British Champion Thoroughbred Sires

Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

British Thoroughbred racehorse

Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse

British Thoroughbred racehorse

Thoroughbred racehorse

thoroughbred racehorse

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." 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.

Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

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Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

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British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

British bred Thoroughbred horse