Nearco

Nearco
Nearco
SirePharos (GB)
GrandsirePhalaris
DamNogara
DamsireHavresac
SexStallion
FoaledJanuary 24, 1935
DiedJune 27, 1957(1957-06-27) (aged 22)
CountryItaly
ColourBrown
BreederFederico Tesio
OwnerFederico Tesio
TrainerFederico Tesio
Record14: 14–0–0
Earnings$86,328 (converted from earnings in Italy and France)[1]
Major wins
Gran Criterium (1937)
Premio Tevere (1937)
Premio Chiusura (1937)
Derby Italiano (1938)
Premio Parioli (1938)
Gran Premio di Milano (1938)
Gran Premio d'Italia (1938)
Grand Prix de Paris (1938)
Awards
Italian champion two-year-old (1937)
Italian champion three-year-old (1938)
Italian Horse of the Year (1938)
Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1947, 1948)
Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1955, 1956)

Nearco (January 24, 1935 – June 27, 1957) 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."[2] He was unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 1000m (5 furlongs) to 3000m (1 mile 7 furlongs), including the Derby Italiano and Grand Prix de Paris. He was then sold for a record amount to Martin H. Benson and stood stud in England, where he became the patriarch of several of the most dominant sire lines in Thoroughbred history.

  1. ^ Avalyn Hunter. "Nearco (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ Peters, Anne. "Pharos – Thoroughbred Heritage". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.