| Izvestia | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Icecapade |
| Grandsire | Nearctic |
| Dam | Shy Spirit |
| Damsire | Personality |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1987 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Kinghaven Farms |
| Owner | Kinghaven Farms |
| Trainer | Roger Attfield |
| Record | 21: 11-2-2 |
| Earnings | $2,702,527 |
| Major wins | |
| Forerunner Stakes (1990) Transylvania Stakes (1990) Plate Trial Stakes (1990) Molson Export Million (1990) Canadian Turf Handicap (1991) Eclipse Handicap (1991)
Canadian Triple Crown wins: | |
| Awards | |
| 9th Canadian Triple Crown (1990) Canadian 3-yr-Old Champion Colt (1990) Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse (1990) Canadian Horse of the Year (1990) | |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1999) Izvestia Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack | |
| Last updated on September 24, 2020 | |
Izvestia (May 5, 1987 – October 21, 1991) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1990.
A grandson of Nearctic, who sired the legendary Northern Dancer, his damsire Personality was the 1970 Co-American Horse of the Year. Owned and bred by Kinghaven Farms, Izvestia began racing in the United States, winning two Graded stakes races at the Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky. He was shipped north in the spring of 1990 to his home base at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto from which he won the Triple Crown.[1] Having won it a year earlier on With Approval, jockey Don Seymour became the only jockey in history to ride two Canadian Triple Crown winners.[2]
Izvestia's career ended on October 21, 1991, when he had to be humanely euthanized after breaking a left hind leg in three places while competing in the Rothmans International.[3] In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[1]
| Sire Icecapade |
Nearctic | Nearco | Pharos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogara | |||
| Lady Angela | Hyperion | ||
| Sister Sarah | |||
| Shenanigans | Native Dancer | Polynesian | |
| Geisha | |||
| Bold Irish | Fighting Fox | ||
| Erin | |||
| Dam Shy Spirit |
Personality | Hail To Reason | Turn-To |
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Affectionately | Swaps | ||
| Searching | |||
| Cool Mood | Northern Dancer | Nearctic | |
| Natalma | |||
| Happy Mood | Mahmoud | ||
| La Reigh (family: 2-n) |
- ^ a b "Izvestia - Hall of Fame inductee, 1999". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 1999-12-14. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Canadian HOF Rider Don Seymour Dies". Thoroughbred Daily News. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Izvestia Destroyed After Mishap". New York Times, Section C, page 2. 1991-10-21. Retrieved 2020-09-24.