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Northern Dancer

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This book is very well written and informative. As well as the life-story of this remarkable animal it provides an insight into the history and workings of the racing industry. At times it brought a tear to my eye! I have a Northern Dancer horse and I look at him with a new dimension of knowledge.

Although I was not old enough to remember Northern Dancer, he was won of the greatest thoroughbreds of this century. Not only in racing its self, but as one of the most influencial stallions of our time. This book allows everyone who knew of The Dancer to remember him. To either help the people to remanise of his great life as they saw him in '64, or for some, to learn of his great accomplishments, and not so golden moments that they never got a glimpse of. But the one thing this book gives everyone, is to learn of the real Northern Dancer. His 'misfit' life as a yearling, his great character and temperment, and his relationship with the people most close to him. He touched alot of people and still does. He is the greastest Canadian horse to step on any track and probibly ever will. Muriel Lenox did I great job in revieling Northern Dancer to us. Her words made me chill when he won the Derby, feel dispair when he lost the Belmont and cry when he died in 1990. But I would like to thank Muriel for what she gave me, a real look at the life of my favorite horse of all time. Northern Dancer will always be a great horse, not only as a horse himself;but as well as his legacy. Such stallions like Storm Cat, Danzig,Nureyev, Nijinsky II and so many more are leaving the Dancer mafk on racing today. This is a great book and at is a must read for any horse lover or fan of racing.

What other author would attempt to interview a horse? And interview the great one she does. Since normal conversation was out, she just sat on the fence and watched the Dancer for hours. And his character comes booming out at you from the pages. Just one part of a book that takes you right into the stables, as well as the usual career summaries and stats, race stories and such.

Northern Dancer by Muriel Lennox is a vibrant narrative which portrays a fascinating era with emphasis on a mesmerizing focus of the horses as well as the peripheral people! If you enjoy equine sagas or simply appreciate fine writing, this superlative volume will capture your interest and imagination!

As fan of Northern Dancer, it is about time that a book was written about him. The book "Northern Dancer: The Legend and His Legacy" is great tribute to this Canadian-bred Thoroughbred. I have always appreciated his contribution to the racing world during both racing and stud careers, as well the legacy he left behind. I am fan of Canadian-bred horses in general.

Northern Dancer was not recongnized as a great race horse until after he stopped racing. His greatest contribution was in the stud barn where his legacy lives on today. This book recognizes the greatness in this horse and in his offspring. I own a Northern Dancer grandson and wanted to learn more about him. In this book, I got everything I wanted except perhaps more information about some of his greatest sons, such as Lyphard. However, I feel like I know something about Northern Dancer and why he changed thoroughbred racing stock in North America forever.

An excellent book. From Brazil, I am able to confirm the magnificent dancers. I owned a northern dancer's grandson.
Congratulations to the author.

Fernando A. T. Távora
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

As a horse trainer and owner I have found this book very interesting and entertaining.