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Dance in the Dark (horse)

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Grandsire
  
Halo

Country
  
Japan

Breeder
  
Shadai Farm Chitose

Species
  
Equus caballus

Parents
  
Sunday Silence

Earnings
  
379.6 million JPY

Foaled
  
1993

Colour
  
Bay

Owner
  
Shadai Racehorse Co

Trainer
  
Kōjirō Hashiguchi

Sex
  
Stallion

Damsire
  
Nijinsky

Dance in the Dark (horse) wwwjbisjphorseimages00002748831

Dance in the Dark（ダンスインザダーク, born June 5, 1993）was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence with the dam Dancing Key (sire Nijinsky II).

Racing as a three-year-old, he defeated Fusaichi Concorde (winner of Japanese Derby) by Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese St. Leger), and was second in the Tokyo Yushun (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese Derby). Champion 3yo colt in Japan, 1996.

Dance in the Dark is a successful sire in Japan.

  • #1 - First season sire (2000)
  • Leading Sire (JRA) - #13 (2001) → #9 (2002) → #3 (2003) → #2 (2004) → #4 (2005) → #4 (2006) → #3 (2007) → #3 (2008) → #3 (2009)

    • His Progeny

  • Delta Blues, is winner of 2006 Melbourne Cup (AUS-G1, 3200m), Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, 3000m), Stayers Stakes (JPN Domestic GII, 3600m).
  • Tsurumaru Boy, is winner of Yasuda Kinen (JPN-GI, 1600m), Kinko Sho (JPN Domestic GII, 2000m), Chukyo Kinen (JPN Domestic GIII, 2000m). 2nd:Tenno Sho (Autumn) (JPN Domestic GI, 2000m), Takarazuka Kinen (JPN-GI, 2200m) twice.
  • That's the Plenty, is winner of Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, 3000m), Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes (JPN Domestic GIII, 2000m).
  • Three Rolls, is winner of Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, 3000m)

    • References

    Dance in the Dark (horse) Wikipedia
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