True North (foaled 1940) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse for which the True North Handicap at Belmont Park is named.
[1] True North was bred and raced by businessman W. Deering Howe, a grandson of Charles Deering, Chairman of the Board of Directors and a founding major shareholder in International Harvester.
[2] True North was trained by future U.S.
Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Preston M.
[3] True North's wins included the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1945 and the Interborough Handicap in 1946.