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In 1964, Northern Dancer became the top racehorse in “北方舞蹈家”，1964 年成为了美国及加拿大马王。后被
the United States and Canada. It was also the first animal 选为加拿大体育名人堂，成为首位（也是唯一）纳入该
to have made it to the Canadian sports hall of fame. As 名人堂的“动物”。要谈到这匹马的种马价值，相信到现
for the stallion's value, to date Northern Dancer is still 在没有一匹马可以取代。但同样也是这匹马，最初却在
second to none. Ironically, during its earlier years, Northern 拍卖会上无人问津，成为最罕见的遗珠。
Dancer was an unpopular horse during auctions. Had it
been ignored all these years ago, the world would have “北方舞蹈家”1961 年 5 月 27 日出生在加拿大，本身的
missed out on a legend. 血统不错，它的父系为“新北方”（Nearctic），在加拿大
国内战绩彪炳，1958 年成为加拿大马王，配种成绩不俗。
Born in Canada on 27 May 1961, Northern Dancer hailed 母系“Natalma”虽然在竞赛未能立下实绩，但其兄弟以
from an outstanding family. Its paternal lineage came 及诞下的子嗣均有表现，根据繁殖结果，进入加拿大赛
from Nearctic that achieved great results in Canada and 马殿堂。
was crowned racehorse champion in 1958. Its maternal
lineage derived from Natalma, a horse that fared rather 不 过 由 于 交 配 日 期 较 迟， 导 致“ 北 方 舞 蹈 家 ” 出 生 日
ordinarily in competitions; its siblings and descendants, 期 较 其 他 纯 种 马 晚 出 生， 体 格 较 细 少。 即 使 最 初 拍 卖
however, delivered many wins. As a result, it turned out 价为 2 万 5000 加元，结果也无人出价，只好由拍卖者
to be the descendants of Natalma that made the most Winfields 农场收回。后来由于脾气不好，差一点就被骟
significant impact in Canadian horseracing scene. 掉，真可谓“命运多舛”。

The matchmaking of Nearctic and Natalma, the smaller-
sized Northern Dancer was born slightly later than its
thoroughbred counterparts. Its seller Winfields could not
make a sale even at the price of 25,000 Canadian dollars.
Also, because of its bad temper, Northern Dancer was
almost let go by its eventual owner.

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