Possessive Dancer
Possessive Dancer | |
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Sire | Shareef Dancer |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Possessive |
Damsire | Posse |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 14 May 1988[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Walter Swinburn Ltd |
Owner | Ahmed Al Maktoum |
Trainer | Alex Scott |
Record | 8: 5-0-0 |
Earnings | £232,806 |
Major wins | |
Oaks d'Italia (1991) Irish Oaks (1991) |
Possessive Dancer (14 May 1988 – after 2002) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from November 1990 until May 1992 she competed in four countries and won five of her eight races. After winning her only start as a juvenile in 1990, she showed relentless improvement in the first half of the following year, winning two handicap races before taking the Oaks d'Italia and the Irish Oaks. She failed to reproduce her best form in her three subsequent races and was retired from racing in 1992. She had some success as a broodmare.
Background
Possessive Dancer was a bay mare bred in the United Kingdom by Walter Swinburn Limited. During her racing career she was owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum and trained by Alex Scott in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Her sire Shareef Dancer was the highest-rated horse in Europe in 1983, a year in which he won the
Racing career
1990: two-year-old season
Possessive Dancer made her racecourse debut in a
1991: three-year-old season
On her first run of 1991 Possessive Dancer was assigned a weight of 122 pounds in a
Steve Cauthen took over from Swinburn when Possessive Dancer was one of ten fillies to contest the Irish Oaks over one and a half miles at the Curragh on 13 July. The Epsom Oaks winner Jet Ski Lady started favourite ahead of Third Watch (Ribblesdale Stakes) and Polemic (second in the Prix Saint-Alary) with Possessive Dancer next in the betting on 8/1. After settling his filly in fifth place Cauthen moved up into third behind Jet Ski Lady and the outsider Eileen Jenny entering the straight. Possessive Dancer produced a sustained run on the outside to wear down the Epsom Oaks winner and won by half a length, with a gap of three and a half lengths back to Eileen Jenny in third place.[8]
After five consecutive victories Possessive Dancer started 13/8 favourite in a seven-runner field for the Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse on 21 August but sustained her first defeat as she came home fifth behind Magnificent Star, Jet Ski Lady, Shamshir and Third Watch. On her final run of the season she was sent to France for the Prix Vermeille over 2400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 15 September and finished tenth of the fourteen runners behind Magic Night.
1992: four-year-old season
Possessive Dancer remained in training but made only one appearance when she finished last of the nine runners behind Sapience in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on 1 May.[9]
Breeding record
After her retirement from racing Possessive Dancer became a broodmare for her owner's stud. She produced seven foals and four winners between 1994 and 2002:
- Maylane, a bay colt (later gelded), foaled in 1994, sired by Mtoto. Won six races including September Stakes and Serlby Stakes.[10]
- Zeeneh, bay filly, 1995, by Machiavellian. Failed to win in three races.
- Mayl, bay filly, 1996, by Lion Cavern. Unraced.
- Mile Wa Quarter, bay colt (gelded), 1997, by Polish Precedent
- Morshid, bay colt (gelded), 1998, by Gulch. Won one race.[11]
- Assraar, bay filly, 2000, by Cadeaux Genereux. Won one race.[12]
- Gold Gun, bay colt (gelded), 2002, by National Hunt races.[13]
Pedigree
Sire Shareef Dancer (USA) 1980 |
Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961 |
Nearctic | Nearco |
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Lady Angela | |||
Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
Almahmoud | |||
Sweet Alliance (USA) 1974 |
Sir Ivor | Sir Gaylord | |
Attica | |||
Mrs Peterkin | Tom Fool | ||
Legendra | |||
Dam Possessive (GB) 1982 |
Posse (USA) 1977 |
Forli | Aristophanes |
Trevisa | |||
In Hot Pursuit | Bold Ruler | ||
Lady Be Good | |||
Front Row (IRE) 1965 |
Epaulette | Court Martial | |
Golden Sari | |||
Panaview | Panaslipper | ||
April View (Family: 42)[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Possessive Dancer pedigree". Equineline.
- ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- ^ a b "Spanker Mare - Family 42". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
- ^ "Terrace House Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. 1 November 1990.
- ^ "Sproing Meeting Fillies' Handicap result". Racing Post. 24 April 1991.
- ^ "L & F Management Handicap result". Racing Post. 6 May 1991.
- ^ "Oaks d'Italia result". Racing Post. 18 May 1991.
- ^ "Irish Oaks result". Racing Post. 13 July 1991.
- ^ "ockey Club Stakes result". Racing Post. 1 May 1992.
- ^ "Maylane - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ "Morshid - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ "Assraar - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ "Gold Gun - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.