Dancing Bear (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

30-Jan-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

War Dancer

Dam

Off The Bourbon

Prize Money

181484

Owners

Celtic Magic Thoroughbreds, Llc, Toga Party Racing Stable, Farina, Robert R And Britton Peak, Llc

About

Dancing Bear is a 4yo dk b/br from the United States trained by James L. Lawrence II. The horse is by War Dancer out of Off The Bourbon and has captured three wins so far. On 8th Jul 2024 at Belmont At The Big A, it secured its most notable victory, earning the $75,001.00 purse. It has proven a profitable runner for bettors; backing Dancing Bear throughout its career would have generated a 6% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Colonial Downs 06-Sep-26 1106m R6 Race 6 (of $76,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.770, SP: 8.00 in the second flight while racing just off the inside, remained in the two path into the lane, closer when straightened for home, flattened out the final furlong. 1st Jamalamadingdong ( S Leon 118 ) 2nd Alexis Zorba ( J Loveberry 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Matthew's Ticket ( F Boyce 118 ) 2.25L 5th Dancing Bear ( J Vargas 122 ) 3.55L See full resultsJ Vargas 55.3kg 3.55L5 (8)
Colonial Downs 10-Aug-26 1106m R9 Race 9 $30,808 (of $48,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.890, SP: 11.00 1st Dancing Bear ( J Vargas 124 ) 2nd Launch Control ( C Cedeno 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Frye Island ( K Gomez 122 ) 0.75L See full resultsJ Vargas 56.2kg1 (10)
Colonial Downs 19-Jul-26 1006m R5 Race 5 $31,139 (of $49,427) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.510, SP: 7.00 tracked the pace two wide and made a three wide bid leaving the turn and hit the front leaving the furlong marker and kicked clear to prove best under a drive. 1st Dancing Bear ( J Vargas 122 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Esoooo ( S Marin 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Ryu Mo ( S Russell 122 ) 0.30L See full resultsJ Vargas 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg1 (8)
Laurel Park 29-Jun-26 1106m R1 Race 1 $6,962 (of $34,808) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.380, SP: 2.63 sprinted clear early, was kept in the two path around the turn and in the stretch, weakened the final furlong and held the place. 1st Frye Island ( J E Vargas 121 ) 2nd Dancing Bear ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Let Fly ( M Chuan 126 ) 5.05L See full resultsY Hazlewood 57.2kg, Cd 54.9kg 5.00L2 (6)
Laurel Park 08-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 $6,807 (of $34,033) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.460, SP: 6.50 hugged the inner rail and prompted the winner in a game effort. 1st Elon ( H Karamanos 126 ) 2nd Dancing Bear ( J A Hernandez 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Tik Tok Daddy ( J Toledo 122 ) 2.75L See full resultsJ A Hernandez 57.2kg 2.00L2 (10)