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.
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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.
Legend:
Turf
Stud career
Dance in the Dark's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly
bold = grade 1 stakes