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.
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.
Dance in the Dark was awarded the JRA Award for Best Three-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. DateTrackRaceGradeDistance(Condition)EntryHNOdds(Favored)FinishTimeMarginsJockeyWinner(Runner-up)1995 – two-year-old seasonDec 3Hanshin2yo Newcomer1,600 m (Firm)1122.4 (1)1st1:35.3–0.1Yutaka Take(Matikanehiganoboru)Dec 23HanshinRadio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes32,000 m (Firm)1524.0 (2)3rd2:03.30.6Yutaka TakeRoyal Touch1996 – three-year-old seasonFeb 4KyotoKisaragi Sho31,800 m (Firm)1033.2 (2)2nd1:48.20.0Yutaka TakeRoyal TouchMar 3NakayamaYayoi Sho22,000 m (Firm)1352.1 (2)1st2:02.7–0.2Yutaka Take(Tsukuba Symphony)May 11TokyoPrincipal StakesOP2,200 m (Firm)1321.1 (2)1st2:13.9–0.3Yutaka Take(Topical Collector)Jun 2TokyoTokyo Yushun12,400 m (Firm)1732.3 (1)2nd2:26.10.0Yutaka TakeFusaichi ConcordeOct 13KyotoKyoto Shimbun Hai22,200 m (Firm)1191.9 (1)1st2:14.1–0.1Yutaka Take(Kashima Dream)Nov 3KyotoKikuka Sho13,000 m (Firm)17172.6 (1)1st3:05.1–0.1Yutaka Take(Royal Touch) Legend:
Stud career Dance in the Dark's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly
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) 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
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