De La Rose (1978–2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, she was the daughter of English Triple Crown champion Nijinsky. Her grandsire was U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Northern Dancer, and her damsire was another U.S. Hall of Famer, Round Table. She was purchased and raced by Henryk de Kwiatkowski, who later acquired the famed Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
De La Rose, was voted the 1981 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse, Retired to broodmare duty, she produced seven foals. On March 6, 2001, at age twenty-three, De La Rose was euthanized due to infirmities of old age.
Pedigree
| Sire Nijinsky |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic | Nearco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Angela | |||
| Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Flaming Page | Bull Page | Bull Lea | |
| Our Page | |||
| Flaring Top | Menow | ||
| Flaming Top | |||
| Dam Rosetta Stone |
Round Table | Princequillo | Prince Rose |
| Cosquilla | |||
| Knight’s Daughter | Sir Cosmo | ||
| Feola | |||
| Rose Coral | Rockefella | Hyperion | |
| Rockfel | |||
| Lady Mary Rose | Nearco | ||
| Rosemain (family: 26) |
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