In the United States, it took 37 years for American Pharoah to follow up Affirmed’s 1978 Triple Crown sweep.
In Canada, the sport’s iconic achievement has taken place on a far more regular basis. Since 1989, five horses have swept Canada’s Triple Crown of the Queen’s/King’s Plate, Prince of Wales, and Breeders’ Stakes, and one of them was an amazing filly.
Dance Smartly was the type of horse who was gifted enough to be a champion in any country or on any continent. A winner of 12 of 17 career starts, in her Triple Crown sweep against Canadian-breds, she won not only on dirt, but turf as well.
She was a Grade 1 winner in both the United States and Canada and her undefeated 3-year-old campaign in 1991, which featured her Triple Crown sweep, ranks the Sam-Son Farm champion among the top fillies of her generation.
“Dance Smartly was a once in a lifetime horse. She was magic and gave us incredible thrills as both a…
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