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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).
| Dance in the Dark | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Trainer | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| Jockey | Yutaka Take |
| Record | 8: 5-2-1 |
| Earnings | 379,551,000 yen |
| Major wins | |
| Kikuka Sho (1996) Kyoto Shimbun Hai (1996) Yayoi Sho (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| JRA Award for Best 4-Yr-Old Colt (1996) | |
| Last updated on August 6, 2019 | |
Career
editRacing as a three-year-old, he defeated Fusaichi Concorde (winner of 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.[2]
Dance in the Dark was awarded the JRA Award for Best Four-Year-Old Colt for his win.
Racing form
editDance in the Dark finished on a podium in his whole career (five wins, two second-place and three third-place out of eight starts). This data available is based on JBIS and netkeiba.[3][4]
| 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
editDance in the Dark's descendants include:[5]
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)[6] |
| 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
edit| 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
edit- ↑ "ダンスインザダーク号が死亡". Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ↑ Shimada, Akihiro (1997). Take yutaka no shunkan: Kidai no tensai kishu 10-nen no ayumi (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shueisha. p. 207. ISBN 9784087831092. OCLC 675916714.
- ↑ "Race Records | Dance in the Dark(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Japan Breeders' Bloodhorse Association. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dance in the Dark Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. NET DREAMERS, Co., Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dance in the Dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Jolly Dance (JPN)". JBIS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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