What is "nijinsky"

Nijinsky (21 February 1967 – 15 April 1992), usually known in the United States as Nijinsky II, was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the outstanding two-year-old in Europe in 1969 when he was unbeaten in five races. In the following season he became the first horse for thirty-five years to win the English Triple Crown.

He was also historically important for establishing the international reputation of his sire Northern Dancer. Retired to stud he became the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland and the Leading broodmare sire in North America.

Nijinsky (; feminine: Niżyńska, plural: Niżyńscy) may refer to:

• Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950), ballet dancer and choreographer
• Bronislava Nijinska (1890-1972), dancer, choreographer and teacher
• Nijinsky (film) (1980)
• Nijinsky (horse), race horse
• Nijinsky Stakes, a Canadian thoroughbred horse race

Nijinsky is a 1980 American biographical film directed by Herbert Ross. Hugh Wheeler wrote a screenplay that explores the later life and career of Vaslav Nijinsky; it was based largely on the premier danseur's personal diaries (a bowdlerized 1936 version was edited and published by his wife, Romola de Pulszky), and her 1934 biography of Nijinsky, largely ghostwritten by Lincoln Kirstein, who later co-founded the New York City Ballet.