De La Rose
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| De La Rose | |
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| Sire | Nijinsky |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Rosetta Stone |
| Damsire | Round Table |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1978 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Dr. & Mrs. R. Smiser West & MacKenzie Miller |
| Owner | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 26: 11-6-0 |
| Earnings | $544,647 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Hollywood Derby (1981) Athenia Handicap (1981) Diana Handicap (1981) Saranac Stakes (1981) Long Branch Stakes (1981) E. P. Taylor Stakes (1981) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| U.S. Champion Female Turf Horse (1981) | |
| Honours | |
| Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1982) De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga Race Course |
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| Infobox last updated on: January 14, 2008. | |
De La Rose (1978-2001) was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Regally bred in Kentucky, she was the daughter of English Triple Crown champion Nijinsky. Her grandsire was U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Northern Dancer, and her damsire was another U.S. Hall of Famer, Round Table. She was purchased and raced by Henryk de Kwiatkowski, who later acquired the famed Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
De La Rose, was voted the 1981 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse, Retired to broodmare duty, she produced seven foals. On March 6, 2001, at age twenty-three, De La Rose was euthanized due to infirmities of old age.
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