Northern Dancer Entire Kentucky Derby 1964 footage & Goodbye

This is footage of Northern Dancers 1964 Kentucky Derby run. It is the full race. It is also a goodbye to him and includes interviews with his people.

There is also a report on Alydar since he and Northern Dancer passed away the same week.

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Sports

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• Northern
• Dancer
• secretariat
• barbaro
• horse
• racing
• thoroughbred
• alydar
• Kentucky
• Derby
• Breeders
• Cup

[govern0r]

What a shame that Northern Dancer's final resting place at Windfields Farm is now abandoned, overgrown with weeds and being destroyed by vandals.

[Dingerz]

@govern0r That is so sad. :(  I can't believe they did nothing to discuss what should be done with his grave. It seems unreal.

[BrosenAlexa]

@Dingerz Having worked for a short time at Winfield Farms, and seeing Northern Dancer's grave and a few others, as well as a few of the other famous thoroughbreds at stud there...I can say that last time I heard, the grave section of Winfield's was being preserved, while most of the farm was sold (except the Horse cemetery)

[Dingerz]

@BrosenAlexa That's good to hear!

[Buttercute2011]

Northern Dancer is the Grand-sire yo my mare... She Also has Bold Ruler and Something Royal in her Blood lines

[Dananeeri]

nice video :

[TheProfessorOfLife]

@MrNativeDancer Zenyatta was a wonderful horse, but she never raced more than 1 1/4 miles, and most of her races were 1 1/8 and 1 1/16. Another horse that comes to mind is Goldikova, but "Goldy" was a miler, which really limited her racing "choices" in the USA. You and I have much more than a "passing interest" in racehorses. I have never even ridden a horse, but I love the HISTORY part of it.

[TheProfessorOfLife]

@MrNativeDancer Probably the most famous of the top thoroughbreds who "blossomed" after age 3 is John Henry. Then there is also Forego, who did nothing as a 3-year-old in 1973 (the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown). And who could forget Seabiscuit, who blossomed late and defeated War Admiral in their famous match race.

[TheProfessorOfLife]

@MrNativeDancer George Washington had an incredible pedigree (Northern Dancer, Alysheba, Alydar, Danzig, Buckpasser). He was the European 2-year-old and 3-year-old Horse Of The Year. When he went to stud, GW had fertility problems, so the owners decided to race him again. I believe he was purposely put in a position where he would have the "best" opportunity to be injured. The evidence is there. GW broke down on a sloppy dirt track, and it was only the SECOND time he had ever raced on dirt.

[MrNativeDancer]

@TheProfessorOfLife Yeah absolutely correct, but that said even those they claim to be bred for two year old racing have still no where near finished growing, now you imagine putting that much stress on growing bones and bone plates. Thats asking for trouble. This is my opinion, it would help every one in long term by having horses that stay sound under racing, I just think there should be a ban on racing 2 year olds, up grade all the two year old races to 3 and so forth etc

[MrNativeDancer]

@TheProfessorOfLife Zenyatta? is one that springs to mind. Not raced until 4, she could of gone on and raced for ever. Imagine if she had been in the wrong hands and ruined at 2? Thank god she had owners/trainer who knew what they where doing. No horse on the planet is full grown at two. Its like asking a 12 year old kid to do the work of a full grown man. You only have to look at the stats in racing, most owners,trainers and breeders don't even realise, I been riding 27 odd years so know a bit

[MrNativeDancer]

@TheProfessorOfLife That was just tragic, if I remember correctly he was retired to stud, was infertile so went racing again? Yet another horse that was raced to young, far to many races for a two year old in first season, lots get hair line fractures when they race as two year olds, then it only takes a bad step to finish them off. I really liked that horse such a shame to loose such a great horse.

[stillframemaker96]

northern dancer is my horses great great grandfather i cant believe it

[TheProfessorOfLife]

@MrNativeDancer Just curious how you feel about what happened to "Gorgeous" George Washington, who was a magnificent UK racehorse who met a tragic end in the Breeder's Cup. I blame the owner and trainer for GW's death. The whole situation was criiminal.