NIJINSKY b. H, THOROUGHBRED, 1967
| Color: b Height: 16.3
(CAN)
13-11-2-0, $677,117. AKA Nijinsky II in USA.
United Kingdom Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1969) Ireland Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1969) 15th U.K. Triple Crown Champion (1970) European Horse of the Year (1970) Timeform rating: 138 Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1986) North American leading broodmare sire (1993 & 1994) Inducted into the Canadian Racing Hall Of Fame in 1976. Named STALLION OF THE CENTURY in 2000 by Northern Hemisphere Breeders Association. Won eleven races including: Railway Stakes, Anglesey Stakes, Beresford Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes, Gladness Stakes, Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Derby Stakes, Irish Sweeps Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, St. Leger Stakes. Died in 1992. See: http://www.barbaralivingston.com/albums/onthefarm/Nijinsky.jpg
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