Twilight Dancer (USA) Horse
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Twilight Dancer is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Michael Pappada. The horse is by Tapiture out of Moonlight Basin and has achieved seven career wins. On July 23, 2024 at Presque Isle Downs, Twilight Dancer earned its most notable triumph by winning the $100,000 Hard Spun Stakes.
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Presque Isle DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 22-Oct-26 1673m R3 Race 3 (of $51,390) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.440, SP: 17.00 pressed the pace to the fianl turn and steadily gave way. 1st Hector ( S Spieth 123 ) 2nd Justice Is Sweet ( I O Rodriguez 123 ) 1.25L 3rd King Mendelssohn ( R Montanez 125 ) 2.50L 5th Twilight Dancer ( M Rojas 123 ) 4.50L See full results | M Rojas 55.8kg 4.50L | 5 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 29-Sep-26 1673m R6 Race 6 $3,588 (of $51,264) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.880, SP: 7.00 pressed the pace to the far turn and weakened turning for home. 1st King Mendelssohn ( I Rodriguez 123 ) 2nd Justice Is Sweet ( A Gallardo 125 ) 0.20L 3rd He's A Mess ( T Kingsley 123 ) 1.00L 4th Twilight Dancer ( G Martinez 123 ) 8.35L See full results | G Martinez 55.8kg 8.35L | 4 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 19-Sep-26 1308m R5 Power by Far Stakes (Stakes) $3,067 (of $105,435) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.320, SP: 15.00 settled off the early pace, raced four wide near the quarter pole, seven deep into the upper stretch and raced evenly with no closing run. 1st John Dutton ( R Montanez 121 ) 2nd Wow Whata Party ( P Lopez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd The Boy's Warrior ( T Kingsley 119 ) 0.50L 5th Twilight Dancer ( I Rodriguez 119 ) 3.00L See full results | I Rodriguez 54kg 3.00L | 5 (8) |
| Presque Isle Downs 15-Aug-26 1308m R7 Race 7 $10,198 (of $50,990) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.200, SP: 5.50 tracked the pacesetter to midway on the turn, rallied closing the gap on the bend to be prominent five wide from between rivals and was outkicked by the winner while finishing willingly to take the place in a GOOD try. 1st Shadow Factor ( H V Gomez 123 ) 2nd Twilight Dancer ( I Rodriguez 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Big Vince ( G Martinez 123 ) 0.75L See full results | I Rodriguez 55.8kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 30-Jul-26 1673m R5 Race 5 $32,679 (of $51,871) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.950, SP: 3.00 stalked the slow pace through the first turn, raced up three wide down the backside to take command nearing the half mile pole, set a well measured, controlled pace through the far turn, repelled a challenge nearing the quarter pole to kick away in upper stretch and held the closer safe late in the drive. 1st Twilight Dancer ( A Gallardo 122 ) 2nd Extrasexybigdaddee ( G Martinez 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Justice Is Sweet ( V Severino 124 ) 0.30L See full results | A Gallardo 55.3kg | 1 (5) |