True North (foaled 1940) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse for which the True North Handicap at Belmont Park is named.[1]
| True North | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Only One |
| Grandsire | Lucullite |
| Dam | North Riding |
| Damsire | High Time |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1940 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | W. Deering Howe |
| Owner | W. Deering Howe |
| Trainer | Preston M. Burch |
| Record | 54: 20-10-4 |
| Earnings | US$98,695 |
| Major wins | |
| Aberdeen Stakes (1942) Hialeah Juvenile Stakes (1942) Fall Highweight Handicap (1945) Gideon Putnam Handicap (1945) W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1946) Interborough Handicap (1946) | |
| Honours | |
| True North Handicap at Belmont Park | |
Background
editTrue North was bred and raced by businessman W. Deering Howe, a grandson of Charles Deering, Chairman of the Board of Directors and a founding major shareholder in International Harvester.[2] True North was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Preston M. Burch.[3]
Racing career
editTrue North's wins included the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1945 and the Interborough Handicap in 1946.
Pedigree
edit| Sire Only One |
Lucullite | Trap Rock | Rock Sand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topiary | |||
| Lucky Lass | Ormondale | ||
| Lux Casta | |||
| Orissa | Purchase | Ormondale | |
| Cherryola | |||
| Durbar | Chicle | ||
| Pageant | |||
| Dam North Riding |
High Time | Ultimus | Commando |
| Running Stream | |||
| Noonday | Domino | ||
| Sundown | |||
| Scarborough | Bridge of Earn | Cyllene | |
| Santa Brigida | |||
| Scaramuccia | Spearmint | ||
| Spring Chicken |
References
edit- ^ NYRA - Belmont Park Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ True North's pedigree
- ^ Baltimore Sun, September 21, 1943