Dance in the Dark (horse)
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
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Dance in the Dark (Japanese: ダンスインザダーク, Hepburn: Dansu in za Dāku; 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). He was a full sibling to Dance Partner and Dance in the Mood.[2]
| Dance in the Dark ダンスインザダーク | |
|---|---|
 Dance in the Dark with Yutaka Take (1995) | |
| 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 |
| Racing colours |  |
| Trainer | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| Jockey | Yutaka Take |
| Record | 8: 5-2-1 |
| Earnings | 379,551,000 yen |
| Major wins | |
| Yayoi Sho (1996) Kyoto Shimbun Hai (1996) Japanese Classic Race wins: Kikuka Sho (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best 4-Yr-Old Colt (1996) | |
| Last updated on August 6, 2019 | |
Career
Racing as a three-year-old, he defeated Fusaichi Concorde (winner of the Japanese Derby) at Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese St. Leger), and was second in the Tokyo Yushun (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese Derby). After winning the Kikuka Sho, however, he was diagnosed with tendonitis and, as a result, was retired to stand stud.[3]
Dance in the Dark was awarded the JRA Award for Best Four-Year-Old Colt for his win.
Racing form
Dance in the Dark finished on the podium in his whole career (five wins, two second-place finishes, and three third-place finishes out of eight starts). The available data is based on JBIS and netkeiba.[4][5]
| Date | Track | Race | Grade | Distance (Condition) |
Entry | HN | Odds (Favored) |
Finish | Time | Margins | Jockey | Winner (Runner-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Dec 3 | Hanshin | 2yo Newcomer | 1,600 m (Firm) | 11 | 2 | 2.4 (1) | 1st | 1:35.3 | –0.1 | Yutaka Take | (Matikanehiganoboru) | |
| Dec 23 | Hanshin | Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes | 3 | 2,000 m (Firm) | 15 | 2 | 4.0 (2) | 3rd | 2:03.3 | 0.6 | Yutaka Take | Royal Touch |
| 1996 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Feb 4 | Kyoto | Kisaragi Sho | 3 | 1,800 m (Firm) | 10 | 3 | 3.2 (2) | 2nd | 1:48.2 | 0.0 | Yutaka Take | Royal Touch |
| Mar 3 | Nakayama | Yayoi Sho | 2 | 2,000 m (Firm) | 13 | 5 | 2.1 (2) | 1st | 2:02.7 | –0.2 | Yutaka Take | (Tsukuba Symphony) |
| May 11 | Tokyo | Principal Stakes | OP | 2,200 m (Firm) | 13 | 2 | 1.1 (2) | 1st | 2:13.9 | –0.3 | Yutaka Take | (Topical Collector) |
| Jun 2 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun | 1 | 2,400 m (Firm) | 17 | 3 | 2.3 (1) | 2nd | 2:26.1 | 0.0 | Yutaka Take | Fusaichi Concorde |
| Oct 13 | Kyoto | Kyoto Shimbun Hai | 2 | 2,200 m (Firm) | 11 | 9 | 1.9 (1) | 1st | 2:14.1 | –0.1 | Yutaka Take | (Kashima Dream) |
| Nov 3 | Kyoto | Kikuka Sho | 1 | 3,000 m (Firm) | 17 | 17 | 2.6 (1) | 1st | 3:05.1 | –0.1 | Yutaka Take | (Royal Touch) |
Legend:
Turf
Stud career
Dance in the Dark's descendants include:[6]
bold = grade 1 stakes
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 1998 | Tsurumaru Boy | c | Yasuda Kinen, Kinko Sho, Chukyo Kinen |
| 1998 | Daitaku Bertram | c | Hanshin Daishōten, Stayers Stakes, Kitakyushu Kinen |
| 1998 | Oiwake Hikari | f | Flora Stakes |
| 1999 | Fast Tateyama | c | Daily Hai Nisai Stakes, Kyoto Shimbun Hai |
| 1999 | Tagano My Bach | c | Sankei Osaka Hai, Chukyo Kinen |
| 2000 | That's the Plenty | c | Kikuka-shō, Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes |
| 2000 | Macky Max | c | Diamond Stakes |
| 2000 | Win Glanz | c | Diamond Stakes |
| 2001 | Delta Blues | c | Kikuka-shō, Melbourne Cup, Stayers Stakes |
| 2001 | Jolly Dance | f | Hanshin Himba Stakes (2x)[7] |
| 2001 | Dance A Joy | c | Kokura Kinen |
| 2002 | Chosan | c | Mainichi Ōkan |
| 2002 | Dance in the More | c | Fukushima Kinen, Spring Stakes |
| 2002 | Conrad | c | Radio Tampa Sho |
| 2003 | Toho Alan | c | Kyōto Daishōten, Kyoto Shimbun Hai, Chunichi Shimbun Hai |
| 2004 | Maruka Phoenix | c | Mainichi Broadcast Swan Stakes, Hanshin Cup |
| 2004 | Zarema | f | Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap |
| 2005 | Mood Indigo | f | Fuchu Himba Stakes |
| 2006 | Forgettable | c | Stayers Stakes, Diamond Stakes |
| 2006 | Touch Me Not | c | Nakayama Kimpai |
| 2006 | Three Rolls | c | Kikuka-shō |
| 2006 | Strong Garuda | c | Radio Nikkei Sho |
| 2006 | Viva Vodka | f | 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, Tokyo Shimbun Hai, Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap, Fuji 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 |
