Dancing Brave
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| Dancing Brave | ||
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| Sire: | Lyphard | |
| Dam: | Navajo Princess | |
| Damsire: | Drone | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1983 | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Colour: | Bay | |
| Breeder: | Glen Oak Farm | |
| Owner: | Khalid Abdulla | |
| Trainer: | Guy Harwood | |
| Record: | 10: 8-1-0 | |
| Earnings: | $1,776,723 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Two Thousand Guineas (1986) Eclipse Stakes (1986) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1986) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1986) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt in France (1986) Timeform rating: 140 |
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Infobox last updated on: September 27, 2006. |
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Dancing Brave (1983-1999) was a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1983, a bay colt sired by Lyphard out of Navajo Princess. He was trained in England by Guy Harwood and owned by Prince Khalid bin Abdulla.
After winning twice as a two-year-old, Dancing Brave opened his three-year-old campaign in 1986 with victory in the Craven Stakes - a 'Guineas Trial' at Newmarket, and followed it up by winning the Two Thousand Guineas itself, beating Green Desert by three lengths.
Next on the agenda was the Epsom Derby, although there were concerns about whether he would see out the further distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2414 m). Close to last place entering the home straight, Dancing Brave made up a lot of ground, but Shahrastani beat him by half a length.
His jockey Greville Starkey was criticised for his tactics, but kept the ride for Dancing Brave's next race, a win in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park. However, when Starkey was unfit to ride the horse in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes he was replaced by Pat Eddery who became the preferred choice by the time of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Both of these races were also won.
The 1986 'Arc' was one of Dancing Brave's best performances,with a devastating late run winning by a length and a half in record time against a high class field, including his Derby conqueror Shahrastani in fourth place.
Dancing Brave's racing career ended on a disappointing note in the United States when in the middle of his trademark blistering late run, the colt hurdled a shadow on the track, finishing fourth behind Manila in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park.
Since retiring to stud at Dalham Hall, Newmarket, he has sired numerous winners, having a particularly good crop of three-year-olds in 1993, including Commander in Chief, who won the Epsom Derby, and White Muzzle, second in both the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
On August 2, 1999, Dancing Brave died of heart attack in Japan.
| Pedigree of Dancing Brave | |||
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| Sire Lyphard |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic | Nearco |
| Lady Angela | |||
| Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| Goofed | Court Martial | Fair Trial | |
| Instantaneous | |||
| Barra | Formor | ||
| La Favorite | |||
| Dam Navajo Princess |
Drone | Sir Gaylord | Turn-To |
| Somethingroyal | |||
| Cap and Bells | Tom Fool | ||
| Ghanzi | |||
| Olmec | Pago Pago | Matrice | |
| Pompilia | |||
| Chocolate Beau | Beau Max | ||
| Otra | |||
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