Retirement
At the end of his 1956 season, after thirty career races with a top three record of 22-4-1, Nashua was retired to stand at stud at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Nashua retired as only the second horse to earn more than $1 million. His earnings of $1,288,565 surpassed the great Citation's record and stood as the earnings record until surpassed by Round Table in the autumn of 1958.
In 1965, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Nashua was ranked 24.
Nashua died in 1982, and is buried at Spendthrift Farm. In the mid-Eighties, the farm commissioned a statue to be raised over him. The sculptress was Liza Todd, the daughter of Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor.
At stud, Nashua was consistent, and his fillies were usually better runners than his colts. His progeny included the Hall of Fame racemare Shuvee,Gold Digger the dam of Mr. Prospector and Melbourne Cup winner Beldale Ball.
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