Dancin In The Dark (2020) Horse
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Dancin In The Dark is a 6yo brown/black male stallion trained by Ralph Manning. He is by Vadamos out of Black Sav and has won four races in his career. On 3 Sep 2025 at Ruakaka he secured his most important victory, earning $18500.00 in the Benchmark 75 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Te Rapa 13-Sep-26 2400m HEAVY 8 R1 BM 75 Hcp $1,623 (of $32,466) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:33.860, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th 1st With Grace ( G Rooke 55.5 ) 2nd Charlbury ( M Cameron 55.5 ) 4.00L 3rd Florin ( M Hashizume 59 ) 6.90L 4th Dancin In The Dark ( E M Leighton 58.5 ) 7.10L See full results | E M Leighton 58.5kg 7.10L | 4 (6) |
| Ruakaka 02-Sep-26 2100m SOFT 6 R6 BM 75 Hcp $1,375 (of $15,280) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:14.610, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd 1st Super Rosa ( S T Collett 57 ) 2nd Awhina ( T Wigram 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Dancin In The Dark ( E M Leighton 57.5 ) 1.70L See full results | E M Leighton 57.5kg 1.70L | 3 (6) |
| Cambridge 19-Aug-26 2000m SYNTHETIC R5 BM 72 Hcp $706 (of $14,112) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.120, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Mulan Ardeche ( M J Mcnab 55 ) 2nd Above The Clouds ( R Goyaram 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Because ( T Wigram 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.60L 4th Dancin In The Dark ( A Strawbridge 59 , Cd 56 ) 3.50L See full results | A Strawbridge 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.50L | 4 (6) |
| Cambridge 07-Aug-26 2000m SYNTHETIC 4 R6 BM 70 Hcp $710 (of $14,202) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.060, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st El Speedy Man ( S T Collett 56.5 ) 2nd Pine Leaf ( J Doyle 54 ) 0.50L 3rd Tarzador ( K Wilson-taylor 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.30L 4th Dancin In The Dark ( M Mcnab 60 ) 2.90L See full results | M Mcnab 60 2.90L | 4 (6) |
| Cambridge 29-Jul-26 2000m SYNTHETIC R8 BM 72 Hcp $1,267 (of $14,081) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:03.360, SP: 11.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Above The Clouds ( R Goyaram 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Melkor ( E H Nicholas 54 ) 1.80L 3rd Dancin In The Dark ( M Mcnab 59 ) 3.00L See full results | M Mcnab 59kg 3.00L | 3 (9) |