BloodHorse.com | Horse Racing News

BloodHorse.com Articles for "Tap Dance"

Tap Dance, With Ability Now Broodmares

Edward P. Evans' strong broodmare band at his Spring Hill Farm near Casanova, Va., has gotten stronger

 Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Tates Creek Tops 12 Entered for Noble Damsel

Twelve horses have been entered for Saturday's $100,000
Noble Damsel (gr. III) for fillies and mares at one mile on the turf at Belmont Park, but that many are not likely to run.

 Thursday, September 19, 2002

Gulfstream Park Race Report: Mirror Image

The Wards and Oxleys won two graded stakes with daughters of Forest Wildcat when Forest Secrets took the Rampart Handicap and Snow Dance won the Suwanee River Handicap.

 Sunday, March 03, 2002

Miss Linda Starts 2002 With Sabin Victory

Miss Linda and Forest Secrets, the top two betting choices in Friday's $100,000 Sabin Handicap (gr. III), finished one-two in the race for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park. Miss Linda was sent off as a slight favorite at the windows, but the Argentine-bred was clearly the best on the track, expanding her lead in the stretch en route to a 4 1/4-length victory in the 1 1/16-mile race.

 Friday, February 08, 2002

Miss Linda Will Carry Topweight in Sabin Handicap

Grade I winner Miss Linda will carry a top-wight of 119 pounds in Friday's $100,000 Sabin Handicap (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, February 07, 2002

Grade I Winners Square Off in Sabin

Miss Linda and Forest Secrets, both grade 1 winners last year, make their seasonal debuts at Gulfstream Park Friday when they head a field of 12 fillies and mares in the $100,000 Sabin Handicap (gr. III) at 1 1/16-miles.

 Wednesday, February 06, 2002

10 Fillies Vie in Mother Goose

Despite the defection of Kentucky Oaks winner Flute, Saturday's $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park remains strong with 10 fillies vying to capture the middle leg of the "Triple Tiara."

 Thursday, June 28, 2001

Two Item Limit Faces Four in Black-Eyed Susan

Two Item Limit will be seeking her fourth graded stakes victory on Friday in the $200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) at Pimlico Race Course. The 3-year-old filly will face four rivals in the 1 1/8 mile event.

 Thursday, May 17, 2001

Raging Fever Scratched From Oaks

As expected, Raging Fever was scratched Friday morning from the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, May 04, 2001

Hennig Keeps His Options Open With Three-Horse Oaks Entry

Don't believe Bobby Frankel. That was the message from rival trainer Mark Hennig Wednesday morning. He said his decision to increase his Oaks entry from two fillies to three was an insurance policy to make sure his client, Edward P. Evans, would have a runner in the big race. It was not, as Frankel claimed, a strategic maneuver to knock out the highly-regarded Flute.

 Wednesday, May 02, 2001

Latour, Tap Dance Work In Preparation For Oaks; Harmony Lodge Out

Latour and Tap Dance both worked Friday morning in preparation for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs. Latour breezed five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 while Tap Dance covered the same distance in a more leisurely time of 1:01 3/5.

 Friday, April 27, 2001

Tap Dance Steps to Bonnie Miss Victory

Tap Dance waltzed home by daylight to capture the 31st running of the Bonnie Miss Stakes (g. II) at Gulfstream Park March 16 under Jerry Bailey. With the win, Bailey set a track record, capturing his 13th stakes win at the meeting.

 Friday, March 16, 2001