Izvestia (May 5, 1987 – October 21, 1991) was a
Thoroughbred racehorse
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
who won the
Canadian Triple Crown in 1990.
A grandson of
Nearctic, who sired the legendary
Northern Dancer, his damsire
Personality was the 1970
Co-American Horse of the Year. Owned and bred by
Kinghaven Farms
Kinghaven Farms is a horse racing stable that was founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and ...
, Izvestia began racing in the
United States, winning two
Graded stakes races at the
Keeneland Race Course in
Kentucky. He was shipped north in the spring of 1990 to his home base at
Woodbine Racetrack in
Toronto from which he won the Triple Crown.
Having won it a year earlier on
With Approval, jockey
Don Seymour became the only jockey in history to ride two Canadian Triple Crown winners.
Izvestia's career ended on October 21, 1991, when he had to be humanely euthanized after breaking a left hind leg in three places while competing in the
Rothmans International.
In 1999, he was inducted into the
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
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References
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External links
Izvestia's Triple Crown wins at YouTube:
Video at YouTube of the 1990 Queen's Plate
Video at YouTube of the 1990 Prince of Wales Stakes
Video at YouTube of the 1990 Breeders Stakes
Izvestia's pedigree and racing stats
1987 racehorse births
1991 racehorse deaths
Horses who died from racing injuries
Racehorses bred in King, Ontario
Racehorses trained in Canada
King's Plate winners
Sovereign Award winners
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners
Thoroughbred family 2-n