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Nashua, who was named Horse of the Year in 1955, retired at the end of the 1956 racing season to stand at Spendthrift Farm. He made a final public appearance at Keeneland on Oct. 18, 1956, where he galloped on the track with jockey Eddie Arcaro.

Conformation photograph of the American Thoroughbred Nashua taken in December of 1955.

Nashua is typically linked with his rival – the 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps. Although Nashua claimed both the Belmont and Preakness Stakes in 1955, his…

This photograph features Nashua with his trainer James Edward 'Sunny Jim' Fitzsimmons at Aqueduct.

Fitzsimmons won 13 Triple Crown race (and trained two Triple Crown winners; Gallant Fox and Omaha) and trained 12 champions and 155 stakes-winning…
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