True North (foaled March 30, 1966 in
Virginia) was an American
Thoroughbred racehorse owned by
Sonny Whitney and trained by George Poole.
Background
True North was bred by Taylor Hardin's
Newstead Farm Newstead Farm is a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm near Upperville, Virginia
Upperville is a small unincorporated town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 50 fifty miles from downtown Washington, D.C., near the Loudo ...
in
Upperville, Virginia. He was the son of the 20th century's greatest sire,
Northern Dancer, and out of the mare Hill Rose, a daughter of
Rosemont and
Miss Disco who was also the dam of the very influential
National Champion and
Hall of Fame
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sire
Bold Ruler
Bold Ruler (April 6, 1954 – July 11, 1971) was an American Thoroughbred National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame racehorse who was the 1957 American Horse of the Year, Horse of the Year. This following a three-year-old campaign t ...
.
Racing career
True North was best known for winning the then richest race in
Florida, the 1971
Widener Handicap at
Hialeah Park Race Track.
Pedigree
References
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1966 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 8-d
Racehorses bred in Virginia
Racehorses trained in the United States
Whitney racehorses