Topsider
Topsider (1974–1992) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a bay son of the great Northern Dancer and the very speedy racing mare Drumtop.
| Topsider | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Northern Dancer |
| Grandsire | Nearctic |
| Dam | Drumtop |
| Damsire | Round Table |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Paul Mellon & James B. Moseley |
| Owner | Ardboe Stable |
| Trainer | Thomas J. Kelly |
| Record | 18: 8-3-0 |
| Earnings | US$125,060 |
| Major wins | |
| Sport Page Handicap (1978) | |
Topsider won eight races from eighteen career starts, including the Sport Page Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City. In another of his wins he set a new track record of 1:14 2/5 for 6½ furlongs at Saratoga Race Course.
When his racing career was over, Topsider was sent to Claiborne Farm in Kentucky where became a significant sire whose offspring won more than $18 million in racing. Among his best were two Champions: North Sider, the 1987 American Champion Older Female Horse, and Salse, a Champion Three-Year-Old in France. Topsider stood his entire career at Claiborne Farm and died there on October 18, 1992 as a result of a hernia in his diaphragm.