Northern Trick
Northern Trick | |
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Sire | Chestnut |
Breeder | Warner Jones (Hermitage Farm, Kentucky) |
Owner | Stavros Niarchos |
Trainer | François Boutin |
Record | 6: 4-2-0 |
Earnings | FF 2,910,000 |
Major wins | |
Prix de Diane (1984) Prix de la Nonette (1984) Prix Vermeille (1984) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 131 Timeform top-rated three-year-old filly (1984) European top-rated three-year-old filly (1984) |
Northern Trick (foaled 1981) was an American-bred, French-trained
Background
Northern Trick was a tall, narrow and sparely-made chestnut mare, with a white
During her racing career she was owned by Stavros Niarchos, trained by François Boutin and regularly ridden by Cash Asmussen.
Racing career
Northern Trick did not race as a two-year-old and began her racing career in April 1984, when she won a
After a break of two months Northern Trick returned to record a comfortable victory over Ibadiyya and Treizieme in the Prix de la Nonette at Longchamp. In September she faced a strong field in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp and won by a length from The Oaks winner Circus Plume. In October she was matched against colts and older horses in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She finished second to the four-year-old colt Sagace, six lengths clear of All Along. The unplaced horses included Strawberry Road, Time Charter, Sun Princess and Sadler's Wells.[3]
Assessment
The independent Timeform organisation gave Northern Trick a rating of 131 in 1984, making her the highest-rated filly of the season.[4] In the official International Classification, Northern Trick was the top-rated three-year-old filly in Europe eleven pounds behind the top-rated horse El Gran Senor.[3]
Stud record
Through her daughter Lingerie, Northern Trick is the ancestor of
Foals
- 1988 LINGERIE (GB) : Bay filly, foaled 28 March, by Shirley Heights (GB) – placed four times from 12 starts in France 1990–91, dam of winners including Limnos (JPN)(1994, by Hector Protector (USA) – G2 Prix Jean de Chaudenay; G3 Prix Foy), Shiva (JPN) (1995, by Hector Protector (USA) – G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup; G3 Brigadier Gerard S; G3 Earl of Sefton S) and Light Shift (USA) (2004, by Kingmambo (USA) – G1 Oaks S; LR Cheshire Oaks).
Pedigree
Sire Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961 |
Nearctic (CAN) 1954 |
Nearco | Pharos |
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Nogara | |||
Lady Angela | Hyperion | ||
Sister Sarah | |||
Natalma (USA) 1957 |
Native Dancer | Polynesian | |
Geisha | |||
Almahmoud | Mahmoud | ||
Arbitrator | |||
Dam Trick Chick (USA) 1966 |
Prince John (USA) 1953 |
Princequillo | Prince Rose |
Cosquilla | |||
Not Afraid | Count Fleet | ||
Banish Fear | |||
Fast Line (USA) 1958 |
Mr Busher | War Admiral | |
Baby League | |||
Throttle Wide | Flying Heels | ||
Let Her Fly (Family 4-m)[2] |
References
- ^ a b "Northern Trick pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ a b c "Magnolia – Family 4-m". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.