Taupo Dancer (AUS) Horse
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Taupo Dancer is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Natacha Otto. He is by Preferment out of Haafra Head. He has recorded a single win in his career. On 6 May 2025 at Hawera he secured his most important victory, winning the $17000.00 2yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, offering roughly a 5% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Woodville 07-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp $298 (of $14,892) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:25.390, SP: 32.90 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 9th 1st Sight Unseen ( F Moerman 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Tommy Star ( L Allpress 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Prestissimo ( J Chung 54.5 ) 1.00L 5th Taupo Dancer ( S Macnab 57.5 ) 1.60L See full results | S Macnab 57.5kg 1.60L | 5 (13) |
| Ellerslie 27-Apr-26 2100m SOFT 5 R1 Restricted 60 Hcp $309 (of $20,576) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.800, SP: 10.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Blackwaterfoot ( M Cartwright 58 ) 2nd Intoxicated ( G Rooke 59 ) 0.30L 3rd Ivy's Dancer ( J Doyle 58 ) 0.40L 10th Taupo Dancer ( C Grylls 60 ) 5.20L See full results | C Grylls 60 5.20L | 10 (13) |
| Te Rapa 17-Apr-26 2400m HEAVY 10 R1 BM 65 Hcp $431 (of $28,764) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:36.850, SP: 11.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Squire ( J Taplin 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd My Maebelline Girl ( J Nishizuka 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Pure Bars ( S T Collett 57.5 ) 2.60L 9th Taupo Dancer ( M Cameron 58.5 ) 9.50L See full results | M Cameron 58.5kg 9.50L | 9 (11) |
| Trentham 21-Mar-26 2100m SOFT 5 R2 BM 65 Hcp $497 (of $33,161) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:10.530, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Helluvah Return ( E H Nicholas 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Cosmic Pursuit ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Kawatiri ( K L Chung 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.30L 6th Taupo Dancer ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 1.80L See full results | B Queiroz 58.5kg 1.80L | 6 (10) |
| Trentham 01-Mar-26 2100m SOFT 5 R8 BM 65 Hcp $1,685 (of $33,710) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:12.870, SP: 12.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Julianus ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 2nd Hephaestus ( G Rooke 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Unusual Invader ( M Cameron 58 ) 1.50L 4th Taupo Dancer ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 1.90L See full results | B Queiroz 58.5kg 1.90L | 4 (13) |