Fiddle Dancer Boy (1978–1991) was a Canadian

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who won the 1981

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, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's oldest annually run stakes race. Bred by prominent

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owner/breeder Warren Beasley, he was sired by

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, the 1972

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. He was out of the mare Fiddly Dee, whose sire was 1961

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Hidden Treasure. As a yearling, Fiddle Dancer Boy was purchased for $20,000 by Toronto

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Jack Carmichael and his brother Donald on the recommendation of future

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trainer

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1981 Queen's Plate

Sent off by the betting public at 8-to-1 odds in the Queen's Plate, Fiddle Dancer Boy defeated the heavily favored

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to win the race. The horse's success led to owner Jack Carmichael eventually buying the Huntington Stud Farm in

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following the retirement of owner Bill Sills. Although Fiddle Dancer Boy suffered from foot ailments, he raced successfully for another two years, retiring at age five to stand at

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. From a limited number of offspring, he notably sired Complete Endeavor, who won fourteen career races including five in a row in 1990. Fiddle Dancer Boy died of

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at age thirteen on November 11, 1991.pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Pedigree

References

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Fiddle Dancer Boy's pedigree and partial racing stats

1978 racehorse births 1991 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada King's Plate winners Thoroughbred family 14-f