True North (foaled 1940) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse for which the True North Handicap at Belmont Park is named.[1]

Background

True 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

True North's wins included the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1945 and the Interborough Handicap in 1946.

Pedigree

Pedigree of True North
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

  1. ^ NYRA - Belmont Park Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ True North's pedigree
  3. ^ Baltimore Sun, September 21, 1943
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_North_I
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