425:). Head tracked the leaders before moving up to join the leaders with 300m left to run. The colt then produced a "spectacular surge" to go clear of the field and won very easily by five lengths from To-Agori-Mou, who beat Kings Lake by a nose for second place. The winning time of 1:34.5 on firm ground was the second fastest time recorded over the course. Three weeks later, Northjet contested the Prix du Moulin over 1600m at Longchamp and started the 6/10 favourite against eleven opponents. Despite the presence of two pacemakers, Northjet pulled hard against Head's attempts to restrain him before moving into the lead early in the straight. He was unable to break clear of the field as he had at Deauville, but won decisively by one and a half lengths from Hilal and The Wonder in a course record time of 1:35.2. Northjet was scheduled to end his racing career in the
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At the end of his racing career, Northjet was syndicated at $ 375,000 a share, giving him a theoretical value of $ 15 million and was sent to stand at the
Airdrie Stud in Kentucky. He made no impact as a stallion and was sold several times for decreasing sums, finally being sold for $ 1,020 in
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Northjet ran three times in Italy in 1979, winning one race over 1000 metres. In the following year, he won four consecutive races in Italy at distances ranging from 1000m to 1400m. On his final
Italian start he won the
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but was beaten in several races and appeared to be just below the highest class. Northjet established his reputation in the late summer of 1981 when he recorded a five length victory over a very strong field in the
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in course record time. He was generally recognised as the best older horse and the best miler to race in Europe that season. He was then retired to stud where he was a complete failure as a breeding stallion.
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465:Stud career
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312:Royal Ascot
259:North Stoke
100:22 May 1977
53:Northfields
864:Categories
848:27 October
842:Equineline
731:27 October
706:27 October
684:27 October
678:Equineline
657:References
562:Challenger
531:Almahmoud
451:Moorestyle
437:Assessment
407:Kings Lake
380:The Wonder
241:and white
233:Background
149:Major wins
636:Myrobella
602:Ranavalo
591:Nasrullah
296:Group Two
210:Group Two
202:racehorse
72:Jellatino
59:Grandsire
624:Big Game
616:Queenpot
610:Navarra
547:Bull Dog
503:Nearctic
474:Pedigree
443:Timeform
316:Kilijaro
267:Queenpot
195:Northjet
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36:Northjet
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141:Record
113:Colour
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577:1966
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243:socks
239:blaze
123:Owner
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