Gazette, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, after three other daily English newspapers shut down at various times during the second half of the 20th century.

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Nearco

Nearco (January 24, 1935 – June 27, 1957) was an Italian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 1000m (5 furlongs) to 3000m (1 mile 7 furlongs), including the Derby Italiano and Grand Prix de Paris.

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Nearctic Stakes

The Nearctic Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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Nonoalco

Nonoalco (1971–1992) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in France.

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Northern Dancer

Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and then became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century.

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Northern Queen

Northern Queen (foaled 1962 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Northern Taste

Northern Taste (1971–2004) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in France and who became one of the most successful and influential leading sires in Japanese racing history.

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Oshawa

Oshawa (2016 population 159,458; CMA 379,848) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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Phalaris (horse)

Phalaris (1913–1931) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, later a Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and a Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.

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Pharos (horse)

Pharos (4 April 1920 – 30 April 1937) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland.

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Polymelus

Polymelus (1902–1924) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for five years (1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921). Among his most famous descendants are Secretariat and Northern Dancer. However, it was through his son Phalaris that he will forever be remembered. His great grandsire was Bend Or.

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Saratoga Special Stakes

The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Seaway Stakes

The Seaway Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late August or early September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Son of Briartic

Son of Briartic (1979–2003) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Spearmint (horse)

Spearmint (1903–1924) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and a sire.

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Stallion

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).

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Stud (animal)

A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding.

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Swynford

Swynford (January 1907 – 18 May 1928) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred at the 16th Lord Derby's stud in Lincolnshire, England he was sired by John O'Gaunt, a son of Isinglass, winner of the British Triple Crown in 1893. His dam was Lord Derby's foundation mare and 1896 Epsom Oaks winner Canterbury Pilgrim who also produced Chaucer, the 1927 and 1933 Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.

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Swynford Stakes

Swynford Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Tracery (horse)

Tracery (1909–1924) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the St. Leger Stakes in 1912.

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Victoria Stakes

The Victoria Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Wild Again

Wild Again (foaled May 22, 1980 in Kentucky – December 5, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse by Icecapade out of Bushel-N-Peck (by Khaled).

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Windfields Farm (Ontario)

Windfields Farm was a six square kilometre (1,500 acre) thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E. P. Taylor in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian race track for thoroughbred and standardbred racing at 555 Rexdale Boulevard in the city of Toronto, Ontario, formerly in the city of Etobicoke.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nearctic_(horse)

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