Northern Dancer sire line

The following list shows the line of descent for some of the major winners from the Northern Dancer sire line, focusing on winners of the principal three-year-old Classic races, as these have long been used to evaluate a stallion's success,[1] and some of the highest quality races for older horses around the world based on International Federation of Horseracing Authorities rankings. Select notable races from around the world have been included as well.

Races included and number of winners

The following races were selected based on notability (for example, the English Classic and American Triple Crown races), quality (as measured by the IFHA ranking of the top 100 G1 races),[2] and geography (to sample racing from around the world). The list also shows how many winners of the given race descend from the Northern Dancer sire line.

Major winners in the Northern Dancer Sire Line

Viceregal branch:

  • Esclavo:
    • Karloff (1990 Deutsches Derby)

Nijinsky II (1970 English Triple Crown, Irish Derby, King George) branch:

Northfields branch:

Vice Regent branch:

Northern Taste branch:

  • Amber Shadai (1981 Arima Kinen)
  • Dyna Gulliver (1986 Tokyo Yushun, Arima Kinen)

Lyphard (1972 Prix Jacques le Marois) branch:

Be My Guest branch:

Kolmsky branch:

  • Merry Nice (1987 Tokyo Yushun)

The Minstrel (1977 Epsom and Irish Derby, King George) branch:

Topsider branch:

  • Salse:

White Star Line (1978 Kentucky Oaks)

Sovereign Dancer branch:

Try My Best branch:

  • Last Tycoon (1986 Breeders' Cup Mile)
    • Bigstone (1993 Queen Elizabeth II)
    • Marju:
      • My Emma (1996 Prix Vermeille)
      • Martina Alonso:
    • Ezzoud (1993-4 International Stakes)
    • Mahogany (1994 Australian Derby)
    • O'Reilly:
      • Shamrocker (2011 Australian Derby)

Northern Baby (1979 Champion Stakes) branch:

Nureyev branch:

Danzig branch:

Storm Bird branch:

Night Shift branch:

  • In the Groove (1990 International and Champion Stakes)
  • Daryaba (1999 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille)
  • Azamour (2004 Prince of Wales, Irish Champion, 2005 King George):
    • Valyra (2012 Prix de Diane)
    • Dolniya (2015 Dubai Sheema Classic)

Dixieland Band branch:

Lomond (1983 2000 Guineas)

El Gran Senor (1984 2000 Guineas, Irish Derby) branch:

Northern Trick (1984 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille)

Sadler's Wells (1984 Irish Champion) branch:

Secreto (1984 Epsom Derby) branch:

Fairy King branch:

Ajdal branch:

  • Cezanne (1994 Irish Champion)

Unfuwain branch:

References

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  2. "Top 100 G1 races of the World" (PDF). ifhaonline.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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  4. "1000 Guineas Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. "Epsom Derby Winners". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. "Epsom Oaks Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "St Leger Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. "Kentucky Derby Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. "Preakness Stakes Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. "Belmont Stakes Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. "Kentucky Oaks Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. "Prix du Jockey Club winners". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. "Prix de Diane data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  14. "Irish Derby Winners". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  15. "Deutsches Derby". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  16. "Australian Derby Winners". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  17. "Satsuki Sho Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  18. "Tokyo Yushun Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  19. "Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  20. "Prix Jacques le Marois Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  21. "Prince of Wales's Stakes Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  22. "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  23. "International Stakes (York)". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  24. "Champion Stakes Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  25. "Queen Elizabeth II Stakes data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  26. "Irish Champion Stakes Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  27. "Breeders' Cup Classic". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  28. "Breeders' Cup Mile Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  29. "Breeders' Cup Turf Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  30. "Dubai World Cup Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  31. "Dubai Sheema Classic". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  32. "Japan Cup Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  33. "Arima Kinen data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  34. "Champions Mile (Sha Tin, Hong Kong)". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  35. "Melbourne Cup Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  36. "Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Randwick)". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  37. "Cox Plate". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  38. "Prix Vermeille Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  39. "Breeders' Cup Distaff Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  40. "Cheltenham Gold Cup Data". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

Notes

  1. For the Arc de Triomphe, there have been 19 different winners from the Northern Dancer sire line, who accounted for 20 renewals of the race (Treve won twice)
  2. Miesque and Spinning World both won the Prix Jacques le Marois twice
  3. Ezzoud won two renewals of the International Stakes
  4. Alborada won two renewals of the Champion Stakes
  5. Dylan Thomas won two renewals of the Irish Champion
  6. For the Breeders' Cup Mile, there have been 16 winners of 21 renewals (Miesque, Lure and Wiseman Dan won twice, Goldikova three times
  7. High Chaparral won two renewals of the Breeders' Cup Turf
  8. Makybe Diva won three renewals of the Melbourne Cup
  9. Grand Armee won two renewals of the Queen Elizabeth
  10. Sunline, Northerly and So You Think each won the Cox Plate twice
  11. Treve won two renewals of the Prix Vermeille.
  12. Beholder won two renewals of the Distaff.
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