Dance in the Dark
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Dance in the Dark(ダンスインザダーク, 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-GI, Japanese St. Leger) , and was second in the Tokyo Yushun (JPN-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 (JPN) - #14 (2001) → #10 (2002) → #3 (2003) → #2 (2004) → #4 (2005) → #4 (2006)
[edit] His Progeny
- Delta Blues (2006 Melbourne Cup(G1, 3200m), Kikuka Sho(JPN-GI, 3000m), Stayers Stakes(JPN-GII, 3600m)
- Tsurumaru Boy (Yasuda Kinen(G1, 1600m), Kinko Sho(JPN-GII, 2000m), Chukyo Kinen(JPN-GIII, 2000m), 2nd:Tenno Sho (Autumn)(JPN-GI, 2000m), Takarazuka Kinen(JPN-GI, 2200m)×2)
- That's the Plenty (Kikuka Sho(JPN-GI, 3000m), Radio Tampa Hai Nisai Stakes(JPN-GIII, 2000m))