He was called the "Grey Ghost." On the black-and-white television screens of the 1950's, he stood out among all other horses. Native Dancer was a thoroughbred champion, winning all but one of his 22 starts. His only loss came when he was upset by Dark Star in the 1953 Kentucky Derby. Native Dancer went on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. At two years old he was named co-Horse of the Year, an honor not bestowed on a two-year-old horse again until Secretariat was named Horse of the Year in 1972. This biography ...
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He was called the "Grey Ghost." On the black-and-white television screens of the 1950's, he stood out among all other horses. Native Dancer was a thoroughbred champion, winning all but one of his 22 starts. His only loss came when he was upset by Dark Star in the 1953 Kentucky Derby. Native Dancer went on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. At two years old he was named co-Horse of the Year, an honor not bestowed on a two-year-old horse again until Secretariat was named Horse of the Year in 1972. This biography chronicles the triumphs of this spectacular horse and the people associated with his successes -- his fabulously wealthy owner, his trainer, and the jockeys that had the privilege to ride him.
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