Topsider was an American 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. He was a bay son of the great Northern Dancer

Northern Dancer

Northern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....

 and the very speedy racing mare

Mare

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 Drumtop

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Drumtop was an American Thoroughbred horse racing mare purchased as a yearling for $47,000 who won close to half a million dollars in racing against both females and males and who in 1971 broke three track records:...

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Topsider won eight races from eighteen career starts, including the Sport Page Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack

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 in New York City

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http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0091EFD3A5413728DDDAE0A94D9415B888BF1D3 In another of his wins he set a new track record of 1:14 2/5 for 6½ furlongs at Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course

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When his racing career was over, Topsider was sent to Claiborne Farm

Claiborne Farm

Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...

 in Kentucky

Kentucky

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 where became a significant sire

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 whose offspring won more than $18 million in racing. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB347DDC0C05ED6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Among his best were two Champions: North Sider

North Sider

North Sider was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted an Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse of 1987.-References:*...

, the 1987 American Champion Older Female Horse, and Salse, a Champion Three-Year-Old in France

France

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. Topsider stood his entire career at Claiborne Farm and died there on October 18, 1992 as a result of a hernia

Hernia

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 in his diaphragm

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