Riddles and Quizzes
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That's the one. Canadian Horse of the year, sired Northern Dancer.
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.
Same one.
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.
Same one.
OK Ron, your answer is good enough. I was going on just memory and had forgotten that Nearctic was a brilliant racehorse in his own right. I do, however, remember once reading that "Nearctic's only claim to fame was that he held the mile track record at Woodbine". Now, after reading the summary clip you posted, this was obviously a most unfair comment. So, correct!
He won the inaugural Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes on Kempton's all-weather track which gave him an automatic qualification for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
What fantastic filly was beaten by 8l on her 2yo début in a 2 horse race and then won the Free Handicap, 1,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, Sussex Stakes, Yorkshire Oaks and Champion Stakes?
What fantastic filly was beaten by 8l on her 2yo début in a 2 horse race and then won the Free Handicap, 1,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, Sussex Stakes, Yorkshire Oaks and Champion Stakes?
