De La Rose

De La Rose was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Triple [Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns|English Triple Crown] champion Nijinsky. Her grandsire was National Museum of Racing and [Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame] inductee Northern Dancer, and her damsire was another U.S. Hall of Famer, Round Table. She was purchased and raced by Henryk [de Kwiatkowski], who later acquired the famed Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
De La Rose, was voted the 1981 Eclipse [Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse], Retired to broodmare duty, she produced seven foals. On March 6, 2001, at age twenty-three, De La Rose was euthanized due to infirmities of old age.