Nothin' Leica Dane

{{Short description|Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Nothin' Leica Dane

| image_name =

| caption =

| sire = Danehill (USA)

| grandsire = Danzig (USA)

| dam = Leica Pretender (NZ)

| damsire = Sir Tristram (IRE)

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = {{birth date|1992|10|29|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|21|1992|10|29|df=y}}

| country = Australia

| colour = Brown

| breeder = Arrowfield Stud

| owner = Dalton Hodge Ecurie

| trainer = Gai Waterhouse

| record = 26-6:5:3

| earnings = $1,771,016

| race = Spring Champion Stakes (1995)
Norman Robinson Stakes (1995)
Victoria Derby (1995)
Hobartville Stakes (1996)

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| updated = 29 October 2018

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Nothin' Leica Dane was a notable Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1995 Victoria Derby and three days later finished second in the Melbourne Cup as a three-year-old.

He also sired the winners of over $16 million in prizemoney with his best offspring headed by Group I winners Hot Danish (All Aged Stakes, Doomben 10,000) and Cinque Cento (Doomben Cup).{{cite web |url=https://www.rsn.net.au/nothin-leica-dane-one-of-my-best-says-gai/ |title=Nothin' Leica Dane "One of my best"|website=www.rsn.net.au}}

Nothin' Leica Dane died in 2018, aged 26 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.breednet.com.au/news/5551/Nothin’-Leica-Dane-Laid-to-Rest-|title=Nothin’ Leica Dane Laid to Rest | Breednet|website=www.breednet.com.au}}

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