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Nashua

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Nashua

Birth
USA
Death
3 Feb 1982 (aged 29)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Prized Race Horse. In 1955 he won the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and almost won the Triple Crown in 1955 but was defeated by Swaps in the Kentucky Derby. Nashua became the first thoroughbred to sell for over $1 million and he retired in 1956 with total win earnings of $1,288,565.
Prized Race Horse. In 1955 he won the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and almost won the Triple Crown in 1955 but was defeated by Swaps in the Kentucky Derby. Nashua became the first thoroughbred to sell for over $1 million and he retired in 1956 with total win earnings of $1,288,565.


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  • Created by: Tom DeNardo
  • Added: Aug 11, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15299897/nashua: accessed ), memorial page for Nashua (14 Apr 1952–3 Feb 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15299897, citing Spendthrift Farm Equine Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Tom DeNardo (contributor 767).