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Native Dancer(foaled 1950) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Preakness and Belmont stakes in 1953 but finished second in the Kentucky Derby. In 1954 he was named Horse of the Year. He won 21 of 22 total starts, achieving widespread popularity as the first horse whose major victories were seen on national television. Native Dancer famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273] See : Horse How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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People who can't tell you the first thing about Man o'War or Citation or Native Dancer can tell you that Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths when he completed the Triple Crown. It was television that brought the thoroughbred Native Dancer to the attention of the general public. Whether it's the Thunder Dance of the Santo Domino/Pueblo people or the Corn Dance of the Iroquois, she said, native dancers understand that "when they are at the end, they are also at the beginning. |
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