NORTHERN DANCER,
sire of LOCAL TALENT[USA), Champion 3YO in North America, 1964, Horse of
the Year in Canada, 1964, won 14 races, $ 580,647 from 18 starts incl.
Kentucky Derby-NTR, Preakness Stakes, Remsen Stakes, Queen's Plate,
Flamingo Stakes, etc.
Retired to stud in
1965, pensioned in 1987 and died in 1990. Sire, from 23 crops, of 645
foals, of 510 starters, 411 winners, 146 stakes winners, 1573 wins, $
20,580,824 incl. NIJINSKY [CAN) (Horse of the Year in England, Champion
2YO in Ireland, Champion 3YO in England and Ireland, won English Triple
Crown; leading sire), THE MINSTREL (sire), SECRETO (sire), EL GRAN SENOR
(sire), LOMOND (sire), SADLER'S WELLS (Champion Sire), SHAREEF DANCER
(sire), NORTHERN TRICK, TRY MY BEST (sire), NORTHERNETTE, VICEREGAL
(sire), NUREYEV (Champion Sire), BE MY GUEST (Champion Sire), STORM BIRD
(sire), L YPHARD (Champion Sire), IIheus [USA] (leading sire in India),
RAZEEN (Leading Sire in India) etc.
Champion Sire in
British Isles 1970, 1977, 1983, 1984; Champion Sire in USA, 1991.
Home Love, dam of LOCAL
TALENT[USA), did not race; dam of 6 winners viz. LOCAL TALENT[USA),
LOCAL SUITOR (2 wins incl. Rokeby Farms Mill Reef Stakes, Gr.2, etc;
successful sire), Soybean Trader (5 wins and placed incl. 3rd in
Lafayette Stakes, etc), DAREED (3 wins), LOCAL SILVER, CIELO'S LOVE,
Homage (unraced; dam of MARK OF ESTEEM, 4 wins incl. Pertemps Two
Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, sire, etc), etc. The next dam, Homespun, won 2
races and placed incl. 2nd in San Clemente Stakes, 3rd in Yerba Buena
Stakes, etc. Immediate family of MASHALlAH (9 wins incl. Irish St.
Leger, Gr.1, etc), FOLK ART (4 wins incl. Oak Leaf Stakes, Gr.1, etc),
SPORTIN'UFE (8 wins incl. Allegheny Stakes, etc; successful sire),
CONNIE'S GIFT, COURT HOSTESS, NORTHERN BABY (successful sire), MARKET
BOOSTER, SABER MOUNTAIN, etc. Tracing to FLAMBETTE; ancestress also of
FLARES, OMAHA(Champion), JOHNSTOWN, PHALANX, DECIDEDLY, DANZIG
CONNECTION, etc.