Izvestia (horse)
Encyclopedia
Izvestia was a Thoroughbred
racehorse
who won the Canadian Triple Crown
in 1990. A descendant of Nearco
, his damsire Personality
was the 1970 Co-American Horse of the Year. Owned and bred by Kinghaven Farms
, the colt began racing in the United States
, winning two Graded stakes race
s at the Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky
. He was shipped north in the spring of 1990 to a base at Woodbine Racetrack
in Toronto
from where he won the Triple Crown. Having won it a year earlier on With Approval
, jockey Don Seymour
became the only jockey in history to ride two Canadian Triple Crown winners.
Izvestia's career came to a tragic end on October 21, 1991 when he had to be humanely euthanized after breaking a left hind leg in three places while competing in the Rothmans International
. In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
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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
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
who won the Canadian Triple Crown
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada...
in 1990. A descendant of Nearco
Nearco
Nearco was an Italian bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was not only unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 5 furlongs to 1 mile 7 furlongs ,...
, his damsire Personality
Personality (horse)
Personality was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 1970 American Horse of the Year honors. He was bred by the partnership of Isidor Bieber and owner/trainer Hirsch Jacobs. Sired by Hail To Reason, the 1960 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Personality's dam was U.S...
was the 1970 Co-American Horse of the Year. Owned and bred by Kinghaven Farms
Kinghaven Farms
Kinghaven Farms is a thoroughbred horse racing stable founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and training center near Ocala, Florida. Kinghaven...
, the colt began racing in the United States
United States
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, winning two Graded stakes race
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
s at the Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky
Kentucky
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. He was shipped north in the spring of 1990 to a base at Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
from where he won the Triple Crown. Having won it a year earlier on With Approval
With Approval
With Approval was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1989 under jockey Don Seymour. He finished second in the 1990 Breeders' Cup Turf and the Arlington Million....
, jockey Don Seymour
Don Seymour
Donald J. Seymour is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns....
became the only jockey in history to ride two Canadian Triple Crown winners.
Izvestia's career came to a tragic end on October 21, 1991 when he had to be humanely euthanized after breaking a left hind leg in three places while competing in the Rothmans International
Canadian International Stakes
The Canadian International Stakes is a $2 million Grade I Canadian stakes race on Turf for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario....
. In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing 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....
External links
Izvestia's Triple Crown wins at YouTubeYouTube
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