Canadian Triple Crown wins:Queen's Plate (1990)Prince of Wales Stakes (1990)Breeders' Stakes (1990)Izvestia (May 5, 1987 – October 21, 1991) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1990.
A grandson of Nearctic, who sired the legendary Northern Dancer, his damsire Personality was the 1970 Co-American Horse of the Year.
He was shipped north in the spring of 1990 to his home base at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto from which he won the Triple Crown.
[2] Izvestia's career ended on October 21, 1991, when he had to be humanely euthanized after breaking a left hind leg in three places while competing in the Rothmans International.
[3] In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.