Northern Dancer was a bay Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse was foaled on May 27, 1961, by Nearctic, out of Natalma. Native Dancer was owned by Windfields Farm. This horse would go on to become the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He won the Preakness Stakes, but came in third in the Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown eluding him. He won the Bluegrass Stakes, Flamingo Stakes, and the Florida Derby, among other notable races. He was retired to stud in 1965, producing some exceptional offspring: Nijinsky, Storm Bird, and White Star Line to name a few.

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