Dancing Shadow (2022) Horse
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About
Dancing Shadow is a 3yo brown gelding trained by Kevin and Stephen Gray at Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North. He is by Ribchester out of Dancing Light. To date he has won two races, the most important being on 17 July 2026 at Awapuni Synthetic when he claimed the $25,000 Benchmark 74 Handicap. He has been a money-making horse for bettors, delivering a 4% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 17-Jul-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 74 Hcp $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.100, SP: 6.00 1st Dancing Shadow ( T Davies 54 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Meglio Di Falcrest ( J Riddell 57.5 ) 4.60L 3rd Vittorio Veneto ( C Dell 62.5 ) 5.50L See full results | T Davies 54kg, Cd 53kg | 1 (7) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 21-Jun-26 1000m SYNTHETIC 3 R3 BM 72 Hcp $1,530 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.110, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th 1st Karyon ( M K Hudson 54 ) 2nd Showbastian Coe ( F Moerman 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Dancing Shadow ( K Myers 54 ) 1.10L See full results | K Myers 54kg 1.10L | 3 (6) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 31-May-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R8 BM 71 Hcp $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.970, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th 1st Bodacious Kate ( E H Nicholas 54 ) 2nd Showbastian Coe ( F Moerman 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Ka Ying Lucky ( K Chowdhoory 57 ) 0.90L 4th Dancing Shadow ( B Queiroz 54.5 ) 1.00L See full results | B Queiroz 54.5kg 1.00L | 4 (9) |
| Waverley 09-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $1,800 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.790, SP: 4.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Did The Trick ( K Chowdhoory 56.5 ) 2nd Chester Boy ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Dancing Shadow ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2.00L See full results | C Dell 58.5kg 2.00L | 3 (7) |
| Waverley 10-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.230, SP: 7.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Bonnard ( C J Grylls 59 ) 2nd Country Salon ( E H Nicholas 59.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Ledhaven Cassie ( M K Hudson 56.5 ) 2.60L 8th Dancing Shadow ( B Queiroz 58 ) 5.10L See full results | B Queiroz 58kg 5.10L | 8 (9) |