Danzing Zella (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

02-Jan-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Danzing Candy

Dam

Barbariansmile

Prize Money

8472

Owners

Larry Odbert

About

Danzing Zella is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Marcia Stortz. He is by Danzing Candy out of Barbariansmile. The horse has yet to break its maiden, having failed to win in 11 starts. In its latest outing at Los Alamitos on 9 Mar 2026, Cesar Ortega rode Danzing Zella to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Tough Virginia.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Los Alamitos Racecourse 09-Mar-26 905m GOOD R2 Race 2 $595 (of $8,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:52.210 1st Tough Virginia ( C Herrera 125 ) 2nd Mia Forza ( H R Lopez 122 ) 3.50L 3rd My Eliana ( E Payeras 125 ) 4.25L 4th Danzing Zella ( C Ortega 125 ) 5.50L See full resultsC Ortega 56.7kg 5.50L4 (6)
Santa Anita 02-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $500 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.130, SP: 51.00 trailed along the inside then two path and was never a factor. 1st Violences Ohr ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2nd Elsa Dutton ( A Ayuso 126 ) 4.25L 3rd Tupelo ( T J Pereira 126 ) 12.25L 7th Danzing Zella ( C Herrera 126 ) 19.60L See full resultsC Herrera 57.2kg 19.60L7 (9)
Santa Anita 26-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $500 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.970, SP: 41.00 took a bump shortly after the start, chased off the rail then moved to the inside for the turn, angled three wide around the bend and weakened. 1st Subtle Knowledge ( D Herrera 124 ) 2nd Tom's Star ( F O Rojas 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Play For Me ( T Pereira 124 ) 1.75L 7th Danzing Zella ( C Herrera 124 ) 6.50L See full resultsC Herrera 56.2kg 6.50L7 (8)
Santa Anita 20-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $500 (of $17,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: 41.00 1st Grandisimo ( A Lezcano 124 ) 2nd Stormin Midnight ( D Herrera 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Citizen Barrett ( T Pereira 124 ) 4.25L 6th Danzing Zella ( C Herrera 119 ) 27.25L See full resultsC Herrera 54kg 27.25L6 (6)
Santa Anita 27-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R7 Md $500 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.420, SP: 51.00 got bumped on both sides in the beginning, trailed early along the inside, passed rivals around the bend, moved out in the lane and could not threaten. 1st She's A One Of One ( A Aguilar 122 ) 2nd Celestial Skies ( T Pereira 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Free Nomination ( A Bautista 122 ) 2.25L 7th Danzing Zella ( L C Flores 122 ) 8.05L See full resultsL C Flores 55.3kg 8.05L7 (10)
Emerald Downs 31-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R1 Md $595 (of $8,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 6.00 1st Rockyscents ( M Americano 121 ) 2nd Fae Allannah ( K Orozco 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Miss Peru ( A Morales 125 ) 3.25L 4th Danzing Zella ( C C Bailey 121 ) 6.75L See full resultsC C Bailey 54.9kg 6.75L4 (6)
Emerald Downs 18-Aug-25 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 $978 (of $8,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.330, SP: 21.00 raced in the back of the field early, angled out to be four-wide nearing the quarter pole and finished fast to just miss. 1st Betty Ryano ( A Morales 121 ) 2nd Cantputapriceonfun ( M Americano 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Danzing Zella ( C C Bailey 121 ) 0.00L See full resultsC C Bailey 54.9kg 0.00L3 (6)
Emerald Downs 02-Aug-25 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $255 (of $8,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.600 saved ground while being unhurried and failed to seriously threaten. 1st Parlay Bay ( M Americano 125 ) 2nd Rockyscents ( K Krigger 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Fae Allannah ( K Orozco 121 ) 4.25L 5th Danzing Zella ( C C Bailey 121 ) 11.00L See full resultsC C Bailey 54.9kg 11.00L5 (7)
Emerald Downs 14-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $200 (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.800, SP: 34.00 saved ground racing in the middle of the field and tired. 1st Chatty Leroybrown ( J Couton 121 ) 2nd Nephele ( F T Alvarado 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Coconut Dreams ( F Duran 121 ) 7.00L 8th Danzing Zella ( C Bailey 121 ) 25.75L See full resultsC Bailey 54.9kg 25.75L8 (8)
Emerald Downs 21-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $320 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 26.00 was off a step slow then dropped back and failed to menace. 1st Swift Caro ( J Couton 122 ) 2nd Prancin Lady ( F T Alvarado 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Misty Malibu ( C Montalvo 121 ) 5.00L 6th Danzing Zella ( C Bailey 121 ) 16.75L See full resultsC Bailey 54.9kg 16.75L6 (6)
Emerald Downs 01-Jun-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $700 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.570, SP: 15.00 was off a step slow then dropped back while saving ground and rallied late. 1st Ruby Rendezvous ( J Matias 121 ) 2nd Toodle Loo ( M Americano 121 , Cd 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Lotsa Salita ( A M Cruz 121 ) 8.00L 4th Danzing Zella ( C Montalvo 121 ) 9.25L See full resultsC Montalvo 54.9kg 9.25L4 (7)