Dance in the Dark (horse)
| Dance in the Dark | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Dancing Key |
| Damsire | Nijinsky II |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1993 |
| 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 Stakes (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Champion 4-Yr-Old Colt (1996) | |
| Last updated on June 8, 2008 | |
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)
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 |
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