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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Italian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive 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class="infobox-caption">Nearco</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pharos_(horse)" title="Pharos (horse)">Pharos</a> (GB)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grandsire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phalaris_(horse)" title="Phalaris (horse)">Phalaris</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dam</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nogara_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nogara (horse) (page does not exist)">Nogara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Damsire</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Havresac&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Havresac (page does not exist)">Havresac</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sex</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stallion_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stallion (horse)">Stallion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foaled</th><td class="infobox-data">January 24, 1935</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">June 27, 1957<span style="display:none">(1957-06-27)</span> (aged 22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brown_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brown (color)">Brown</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Breeder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federico_Tesio" title="Federico Tesio">Federico Tesio</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Federico Tesio</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trainer</th><td class="infobox-data">Federico Tesio</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">14: 14–0–0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Earnings</th><td class="infobox-data">$86,328 (converted from earnings in Italy and France)<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c">Major wins</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Gran_Criterium" title="Gran Criterium">Gran Criterium</a> (1937)<br /><a href="/wiki/Premio_Tevere" class="mw-redirect" title="Premio Tevere">Premio Tevere</a> (1937)<br /><a href="/wiki/Premio_Chiusura" title="Premio Chiusura">Premio Chiusura</a> (1937)<br /><a href="/wiki/Derby_Italiano" title="Derby Italiano">Derby Italiano</a> (1938)<br /><a href="/wiki/Premio_Parioli" title="Premio Parioli">Premio Parioli</a> (1938)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gran_Premio_di_Milano" title="Gran Premio di Milano">Gran Premio di Milano</a> (1938)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gran_Premio_d%27Italia" title="Gran Premio d'Italia">Gran Premio d'Italia</a> (1938)<br /><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_de_Paris" title="Grand Prix de Paris">Grand Prix de Paris</a> (1938)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d2b48c">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Italian champion two-year-old (1937)<br />Italian champion three-year-old (1938)<br /> Italian Horse of the Year (1938)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Leading_sire_in_Great_Britain_%26_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland">Leading sire in GB & Ireland</a> (1947, 1948)<br /><a href="/wiki/Leading_broodmare_sire_in_Great_Britain_%26_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland">Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland</a> (1955, 1956)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nearco</b> (January 24, 1935 – June 27, 1957) was an <a href="/wiki/Italy" 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He was then sold for a record amount to <a href="/wiki/Martin_H._Benson" title="Martin H. Benson">Martin H. Benson</a> and stood stud in England, where he became the patriarch of several of the most dominant sire lines in Thoroughbred history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Breeding">Breeding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Breeding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nearco was bred in Italy by <a href="/wiki/Federico_Tesio" title="Federico Tesio">Federico Tesio</a>, who also bred several other champions including the undefeated <a href="/wiki/Ribot_(horse)" title="Ribot (horse)">Ribot</a>. His dam was the excellent racemare Nogara, who had won the Italian 1000 and 2000 guineas and was Italian champion filly at ages two and three. In 1934, Tesio wished to breed Nogara to the leading English sire <a href="/wiki/Fairway_(horse)" title="Fairway (horse)">Fairway</a>, but was unable to obtain a nomination. Therefore, Tesio chose to breed Nogara to Fairway's full brother, <a href="/wiki/Pharos_(horse)" title="Pharos (horse)">Pharos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearco stood just over 16 <a href="/wiki/Hand_(unit)" title="Hand (unit)">hands</a> (64 inches, 163 cm) and had nearly perfect conformation. He was known for his fiery temperament and explosive turn of foot, traits he passed on to many of his descendants. After retiring to stud, Nearco could only be handled by his groom Ernie Lee.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Racing_record">Racing record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Racing record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Two-year-old_season">Two-year-old season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Two-year-old season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1937, Nearco won all seven of his starts on his way to being named Italian champion two-year-old.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His races were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Race </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Distance </th></tr> <tr> <td>June 1937 </td> <td>Premio Colico </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1000m </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1937 </td> <td>Premio Menaggio </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1200m </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1937 </td> <td>Premio Vimercate </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1200m </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1937 </td> <td>Criterium Nazionale </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1200m </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gran_Criterium" title="Gran Criterium">Gran Criterium</a> </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1500m </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premio_Tevere" class="mw-redirect" title="Premio Tevere">Premio Tevere</a> </td> <td>Capannelle </td> <td>1600m </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premio_Chiusura" title="Premio Chiusura">Premio Chiusura</a> </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>1400m </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In his 1986 book <i>Makers of the Modern Thoroughbred</i>, Peter Willett wrote that Tesio tried to sell Nearco at two, believing that the colt would not have enough stamina to last the classic distances.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tesio later wrote in his stud book, "Not a true stayer, though he won up to 3,000 meters... He won these longer races by his superb class and brilliant speed."<sup id="cite_ref-Justify_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Justify-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Three-year-old_season">Three-year-old season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Three-year-old season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1938, Nearco again won all seven starts and was named Italian champion three-year-old and Horse of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His races were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Race </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Distance </th></tr> <tr> <td>February 1938 </td> <td>Premio Ministero Agricoltura e Foreste </td> <td>Pisa </td> <td>1400m </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premio_Parioli" title="Premio Parioli">Premio Parioli</a> (Italian 2,000 Guineas) </td> <td>Capannelle </td> <td>1600m </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1938 </td> <td>Premio Principe Emanuele Filliberto </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>2000m </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1938 </td> <td>Gran Premio del Re Imperatore (<a href="/wiki/Derby_Italiano" title="Derby Italiano">Derby Italiano</a>) </td> <td>Capannelle </td> <td>2400m </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gran_Premio_d%27Italia" title="Gran Premio d'Italia">Gran Premio d'Italia</a> </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>2400m </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gran_Premio_di_Milano" title="Gran Premio di Milano">Gran Premio di Milano</a> </td> <td>San Siro </td> <td>3000m </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_de_Paris" title="Grand Prix de Paris">Grand Prix de Paris</a> </td> <td>Longchamp </td> <td>3000m </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stud_career">Stud career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stud career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nearco retired undefeated after 14 races. With the political turmoil and the possibility of war caused by <a href="/wiki/Benito_Mussolini" title="Benito Mussolini">Benito Mussolini</a> aligning Italy with <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>, Federico Tesio sold Nearco in 1938 to <a href="/wiki/Martin_H._Benson" title="Martin H. Benson">Martin H. Benson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Beech_House_Stud" title="Beech House Stud">Beech House Stud</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newmarket,_Suffolk" title="Newmarket, Suffolk">Newmarket</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, for £60,000 (a world record for a sire in those days; equivalent to £4,839,000 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The potential importance of Nearco's progeny was forecast in the provision of a bomb shelter to ensure his survival should Newmarket be subject to an air raid.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearco was one of the top 10 sires in England for 15 years. He was the <a href="/wiki/Leading_sire_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland">leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland</a> in 1947 and, depending on the source, either 1948<sup id="cite_ref-tbheritage_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbheritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or 1949 or both.<sup id="cite_ref-Ahnert_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ahnert-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 482 named foals, he sired 273 winners (56.6%) and 87 stakes winners (18.0%).<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His major stakes winners include:<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasrullah_(horse)" title="Nasrullah (horse)">Nasrullah</a>, top rated two-year-old of 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_(horse)" title="Dante (horse)">Dante</a>, 1945 Epsom Derby</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Charger" title="Royal Charger">Royal Charger</a>, 1946 Queen Anne Stakes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayajirao" title="Sayajirao">Sayajirao</a>, 1947 <a href="/wiki/St._Leger_Stakes" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Leger Stakes">St. Leger Stakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masaka_(horse)" title="Masaka (horse)">Masaka</a>, 1948 Epsom and Irish Oaks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimbus_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Nimbus V">Nimbus</a>, 1949 Epsom Derby and <a href="/wiki/2,000_Guineas_Stakes" class="mw-redirect" title="2,000 Guineas Stakes">2,000 Guineas</a></li> <li>Mossborough, sire of <a href="/wiki/Ballymoss" title="Ballymoss">Ballymoss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasham_Belle" title="Neasham Belle">Neasham Belle</a>, 1951 Epsom Oaks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafiz_(horse)" title="Hafiz (horse)">Hafiz</a>, 1955 Queen Elizabeth II and Champion Stakes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nearctic_(horse)" title="Nearctic (horse)">Nearctic</a>, 1958 Canadian Horse of the Year</li></ul> <p>Nearco was also the damsire of the French multiple Group One winner <a href="/wiki/Charlottesville_(horse)" title="Charlottesville (horse)">Charlottesville</a>, and damsire of the Epsom Derby winners <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Prince" title="Arctic Prince">Arctic Prince</a> (1948) and <a href="/wiki/Tulyar_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulyar (horse)">Tulyar</a> (1952). </p><p>Nearco died from <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a> on 27 June 1957, and was buried at Beech House Stud. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sire_of_sires">Sire of sires</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sire of sires"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Northern_Dancer_sire_line" title="Northern Dancer sire line">Northern Dancer sire line</a></div> <p>Nearco's legacy primarily comes from three of his sons, Nasrullah, Royal Charger and Nearctic, although several other sons also sired important winners.<sup id="cite_ref-tbheritage_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbheritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In all, more than 100 of Nearco's sons have stood at stud around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Ahnert_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ahnert-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nasrullah was the first son of Nearco to distinguish himself as a sire, first in England and then in America. Nasrullah's important sire sons include:<sup id="cite_ref-tbheritage_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbheritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Sovereign" title="Grey Sovereign">Grey Sovereign</a>, to whom 2016 Kentucky Derby winner <a href="/wiki/Nyquist_(horse)" title="Nyquist (horse)">Nyquist</a> descends through the <a href="/wiki/Caro_(horse)" title="Caro (horse)">Caro</a> sire line</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_God" title="Red God">Red God</a>, whose modern descendants include 2010 Kentucky Derby winner <a href="/wiki/Animal_Kingdom_(horse)" title="Animal Kingdom (horse)">Animal Kingdom</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Blushing_Groom" title="Blushing Groom">Blushing Groom</a> sire line</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bold_Ruler" title="Bold Ruler">Bold Ruler</a>, eight-time leading sire in the United States, whose descendants include Triple Crown winners <a href="/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)" title="Secretariat (horse)">Secretariat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Slew" title="Seattle Slew">Seattle Slew</a>. More recently, Seattle Slew has established a successful sire line that has produced several American classic winners including <a href="/wiki/California_Chrome" title="California Chrome">California Chrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Never_Bend" title="Never Bend">Never Bend</a>, sire of <a href="/wiki/Mill_Reef" title="Mill Reef">Mill Reef</a>, whose modern descendants include <a href="/wiki/Sir_Percy" title="Sir Percy">Sir Percy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dalakhani" title="Dalakhani">Dalakhani</a></li></ul> <p>Royal Charger's most important son was <a href="/wiki/Turn-To" title="Turn-To">Turn-To</a>, whose most important sire sons were <a href="/wiki/Halo_(horse)" title="Halo (horse)">Halo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roberto_(horse)" title="Roberto (horse)">Roberto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tbheritage_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbheritage-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Halo was the sire of dual classic winner <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Silence" title="Sunday Silence">Sunday Silence</a>, who then became the <a href="/wiki/Leading_sire_in_Japan" title="Leading sire in Japan">leading sire in Japan</a> from 1995 through 2007. Sunday Silence is the sire of numerous Japanese champions including <a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(horse)" title="Deep Impact (horse)">Deep Impact</a>, and is the grandsire of the top-rated horse of 2014 <a href="/wiki/Just_A_Way" title="Just A Way">Just A Way</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearctic is principally known as the sire of <a href="/wiki/Northern_Dancer" title="Northern Dancer">Northern Dancer</a>, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness before becoming one of the dominant sires of the late 20th century. Northern Dancer sired numerable sons who themselves went on to become outstanding sires, principally <a href="/wiki/Nijinsky_(horse)" title="Nijinsky (horse)">Nijinsky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyphard" title="Lyphard">Lyphard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nureyev_(horse)" title="Nureyev (horse)">Nureyev</a>, <a href="/wiki/Storm_Bird" title="Storm Bird">Storm Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danzig_(horse)" title="Danzig (horse)">Danzig</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sadler%27s_Wells_(horse)" title="Sadler's Wells (horse)">Sadler's Wells</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Dancer_sire_line" title="Northern Dancer sire line">Northern Dancer sire line</a> accounts for hundreds of major winners from around the world, particularly in Europe. His modern descendants include <a href="/wiki/Justify_(horse)" title="Justify (horse)">Justify</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galileo_(horse)" title="Galileo (horse)">Galileo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ouija_Board_(horse)" title="Ouija Board (horse)">Ouija Board</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sea_the_Stars" title="Sea the Stars">Sea the Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Caviar" title="Black Caviar">Black Caviar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frankel_(horse)" title="Frankel (horse)">Frankel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Treve_(horse)" title="Treve (horse)">Treve</a>. </p><p>Several of Nearco's male-line descendants were ranked among the <a href="/wiki/Blood-Horse_magazine_List_of_the_Top_100_U.S._Racehorses_of_the_20th_Century" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century">Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century</a> by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blood-Horse" title="The Blood-Horse">The Blood-Horse</a></i>: #2 <a href="/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)" title="Secretariat (horse)">Secretariat</a>, #9 <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Slew" title="Seattle Slew">Seattle Slew</a>, #10 <a href="/wiki/Spectacular_Bid" title="Spectacular Bid">Spectacular Bid</a>, #18 <a href="/wiki/Cigar_(horse)" title="Cigar (horse)">Cigar</a>, #19 <a href="/wiki/Bold_Ruler" title="Bold Ruler">Bold Ruler</a>, #24 <a href="/wiki/Nashua_(horse)" title="Nashua (horse)">Nashua</a>, #31 <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Silence" title="Sunday Silence">Sunday Silence</a>, #35 <a href="/wiki/Ruffian_(horse)" title="Ruffian (horse)">Ruffian</a>, #43 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Dancer" title="Northern Dancer">Northern Dancer</a>, #57 <a href="/wiki/Riva_Ridge" title="Riva Ridge">Riva Ridge</a>, #58 <a href="/wiki/Slew_o%27_Gold" title="Slew o' Gold">Slew o' Gold</a>, #69 <a href="/wiki/Noor_(horse)" title="Noor (horse)">Noor</a>, #70 <a href="/wiki/Shuvee" title="Shuvee">Shuvee</a>, #72 <a href="/wiki/Go_For_Wand" title="Go For Wand">Go For Wand</a>, #76 <a href="/wiki/Lady%27s_Secret" title="Lady's Secret">Lady's Secret</a>, #82 <a href="/wiki/Miesque" title="Miesque">Miesque</a>, #85 <a href="/wiki/Lure_(horse)" title="Lure (horse)">Lure</a>, #86 <a href="/wiki/Fort_Marcy_(horse)" title="Fort Marcy (horse)">Fort Marcy</a>, #90 <a href="/wiki/Davona_Dale" title="Davona Dale">Davona Dale</a>, #95 <a href="/wiki/Bayakoa" title="Bayakoa">Bayakoa</a> and #97 <a href="/wiki/Foolish_Pleasure" title="Foolish Pleasure">Foolish Pleasure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other notable male-line descendants were <a href="/wiki/Ballymoss" title="Ballymoss">Ballymoss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkle" title="Arkle">Arkle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Never_Say_Die_(horse)" title="Never Say Die (horse)">Never Say Die</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Palace_(horse)" title="Royal Palace (horse)">Royal Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Better_Loosen_Up" title="Better Loosen Up">Better Loosen Up</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sir_Ivor" title="Sir Ivor">Sir Ivor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invasor_(horse)" title="Invasor (horse)">Invasor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wise_Dan" title="Wise Dan">Wise Dan</a>, and Summer Breeze. Sireline descendants of Nearco include eight of the first nine horses to earn over $10,000,000 in stakes wins. These horses are <a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(horse)" title="Deep Impact (horse)">Deep Impact</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makybe_Diva" title="Makybe Diva">Makybe Diva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narita_Brian" title="Narita Brian">Narita Brian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunline" title="Sunline">Sunline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Symboli_Kris_S" title="Symboli Kris S">Symboli Kris S</a>, <a href="/wiki/T_M_Opera_O" title="T M Opera O">T M Opera O</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viva_Pataca" title="Viva Pataca">Viva Pataca</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vodka_(horse)" title="Vodka (horse)">Vodka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Morris_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/France_Galop" title="France Galop">France Galop</a>, from 1985 through to 2010, every <a href="/wiki/Prix_de_l%27Arc_de_Triomphe" title="Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe">Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe</a> winner can trace a bloodline back to Nearco, through his son Nasrullah and / or his grandson Northern Dancer.<sup id="cite_ref-Morris_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Including the influence of the daughters from his sire line, it is increasingly rare to find a Thoroughbred without some trace of Nearco in its pedigree.<sup id="cite_ref-Justify_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Justify-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, while 2023 Preakness Stakes winner <a href="/wiki/National_Treasure_(horse)" title="National Treasure (horse)">National Treasure</a> comes from the rival <a href="/wiki/Mr._Prospector" title="Mr. Prospector">Mr. Prospector</a> sire line, in the fifth generation of National Treasure's pedigree<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mr. Prospector's sire <a href="/wiki/Raise_a_Native" title="Raise a Native">Raise a Native</a> appears twice, while Secretariat (great-grandson of Nearco through Nasrullah and Bold Ruler) and Sir Ivor (great-great-grandson through Royal Charger, Turn-To, and Sir Gaylord) both appear twice and Northern Dancer (grandson through Nearctic) appears three times. Nijinsky (a son of Northern Dancer), Red God (a son of Nasrullah), Bold Bidder (a son of Bold Ruler), and Rich Gift (great-grandson of Nearco through Nasrullah and Princely Gift) each appear once. On the distaff side, Mr. Prospector's dam <a href="/wiki/Gold_Digger_(horse)" title="Gold Digger (horse)">Gold Digger</a> is a great-granddaughter of Nearco through Nasrullah and Nashua, Sweet Tooth a great-granddaughter through Nasrullah and On-and-On, and Fairy Bridge a great-great-great-granddaughter through Royal Charger, Turn-To, Hail to Reason, and Bold Reason(and her dam also has a maternal line to Nearco). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pedigree">Pedigree</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pedigree"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fairway and Pharos were full brothers by leading sire <a href="/wiki/Phalaris_(horse)" title="Phalaris (horse)">Phalaris</a> out of the great broodmare Scapa Flow. Fairway was the more successful racehorse, whose wins included the St Leger and Eclipse Stakes, and also initially was the more successful sire, leading the sire list in Great Britain four times. Pharos was a solid racehorse, winning multiple stakes races and finishing second in the Derby. Pharos also proved himself as a sire, leading the British sire list in 1931. Tesio originally wished to breed his mare Nogara to Fairway, but was unable to obtain a nomination so bred her to Pharos instead. </p><p>Nearco's dam Nogara was only 15.1 <a href="/wiki/Hand_(unit)" title="Hand (unit)">hands</a> (61 inches, 155 cm) but became a champion on the racetrack and then an outstanding broodmare. In addition to Nearco, she produced seven other winners, including <a href="/wiki/Derby_Italiano" title="Derby Italiano">Derby Italiano</a> winner Niccolo dell'Arca, <a href="/wiki/Oaks_d%27Italia" title="Oaks d'Italia">Oaks d'Italia</a> winner Nervesa, and stakes winners Nakamuro, Naucide and Niccolo d'Arezzo.<sup id="cite_ref-Pryor_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pryor-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nogara's dam Catnip was a "weedy" foal by Epsom Derby winner Spearmint. Purchased by Tesio at the Newmarket sales for just 75 guineas, Catnip went on to produce multiple stakes winners and stakes producers.<sup id="cite_ref-ACP_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearco was <a href="/wiki/Inbred" class="mw-redirect" title="Inbred">inbred</a> 5 x 4 x 4 x 5 to <a href="/wiki/St._Simon_(horse)" title="St. Simon (horse)">St. Simon</a>, meaning St. Simon appears twice in the fourth generation and twice again in the fifth generation of his pedigree.<sup id="cite_ref-Morris_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:0em auto;"> <caption style="padding-bottom:0.4em;">Pedigree of Nearco (ITY) Brown horse, foaled 1935<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="8">Sire<br /><a href="/wiki/Pharos_(horse)" title="Pharos (horse)">Pharos</a> (GB)<br />dark bay/brown 1920 </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Phalaris_(horse)" title="Phalaris (horse)">Phalaris</a><br />brown 1913 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Polymelus" title="Polymelus">Polymelus</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyllene_(horse)" title="Cyllene (horse)">Cyllene</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maid Marian </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Bromus </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sainfoin_(horse)" title="Sainfoin (horse)">Sainfoin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cheery by <b>St. Simon</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Scapa Flow<br />chestnut 1914 </td> <td rowspan="2">Chaucer </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St._Simon_(horse)" title="St. Simon (horse)">St. Simon</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cantebury Pilgrim </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Anchora </td> <td>Love Wisely </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eryholme </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">Dam<br />Nogara<br />bay 1928 </th> <td rowspan="4">Havresac II (FR)<br />dark bay/brown 1915 </td> <td rowspan="2">Rabelais </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St._Simon_(horse)" title="St. Simon (horse)">St. Simon</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Satirical </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Hors Concours (FR) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajax_(horse)" title="Ajax (horse)">Ajax</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Simona (GB) by <b>St. Simon</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Catnip (IRE)<br />bay 1910 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Spearmint_(horse)" title="Spearmint (horse)">Spearmint</a> (GB) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbine_(horse)" title="Carbine (horse)">Carbine</a> (NZ) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maid Of The Mint </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sibola" title="Sibola">Sibola</a> (USA) </td> <td>The Sailor Prince (GB) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saluda (family: 4-r)<sup id="cite_ref-Morris_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_leading_Thoroughbred_racehorses" title="List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses">List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_racehorses" title="List of racehorses">List of racehorses</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 October</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=cs.bloodhorse.com&rft.atitle=Is+Sire-Line+Outcrossing+Possible+Anymore%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcs.bloodhorse.com%2Fblogs%2Fscot%2Farchive%2F2008%2F06%2F22%2Fis-sire-line-outcrossing-possible-anymore.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANearco" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pedigreequery.com/national+treasure8">National Treasure8 pedigree at pedigreequery.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pryor-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pryor_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pryor, Peter, “The Classic Connection”, Cortney Publications, Luton, 1979</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/=Nearco%20(ITY)?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=343986&registry=T&horse_name==Nearco%20(ITY)&dam_name==Nogara%20(ITY)&foaling_year=1935&include_sire_line=Y">"Nearco Pedigree"</a>. <i>www.equineline.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 October</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.equineline.com&rft.atitle=Nearco+Pedigree&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.equineline.com%2FFree-5X-Pedigree.cfm%2F%3DNearco%2520%28ITY%29%3Fpage_state%3DDISPLAY_REPORT%26reference_number%3D343986%26registry%3DT%26horse_name%3D%3DNearco%2520%28ITY%29%26dam_name%3D%3DNogara%2520%28ITY%29%26foaling_year%3D1935%26include_sire_line%3DY&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANearco" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/en/pferd_html?pschl=NearcoPharos">Nearco's complete racing career</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTesio1958" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Federico_Tesio" title="Federico Tesio">Tesio, Federico</a> (1958). <i>Breeding the Racehorse</i>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=J._A._Allen_%26_Co._Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd. (page does not exist)">J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd.</a> <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85131-618-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-85131-618-2"><bdi>0-85131-618-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Breeding+the+Racehorse&rft.pub=J.+A.+Allen+%26+Co.+Ltd.&rft.date=1958&rft.isbn=0-85131-618-2&rft.aulast=Tesio&rft.aufirst=Federico&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANearco" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nearco&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Archived at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8aL4aJKCQ-w">Ghostarchive</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190805061546/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aL4aJKCQ-w">Wayback Machine</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aL4aJKCQ-w">"Storie di Marcello e di Nearco ai tempi di Federico Tesio di Giuseppe Moscuzza"</a> [The story of Nearco] (in Italian) – via YouTube.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Storie+di+Marcello+e+di+Nearco+ai+tempi+di+Federico+Tesio+di+Giuseppe+Moscuzza&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8aL4aJKCQ-w&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANearco" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nearco&oldid=1178985022">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nearco&oldid=1178985022</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1935_racehorse_births" title="Category:1935 racehorse births">1935 racehorse births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1957_racehorse_deaths" title="Category:1957 racehorse deaths">1957 racehorse deaths</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:British_Champion_Thoroughbred_Sires" title="Category:British Champion Thoroughbred Sires">British Champion Thoroughbred Sires</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:British_Champion_Thoroughbred_broodmare_sires" title="Category:British Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires">British Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Racehorses_trained_in_Italy" title="Category:Racehorses trained in Italy">Racehorses trained in Italy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Racehorses_bred_in_Italy" title="Category:Racehorses bred in Italy">Racehorses bred in Italy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Undefeated_racehorses" title="Category:Undefeated racehorses">Undefeated racehorses</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Thoroughbred_family_4-r" title="Category:Thoroughbred family 4-r">Thoroughbred family 4-r</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Chefs-de-Race" title="Category:Chefs-de-Race">Chefs-de-Race</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Italian-language_sources_(it)" title="Category:CS1 Italian-language sources (it)">CS1 Italian-language sources (it)</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 7 October 2023, at 03:24<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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