Natalma
| Natalma | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Native Dancer |
| Grandsire | Polynesian |
| Dam | Almahmoud |
| Damsire | Mahmoud |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1957 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs. E. H. Augustus & Daniel G. Van Clief |
| Owner | E. P. Taylor |
| Trainer | Gordon J. McCann |
| Record | 7: 3-0-2 |
| Earnings | $16,015 |
| Honours | |
| Natalma Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2007) | |
| Last updated on 20:38, Monday December 2 2024 (UTC) | |
Natalma (1957-1985) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the Blue Hen Dam of the most important sire, and sire of sires, of the 20th Century, Northern Dancer. Bred in Virginia, she was purchased by Canadian business mogul E. P. Taylor at the the Saratoga, New York yearling sales for $35,000.
Natalma won the 1959 Spinaway Stakes but was disqualified and set back to third place. While in training for the 1960 Kentucky Oaks she suffered a chipped bone in a knee and had to be retired from racing. Although late in the breeding season, she was sent to her owner's Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada to be bred to Nearctic. That late pairing resulted in Northern Dancer being born on May 27, 1961.
Natalma was also the dam of stakes winners Native Victor, Regal Dancer and Born A Lady, as well as four other stakes placed horses and notable producers, Raise the Standard, Arctic Dancer, and Spring Adieu. She died in 1985 at the Windfields Farm satellite operation in Maryland (now the Northview Stallion Station) and is buried there in the equine cemetery.
In 2007, Natalm's contribution to the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing was recognized through her induction in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.