| Horsename: | True North |
| Sire: | Only One |
| Grandsire: | Lucullite |
| Dam: | North Riding |
| Damsire: | High Time |
| Sex: | Gelding |
| Foaled: | 1940 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | W. Deering Howe |
| Owner: | W. Deering Howe |
| Trainer: | Preston M. Burch |
| Record: | 54: 20-10-4 |
| Earnings: | US$98,695 |
| Race: | Aberdeen Stakes (1942) Hialeah Juvenile Stakes (1942) Fall Highweight Handicap (1945) Gideon Putnam Handicap (1945) W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1946) Interborough Handicap (1946) |
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. Burch.[3]
True North's wins included the Fall Highweight Handicap in 1945 and the Interborough Handicap in 1946.