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True North III

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Foaled
  
1966

Colour
  
Chestnut

Trainer
  
George T. Poole

Parents
  
Northern Dancer

Earnings
  
308,073 USD

Grandsire
  
Nearctic

Country
  
United States

Breeder
  
Newstead Farm

Record
  
56: 10-15-11

Sex
  
Gelding

Damsire
  
Rosemont

Owner
  
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

True North (foaled March 30, 1966 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Background

True North was bred by Bertram and Diana Firestone's Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia. Out of the mare, Rose Hill, he was sired by Northern Dancer.

Racing career

True North was best known for winning the then richest race in Florida, the 1971 Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track.

References

True North III Wikipedia