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Sagamore to Sponsor Native Dancer Stakes

Kevin Plank's Sagamore Racing announced it will sponsor the $125,000 Native Dancer Stakes Jan. 21 at Laurel Park.

Best Horse Not to Win the Kentucky Derby

These 10 Thoroughbred greats all ran in the Kentucky Derby, but failed to win. How would you rank them?

'Marmalade' Spreads Danehill's Influence

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter Duke of Marmalade carries a high concentration of the Thoroughbred's best blood, with inbreeding to Native Dancer, Northern Dancer, and Buckpasser. All this potential broke through on the racetrack recently when the Irish-bred son of Danehill won the Prince of Wales's Stakes (Eng-I).

Silmaril Was a Hardy Campaigner

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter

Most veteran campaigners at the racetrack are geldings. So a mare that proves hardy enough to run in stakes company year after year is something truly special. Such is the case with Silmaril, who retired from racing Jan. 12 after winning the What a Summer Stakes at Laurel Park. The daughter of Diamond was a stakes winner for five consecutive years and retired as Maryland's 17th equine millionaire. Now, her future as a broodmare is wide open.

Henry Moreno, Won Derby on Dark Star, Dead

Henry Moreno, who rode 24-1 Dark Star to an upset win over Native Dancer in the 1953 Kentucky Derby, died Feb. 1 in Florence, Ore.

Dual Classic Winners: Will We Have Another?

It's countdown to the June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), and the big question is whether we will have a dual classic winner.

Stablemates

By Joe Hickey -- Bonds made as classmates, teammates, roommates, shipmates, and soulmates often last a lifetime. And so, too, can bonds made among stablemates.

With Sagamore History as Backdrop, Maryland Stallion Station Opens

Don Litz looked over the crowd and then looked over the valley. He took a deep breath. Finally, his dream was realized.

On This Day...

April 18, 1953
Native Dancer

Pat Glennon, Rode the Great Sea-Bird II, Dies

Pat Glennon, the Australian jockey who thrilled racegoers with triumphs aboard Sea-Bird II in the 1965 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Epsom Derby in Europe, died Feb. 15 in Adelaide, South Australia, after a short illness.

Fogelsonger, P Day Strike in Native Dancer

Apprentice jockey Ryan Fogelsonger turned in one of the best rides of his young career, waiting to find somewhere to go and striking at the perfect time to win the $75,000 Native Dancer Stakes aboard local favorite P Day Saturday at Laurel Park.

Native Dancer Book Latest in Legends Series

Eclipse Press, the equine book publishing division of The Blood-Horse, Inc., has announced the publication of Native Dancer, the seventh book in the Thoroughbred Legends series.
Author Eva Jolene Boyd owes her interest in Thoroughbred racing to Native Dancer, whom she saw on television in 1953. She continued to follow Native Dancer's racing career and later, his stallion career, keeping track of his deeds for posterity. Now, this effort has culminated in Native Dancer.

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