True North I
HorsenameTrue North
SireOnly One
GrandsireLucullite
DamNorth Riding
DamsireHigh Time
SexGelding
Foaled1940
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederW. Deering Howe
OwnerW. Deering Howe
TrainerPreston M. Burch
Record54: 20-10-4
EarningsUS$98,695
RaceAberdeen Stakes (1942)
Hialeah Juvenile Stakes (1942)
Fall Highweight Handicap (1945)
Gideon Putnam Handicap (1945)
W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1946)
Interborough Handicap (1946)
HonoursTrue North Handicap at Belmont Park

True North (foaled 1940) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse for which the True North Handicap at Belmont Park is named.[1]

Background

True North was bred and raced by businessman W. Deering Howe, a grandson of Charles Deering, Chairman of the Board of Directors and a founding major shareholder in International Harvester.[2] True North was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Preston M. Burch.[3]

Racing career

True North's wins included the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1945 and the Interborough Handicap in 1946.

References

  1. ^ NYRA - Belmont Park Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ True North's pedigree
  3. ^ Baltimore Sun, September 21, 1943