Dance in the Dark (horse)
| Dance in the Dark | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Dancing Key |
| Damsire | Nijinsky II |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | June 5, 1993 |
| Died | January 2, 2020 (aged 26)[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Shadai Farm Chitose |
| Owner | Shadai Racehorse Co |
| Trainer | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| Record | 8: 5-2-1 |
| Earnings | 379,551,000 yen |
| Major wins | |
| Kikuka Sho (1996) Kyoto Shimbun Hai (1996) Yayoi Sho (1996) Principal Pulse Stakes (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Champion 4-Yr-Old Colt (1996) | |
| Last updated on August 6, 2019 | |
Dance in the Dark (ダンスインザダーク, June 5, 1993 – January 2, 2020) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence with the dam Dancing Key (sire Nijinsky II).
Career
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.
Sire career
Dance in the Dark was 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)
Stud career
Dance in the Dark's descendants include:[2]
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 1998 | Tsurumaru Boy | c | Yasuda Kinen, Kinko Sho, Chukyo Kinen |
| 1998 | Daitaku Bertram | c | Hanshin Daishōten, Kitakyushu Kinen |
| 1999 | Fast Tateyama | c | Kyoto Shimbun Hai |
| 1999 | Tagano Maybach | c | Chukyo Kinen |
| 2000 | That's the Plenty | c | Kikuka-shō, Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes |
| 2001 | Delta Blues | c | Kikuka-shō, Melbourne Cup, Stayers Stakes |
| 2001 | Jolly Dance | c | Hanshin Himba Stakes[3] |
| 2001 | Dance A Joy | c | Kokura Kinen |
| 2002 | Chosan | c | Mainichi Ōkan |
| 2003 | Toho Alan | c | Kyōto Daishōten |
| 2004 | Maruka Phoenix | c | Mainichi Broadcast Swan Stakes |
| 2004 | Zarema | c | Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap |
| 2005 | Mood Indigo | c | Fuchu Himba Stakes |
| 2006 | Forgettable | c | Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes |
| 2006 | Touch Me Not | c | Nakayama Kimpai |
| 2006 | Three Rolls | c | Kikuka-shō |
| 2006 | Strong Garuda | c | Radio Nikkei Sho |
| 2006 | Viva Vodka | c | Flower Cup |
| 2006 | Danon Yoyo | c | Fuji Stakes |
| 2007 | Dark Shadow | c | Mainichi Ōkan, Epsom Cup |
| 2009 | Clarente | c | Sekiya Kinen, Epsom Cup, Daily Hai Nisai Stakes |
Pedigree
| Sire Sunday Silence |
Halo | Hail to Reason | Turn-To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothirdchance | |||
| Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Wishing Well | Understanding | Promised Land | |
| Pretty Ways | |||
| Mountain Flower | Montparnasse | ||
| Edel Weiss | |||
| Dam Dancing Key |
Nijinsky | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
| Natalma | |||
| Flaming Page | Bull Page | ||
| Flaring Top | |||
| Key Partner | Key to the Mint | Graustark | |
| Key Bridge | |||
| Native Partner | Raise a Native | ||
| Dinner Partner |
References
- ^ ダンスインザダーク号が死亡
- ^ "Dance in the Dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Jolly Dance (JPN)". JBIS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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