Romantic Dancer (USA) Horse
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Aqueduct R3 Race 3 – Allowance Optional Claiming Romantic Dancer is a 5yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. He is by the stallion Mastery out of the mare Miss Netta. Romantic Dancer has secured three wins in his career. On 26 Oct 2025 at Keeneland, he captured his most significant victory, earning the $69000.00 purse in Race 1. He has proven to be a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 3% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct 06-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $16,600 (of $83,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 3.50 coaxed from the start, vied three then two wide between foes down the backstretch and through the turn, got set down spinning three to four wide into upper stretch emerging from the pace dispute to knock heads through the stretch with the aforementioned foe, fought game to the finish but was ultimately bested at the end. 1st Roman Grace ( R Gutierrez 121 ) 2nd Romantic Dancer ( Y Hazlewood 123 ) 0.25L 3rd Will Not Be Swayed ( S Civaci 123 ) 3.25L See full results | Y Hazlewood 55.8kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Aqueduct 16-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R3 Race 3 $16,600 (of $83,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.090, SP: 3.75 1st Atarah ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd Romantic Dancer ( M Franco 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Roman Grace ( R Gutierrez 121 ) 5.50L See full results | M Franco 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (6) |
| Aqueduct 03-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R7 Race 7 $16,600 (of $83,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.270, SP: 6.50 settled off the pace, was urged along in the three path on the turn, turned into upper stretch in the four path and improved for the place. 1st Lucille Ball ( M Franco 121 ) 2nd Romantic Dancer ( F Prat 123 ) 10.25L 3rd Sarir ( J Lezcano 121 ) 1.00L See full results | F Prat 55.8kg 10.25L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Nov-25 1310m R10 Race 10 $2,490 (of $83,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.860, SP: 3.00 tracked in the three path, pursued within striking range turning for home, but flattened out in the four path in upper stretch, got outkicked and yielded. 1st Showers ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Kentucky Smokeshow ( R Bejarano 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Crazy Cami ( L Saez 120 ) 0.50L 5th Romantic Dancer ( I O Jr 120 ) 7.75L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 7.75L | 5 (7) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $43,470 (of $69,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.960, SP: 5.00 stalked along the inside before moving out to the three path leaving the first turn, crept closer to the clear leader to bid outside of that one passing the quarter pole, assumed command and drew clear in upper stretch then held sway. 1st Romantic Dancer ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Big Dig ( A Calleja 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Colonial Rose ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2.00L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Keeneland 18-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $36,540 (of $58,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 3.75 tracked in the four to three path into the turn, tipped out to the five path into the lane, rallied on her left lead to bid leaving upper stretch, gained control while changing leads at the furlong grounds then kicked clear. 1st Romantic Dancer ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Atlantic Passage ( J Ortiz 118 ) 5.25L 3rd Tempers Fly ( L Saez 118 ) 0.20L See full results | I O Jr 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Aqueduct 05-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $5,500 (of $54,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.990, SP: 3.25 Vied 4-2w btw, kept on 1st Top Of The Table ( K Carmouche 123 ) 2nd First Class Cat ( E Cancel 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Romantic Dancer ( L Luzzi 123 ) 2.00L See full results | L Luzzi 55.8kg 2.00L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Nov-24 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,620 (of $66,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.840, SP: 4.50 bumped an inner rival leaving the gate, laid off of the pace in the five path, tipped out to the six path in upper stretch and stayed on late to reach fourth at the wire. 1st Bourbon Serengeti ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Beach Bunny ( R Bejarano 120 ) 6.25L 3rd These Apples ( A Cedillo 118 ) 0.20L 4th Romantic Dancer ( F Geroux 120 ) 7.60L See full results | F Geroux 54.4kg 7.60L | 4 (9) |
| Keeneland 25-Oct-24 1310m FIRM R2 Md $30,240 (of $48,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.670, SP: 2.63 leaned out and brushed a foe at the start, stalked outside of rivals tucking from the five path to the three path into the turn, bid outside of the leader passing the five sixteenths pole, drew clear handily in upper stretch, got let out at the furlong grounds and inched further away under little urging. 1st Romantic Dancer ( L Saez 121 ) 2nd Chica Arma ( E Asmussen 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Princess Pom Pom ( J Castanon 124 ) 2.75L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Sep-24 1310m FIRM R6 Md $8,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.720 took contact from an inner rival at the start, vied in the three path, dueled with an inner rival around the turn, drew clear in upper stretch, hung on her left lead while clear into the final furlong, but was bested by an outer bidder in the final sixteenth. 1st Despo's Dream ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Romantic Dancer ( L Saez 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Tempting Lady ( F Geroux 121 ) 2.25L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Ellis Park 28-Jul-24 1410m FIRM R4 Md $416 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.720 pursued from midpack in the five path and tired. 1st Candy Lover ( C Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Beach Bunny ( D Cohen 119 ) 4.75L 3rd Lady Aberdeen ( C Lanerie 119 ) 0.75L 8th Romantic Dancer ( J Loveberry 119 ) 15.60L See full results | J Loveberry 54kg 15.60L | 8 (10) |