Fiddle Dancer Boy
Fiddle Dancer Boy (1978–1991) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1981 Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's oldest annually run stakes race. Bred by prominent Ontario owner/breeder Warren Beasley, he was sired by Nice Dancer, the 1972 Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. He was out of the mare Fiddly Dee, whose sire was 1961 Canadian Horse of the Year Hidden Treasure.
| Fiddle Dancer Boy | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nice Dancer |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Fiddly Dee |
| Damsire | Hidden Treasure |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1978 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Warren Beasley |
| Owner | John Bernard Woods Carmichael |
| Trainer | James C. Bentley |
| Earnings | $364,773 |
| Major wins | |
| Heresy Stakes (1981) Connaught Cup Stakes (1983) Shepperton Stakes (1983)
Canadian Classic Race wins: | |
As a yearling, Fiddle Dancer Boy was purchased for $20,000 by Toronto car dealer Jack Carmichael and his brother Donald on the recommendation of future Hall of Fame trainer Jim Bentley.
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