b'DANCER comes to Port PerryNORTHERN Northern Dancer is one of the most famous racehorses in the world.He was born and bred just a few miles south ofPortPerry,atWind eldsFarms.NorthernDancer wentontowintheKentuckyDerbyandPreakness Stakes in 1964. The following year he was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. A life size statue to Northern Dancer stands today at the Woodbine Racetrack in northwest Toronto. Colin Nolte and Michael Armstrong are recognized as Canadas foremost authorities on the history of thorough-bred racing and breeding in Canada. They have written extensively on the topics and have just co-authored aDancers sons, born at Wind elds, was book entitled The Legacy of Wind elds Farm. the famous thoroughbred Nijinski.Colin Nolte will be in Port Perry as the guest speakerFollowingthedeathofE.PTaylor oftheLakeScugogHistoricalSocietyonWednesdayin1989,Wind eldsFarmwasgradu-April 22 to discuss this work.allysoldo toDurhamCollegeandTheLegacyofWind eldsFarmchroniclesthehis- theUniversityofOntarioInstituteof tory of this world famous 1500-acre thoroughbred horse- Technology(OntarioTechUniversity). breeding farm and traces the lineage of the thoroughbredsThe remainder of the property became a series of huge born in that facility, including Northern Dancer.housingdevelopmentsimmediatelysouthofthenew The Taylor family founded Wind elds Farm in 1936.Highway 407 on Simcoe St. in north Oshawa.It gradually evolved into one of the most important thor- Colin Nolte will be discussing his book at the Lake oughbred farms in the world.Scugog Historical Society meeting at St. Johns Presby-A recent article in the Toronto Star (February 20, 2020)terian Church, 319 Queen St., Port Perry, on Wednesday stated that 97 percent of thoroughbred horses worldwideApril 22. The meeting is open to the public and begins at had descended from Northern Dancer. One of Northern7:30 p.m.Cosmetic Facial EnhancemantFully Licensed & CertifiedKimberly Hadlow, RPNkim@sculptressrejuvenation.comwww.sculptressrejuventation.comSpecializing in Botox & Facial Fillers4391 Hwy 7ANestleton, Ontario L0B 1L0HOUSE CALLS, SOCIAL EVENTS AVAILABLE 905.914.3903FOCUS - APRIL 202025'