Nashua | |
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Sire | Nasrullah |
Grandsire | Nearco |
Dam | Segula |
Damsire | Johnstown |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1952 |
Country | United States |
Color | Bay |
Breeder | Belair Stud |
Owner | Belair Stud Racing silks: White, red dots, red cap. |
Trainer | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons |
Record | 30: 22–4–1 |
Earnings | $1,288,565 |
Major wins | |
Futurity Stakes (1954) Hopeful Stakes (1954) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1954) Juvenile Stakes (1954) Flamingo Stakes (1955) Florida Derby (1955) Arlington Classic (1955) Wood Memorial Stakes (1955) Dwyer Stakes (1955) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1955, 1956) Grey Lag Handicap (1956) Monmouth Handicap (1956) Suburban Handicap (1956) Widener Handicap (1956)
American Classic Race wins: | |
Awards | |
U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1954) U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1955) United States Horse of the Year (1955) | |
Honors | |
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1965) #24 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Nashua Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack | |
Last updated on August 14, 2021 |
Nashua (April 14, 1952 – February 3, 1982) was an American-born thoroughbred racehorse, best remembered for a 1955 match race against Swaps, the horse that had defeated him in the Kentucky Derby.