Editing Northern Dancer (section)

==Pedigree==
Northern Dancer was by Nearctic, who in turn was sired by [[Nearco]], an Italian-bred horse who was undefeated in fourteen starts. Retired to stud in England, Nearco was considered a "breed-shaping" sire of sires.<ref name="Nearco">{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Avalyn|title=Nearco (horse)|url=http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/nearco-ity.html|website=American Classic Pedigrees|access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nearco|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bios-NO/Nearco.htm|website=www.bloodlines.net|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> In 1952, Taylor attended the [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]] December sale in England, where he purchased [[Lady Angela]], a daughter of leading sire [[Hyperion (horse)|Hyperion]]. In 1953, Taylor had Lady Angela bred to Nearco before shipping her to Canada, where she foaled Nearctic in early 1954. Nearctic was Canadian Horse of the Year in 1958,<ref name="Nearctic">{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Avalyn|title=Nearctic (CAN) |url=http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/nearctic-can.html|website=American Classic Pedigrees|access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> a feat that Northern Dancer matched in 1964.<ref name="CHoF" />

Northern Dancer's broodmare sire (maternal grandsire) was Native Dancer, who also was an important sire of sires, chiefly through Raise A Native and Mr. Prospector.<ref>{{cite web |title=Native Dancer (horse) |url=http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/native-dancer.html |website=American Classic Pedigrees |access-date=20 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Northern Dancer was thus an immediate descendant of three of the most important bloodlines of the middle twentieth century (Nearco, Hyperion and Native Dancer).<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic sirelines|url=http://www.sportingpost.co.za/2012/11/classic-sirelines/|website=sportingpost.co.za|access-date=12 July 2016|date=28 November 2012}}</ref>

His female family is equally distinguished, if not as well-known. Northern Dancer's dam [[Natalma]] was a stakes-placed mare who was disqualified from a win in the [[Spinaway Stakes]]. She developed a knee chip in June 1960 and Taylor decided to breed her to Nearctic in his first year at stud rather than keep her in training. Northern Dancer, a late foal on May 27, 1961, was the result. Natalma established herself as a "[[Glossary of North American horse racing#B|blue hen]]", producing not only Northern Dancer but three other stakes winners. Her daughters have further extended the family: Arctic Dancer, a full sister of Northern Dancer, became the dam of [[La Prevoyante]], 1972 Canadian Horse of the Year; Spring Adieu became the second dam of leading international sire Danehill (who is inbred to Natalma as he is also a grandson of Northern Dancer); and Raise the Standard is the granddam of important European sire [[Machiavellian (horse)|Machiavellian]].<ref name="ACP" /><ref name=Almahmoud>{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Avalyn|title=Pedigree Analysis: Almahmoud|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/207089/pedigree-analysis-almahmoud |date=January 22, 2016 |website=BloodHorse|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref>

Natalma's dam [[Almahmoud]] produced several other influential daughters including Cosmah, who produced four stakes winners including [[Tosmah]] (three-time American champion filly) and [[Halo (horse)|Halo]], who would go on to sire Sunday Silence. Another daughter of Almahmoud, Bubbling Beauty, produced [[Arctic Tern (horse)|Arctic Tern]], the French champion sire of 1986.<ref name=ACP /><ref name=Almahmoud />

{{Pedigree
|name = Northern Dancer (CAN), bay stallion, 1961<ref name=Equineline>{{cite web|title=Northern Dancer Pedigree|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Northern%20Dancer?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=352363&registry=T&horse_name=Northern%20Dancer&dam_name=Natalma&foaling_year=1961&include_sire_line=Y|website=www.equineline.com|access-date=3 July 2016}}</ref>
|f = [[Nearctic (horse)|Nearctic]] (CAN)<br />Br/bl. 1954
|m = [[Natalma]] (USA)<br />B. 1957
|ff = [[Nearco]] (ITY)<br />Br. 1935
|fm = [[Lady Angela]] (GB)<br />ch. 1944
|mf = [[Native Dancer]]<br />gr. 1950
|mm = [[Almahmoud]]<br />ch. 1947
|fff = [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]] (GB)
|ffm = Nogara (ITY)
|fmf = [[Hyperion (horse)|Hyperion]] (GB)
|fmm = Sister Sarah (GB)
|mff = [[Polynesian (horse)|Polynesian]]
|mfm = Geisha
|mmf = [[Mahmoud (horse)|Mahmoud]] (FR)
|mmm = Arbitrator
|ffff = [[Phalaris (horse)|Phalaris]] (GB)
|fffm = Scapa Flow (GB)
|ffmf = Havresac II (FR)
|ffmm = Catnip (IRE) 
|fmff = [[Gainsborough (horse)|Gainsborough]] (GB)
|fmfm = Selene (GB)
|fmmf = Abbots Trace (IRE)
|fmmm = Sarita (GB)
|mfff = [[Unbreakable (horse)|Unbreakable]]
|mffm = Black Polly 
|mfmf = [[Discovery (horse)|Discovery]]|
mfmm = Miyako 
|mmff = [[Blenheim (horse)|Blenheim]] (GB)
|mmfm = Mah Mahal (GB) 
|mmmf = [[Peace Chance]]
|mmmm = [[Mother Goose (horse)|Mother Goose]] ([[Thoroughbred breeding theories#Bruce Lowe families|Family 2-d]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Emma – Family 2-d |url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family2d.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>)
|}}