Bibliograph

Northern Dancer, king of the racetrack, Gare Joyce

Type

Label

Northern Dancer, king of the racetrack, Gare Joyce

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Northern Dancer

Oclc number

501387566

Responsibility statement

Gare Joyce

Series statement

Larger than life

Sub title

king of the racetrack

Summary

Northern Dancer was born in 1961 at the famed Windfields farm in Oshawa, Ontario. As a colt, he was unimpressive, small and stocky in stature, ornery and mischievous by disposition. Eventually, the colt that nobody wanted took the racing world by storm. Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby, and went on to win the Preakness Stakes of Baltimore, and nearly won the Belmont of New York. His seven wins earned him the title of champion three-year-old of 1964. On retirement, Northern Dancer became the greatest horse stud in history, worth over $40 million by 1981. Today, it is estimated that his bloodlines extend to 50-70% of all thoroughbred horses

Target audience

juvenile

Classification