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Nearctic (horse)
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| Nearctic | ||
 Dark horse : Unravelling The Mystery Of Nearctic 1997 book by Muriel A. Lennox |
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| Sire: | Nearco | |
| Dam: | Lady Angela | |
| Damsire: | Hyperion | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1954 | |
| Country: | Canada  |
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| Colour: | Brown/Black | |
| Breeder: | E. P. Taylor | |
| Owner: | Windfields Farm | |
| Trainer: | Gordon J. McCann | |
| Record: | 47: 21-5-3 | |
| Earnings: | $152,384 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Saratoga Special Stakes (1956) Victoria Stakes (1956) International Handicap (1957) Canadian Maturity Stakes (1958) Swynford Stakes (1958) Michigan Mile (1958) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| Canadian Horse of the Year (1958) | ||
| Honours | ||
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1977) Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack |
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Infobox last updated on: December 7, 2007. |
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Nearctic (1954-1973) was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He had his most successful season in racing at age four when he won nine races. Nearctic was retired to stand at stud at Windfields Farm in Canada where he sired Kentucky Derby winner and the 20th Century's greatest sire, Northern Dancer.
Nearctic was later moved to stand at Allaire du Pont's Woodstock Farm at Chesapeake City, Maryland where he died at age 19 on July 27, 1973.
- Nearctic's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Lennox, Muriel Anne, Dark horse : Unravelling The Mystery Of Nearctic (1997) Beach House Books ISBN 978-0969902522