Fiddle Dancer Boy
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Fiddle Dancer Boy was a Canadian
Thoroughbred
racehorse
who won the 1981 Queen's Plate
, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's
oldest annually run stakes race. Bred by prominent Ontario
owner/breeder William R. Beasley, he was sired by Nice Dancer
, the 1972 Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. Out of the mare, Fiddly Dee, his damsire was 1961 Canadian Horse of the Year, Hidden Treasure
.
As a yearling, Fiddle Dancer Boy was purchased for $20,000 by Toronto car dealer Jack Carmichael and his brother Donald on the recommendation of future Hall of Fame
trainer, Jim Bentley.
to win the race. The horse's success led to owner Jack Carmichael eventually buying the Huntington Stud Farm in Kleinburg, Ontario
following the retirement of owner Bill Sills.
Although Fiddle Dancer Boy suffered from foot ailments, he raced successfully for another two years, retiring at age five to stand at stud
. From a limited number of offspring he notably sired Complete Endeavor who won fourteen career races including five in a row in 1990.
Fiddle Dancer Boy died of colic
at age thirteen on November 11, 1991.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
who won the 1981 Queen's Plate
Queen's Plate
The Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1¼ miles for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. The race takes place each summer in June or July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke , Ontario...
, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
oldest annually run stakes race. Bred by prominent Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
owner/breeder William R. Beasley, he was sired by Nice Dancer
Nice Dancer
Nice Dancer was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was from the last Canadian-sired crop of Northern Dancer before the International champion sire was relocated to Windfields Farm American subsidiary in Maryland....
, the 1972 Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. Out of the mare, Fiddly Dee, his damsire was 1961 Canadian Horse of the Year, Hidden Treasure
Hidden Treasure
Hidden Treasure is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted Horse of the Year in 1961. Bred and raced by prominent horseman, Bill Beasley, he was sired by the 1953 Kentucky Derby winner, Dark Star...
.
As a yearling, Fiddle Dancer Boy was purchased for $20,000 by Toronto car dealer Jack Carmichael and his brother Donald on the recommendation of future Hall of Fame
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada....
trainer, Jim Bentley.
1981 Queen's Plate
Sent off by the betting public at 8-to-1 odds in the Queen's Plate, Fiddle Dancer Boy defeated the heavily favored Frost KingFrost King
Frost King is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame racehorse. Bred by Ted Smith of Rockwood, Ontario, he was sired by Manhattan Handicap winner, Ruritania. His dam was Native Flower whose sire, Restless Native, was a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Native Dancer....
to win the race. The horse's success led to owner Jack Carmichael eventually buying the Huntington Stud Farm in Kleinburg, Ontario
Kleinburg, Ontario
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following the retirement of owner Bill Sills.
Although Fiddle Dancer Boy suffered from foot ailments, he raced successfully for another two years, retiring at age five to stand at stud
Stud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
. From a limited number of offspring he notably sired Complete Endeavor who won fourteen career races including five in a row in 1990.
Fiddle Dancer Boy died of colic
Colic
Colic is a form of pain which starts and stops abruptly. Types include:*Baby colic, a condition, usually in infants, characterized by incessant crying*Renal colic, a pain in the flank, characteristic of kidney stones...
at age thirteen on November 11, 1991.