Northern Dancer was the most successful 20th century Thoroughbred sire.

Northern Dancer's remains were brought back to Canada for burial.

During the past forty years, a number of books have been written about Northern Dancer, with the latest two editions coming out in 2006.

This means that Northern Dancer appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.

In 1984 12 yearlings by Northern Dancer sold for a sale-record average price of $3,446.666.

He was inbred to Northern Dancer in the second and fourth generations (2m x 4f).

He was one of the last important winners sired by Northern Dancer.

Northern Dancer, at 29 no longer active in the breeding shed, finally succumbed to the infirmities of old age.

More than anything else, though, Northern Dancer fueled the explosive growth of the commercial breeding industry earlier in the decade.

As the last two yearlings of Northern Dancer go through the ring today, the industry should smile and tip its hat.