Prefer To Dance (2021) Horse
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Prefer To Dance is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Maria Potiris in Innisfail. He is by the stallion Preferment out of the dam Exonex. To date he has won 2 races. On 25 Apr 2026 at Beaudesert he recorded his most important win, taking the $28000.00 purse in the Class 1 Plate for 3yo & up.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 08-Aug-26 2000m GOOD 4 R2 BM65 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:03.210, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Batemans Bay ( N Thomas 55.5 ) 2nd Bold Blaze ( G Cartwright 58 ) 0.05L 3rd Medal ( C Whiteley 58 ) 1.03L 14th Prefer To Dance ( A Butler 55.5 ) 12.83L See full results | A Butler 55.5kg 12.83L | 14 (15) |
| Cairns 23-Jul-26 2100m SOFT 7 R7 BM70 $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:12.840, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.110 1st Savvy Thinker ( C L Jokic 54 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Prefer To Dance ( M Abe 54 , Cd 55 ) 2.10L 3rd Eyeleftit ( L J Morrison 54 ) 2.59L See full results | M Abe 54kg, Cd 55kg 2.10L | 2 (8) |
| Townsville 05-Jul-26 2000m GOOD 4 R7 HCP $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.740, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st John Joseph ( A Butler 54 ) 2nd The Penske File ( R M S Olivera 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.10L 3rd Hopeful ( I Fry 59.5 ) 3.13L 7th Prefer To Dance ( F Sandkuhl 54 , Cd 52 ) 5.35L See full results | F Sandkuhl 54kg, Cd 52kg 5.35L | 7 (11) |
| Innisfail 20-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R6 BM65 (of $11,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:08.310, SP: 6.00 In-running: 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.630 1st Amalfi Amore ( S I Pointon 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Eclipsion ( S Kaya 56.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Khamis ( L J Morrison 55 ) 3.14L 5th Prefer To Dance ( M Abe 55 ) 5.55L See full results | M Abe 55kg 5.55L | 5 (9) |
| Atherton 13-Jun-26 1830m GOOD 4 R1 BM65 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:53.340, SP: 10.00 In-running: 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 1st Savvy Thinker ( A Thomson 55 ) 2nd It's Been A Trek ( I Fry 55.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Amalfi Amore ( S I Pointon 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.11L 7th Prefer To Dance ( S Kaya 55 ) 6.85L See full results | S Kaya 55kg 6.85L | 7 (9) |