Norcliffe
| Norcliffe | |
|---|---|
Stallion | |
| Foaled | 1973 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | E. P. Taylor |
| Owner | Norcliffe Stable (Charles F. Baker) |
| Trainer | Roger Attfield |
| Record | 33: 14-8-3 |
| Earnings | $434,066 |
| Major wins | |
| Coronation Futurity Stakes (1975) Plate Trial Stakes (1976) Carling O'Keefe Invitational Handicap (1976, 1977) Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Handicap (1976) Canadian Maturity Stakes (1977)
| |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2005) | |
| Last updated on September 17, 2006 | |
Norcliffe (1973–1984) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by U.S. Hall of Fame Champion Buckpasser out of the mare Drama School by Northern Dancer.
Owned by the Norcliffe Stable of
1976 Horse of the Year honours in Canada.[3] In 1977 he earned a Sovereign Award as top older horse and was elected to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2005.[3][4]
As a sire
Retired to stud at the end of the 1977 racing season, Norcliffe was North America's leading juvenile sire by number of wins and second in earnings in 1981.[4] He sired Groovy who was voted the 1987 Eclipse Award for American Champion Sprint Horse and who was a Texas State Champion twice.[5]
Another successful son of Norcliffe was
Arlington Classic Stakes, the Grade 2 Ohio Derby and he ran third in the 1984 Kentucky Derby. He also was the sire of 1992 Kentucky Derby winner Lil E. Tee.[6][7]
Pedigree
| Sire Buckpasser |
Tom Fool | Menow | Pharamond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcibiades | |||
| Gaga | Bull Dog | ||
| Alpoise | |||
| Busanda | War Admiral | Man o' War | |
| Brushup | |||
| Businesslike | Blue Larkspur | ||
| La Troienne | |||
| Dam Drama School |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic | Nearco |
| Lady Angela | |||
| Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Stalina | Stalino | Stardust | |
| Inkling | |||
| Boscabell | Fairford | ||
| Hellenize (family: 10-d) |
References
- New York Times, page 151. 1976-06-27. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Woodbine Media Guide" (PDF). Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2019-10-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b "Sovereign Awards - Past Award Winners". Jockey Club of Canada. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ a b "Norcliffe". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- NTRA. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "At the Threshold, Sire of Derby Winner Lil E. Tee, Dead". BloodHorse.com. 28 March 2002.
- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1992