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Danehill Dancer filly takes Guineas trial

(12th May 2008, Ireland)
Carribean Sunset (3f Danehill Dancer-Bonheur, by Royal Academy) is set to line up in the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh on May 25 after a G3 success at Leopardstown on Sunday. View article

Duke of Marmalade brings more G1 glory for Danehill

(28th April 2008, Ireland)
Danehill may no longer be with us but he won’t let us forget him as he showed in Europe’s first G1 of 2008 at Longchamp on Sunday. View article

First Stakes Success for Danedina

(26th April 2008, Australia)
Talented three year-old filly Danedina (3f Danehill DAncer x Aradina, by Monde Bleu) broke through for her first Black Type success at Cheltenham on Saturday when saluting in the Listed SAJC Laelia Stakes over 1450 metres. View article

Medicine on the right path

(13th April 2008, Ireland)
Four-year-old Medicine Path (4c Danehill Dancer-Indian Mystery, by Indian Ridge) gave Danehill Dancer his latest stakes success at Doncaster on Saturday when easily winning the Listed Doncaster Mile. View article

Irish Group Three winner for Danehill Dancer

(7th April 2008, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer was in the winners circle in Ireland at the weekend when his three year-old filly Carribean Sunset broke her maiden in capturing the Group Three Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial. View article

Stripper Stakes Claim for Slipper

(30th March 2008, Australia)
David Payne’s classy filly Stripper (2f Danehill Dancer x Miss Charmer, by Zabeel) earned a shot at the Group One STC Golden Slipper on April 19 when she won the Group Three AJC Sweet Embrace Stakes. View article

Light Fantastic Takes Guineas

(8th March 2008, Australia)
A spectacular dark grey with silver mane and tail, three year-old gelding Light Fantastic (3g Danehill Dancer x Leica or Not, by Kendor) has taken the Melbourne racing scene by storm over the last month. View article

Easy Win for Danehill Dancer Filly

(5th March 2008, Australia)
The juvenile event at Sandown on Wednesday was won by talented filly Ballerina Girl (2f Danehill DAncer x Vain Deb, by Vain), a $425,000 purchase from the 2007 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. View article

Trans Tasman Stakes Double for Danehill Dancer

(23rd February 2008, Australia)
Outstanding sire Danehill Dancer featured with a trans-Tasman stakes double on Saturday with a Group Two victory for Light Fantastic and a Listed success in New Zealand for juvenile colt Minstrel Court. View article

New Star for Danehill Dancer

(16th February 2008, Australia)
Outstanding sire Danehill Dancer featured at Moonee Valley on Saturday with a potential star in exciting three year-old Light Fantastic (3g Danehill Dancer x Leica or Not, by Kendor). View article

Like Father, Like Son

(29th January 2008, Australia)
Danehill Dancer and his sire son Choisir both enjoyed 100% clearance of their small drafts at the 2008 NZB Premier Yearling Sale. View article

Second champion juvenile for Galileo

(15th January 2008, Ireland)
For a second consecutive season, Galileo has sired the World Champion Two-Year-Old. View article

Danehill Dancer Filly Wins First Sydney Juvenile

(15th December 2007, Australia)
The first juvenile race of the season was run at Rosehill on Saturday with in form trainer David Payne producing the winner, a stylish filly called Stripper (2f Danehill Dancer - Miss Charmer, by Zabeel). View article

Coolmore stallions fill top 5 places in sires’ championship

(13th November 2007, Ireland)
After a tremendous season that included brilliant performances from the likes of Dylan Thomas and Peeping Fawn, Danehill has posthumously been crowned champion sire for a third successive year in 2007. View article

Coolmore Sires Quinella Oaks

(8th November 2007, Australia)
Coolmore based sires provided the quinella in the Group One $1million VRC Oaks at Flemington on Thursday with unheralded filly Arapaho Miss upstaging the Group One winner Serious Speed to win the 2500 metre Blue Riband. View article

Nine Length Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(22nd October 2007, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer has been enjoying a phenomenal season in Europe and added yet another juvenile stakes-winner to his resume at The Curragh in Savethisdanceforme. View article

Galileo’s second champion juvenile

(21st October 2007, Ireland)
A son of the great Galileo is set to be crowned Europe’s champion two-year-old for a second consecutive season View article

750,000 guineas Galileo colt continues great sale for Coolmore sires

(12th October 2007, Ireland)
Thursday’s third session of Tattersalls’ October Yearling Sale was again dominated by the progeny of Coolmore stallions with a 750,000gns Galileo colt stealing the show. View article

Danehill Dancer filly Pavlova so tough

(8th October 2007, Ireland)
The tough-as-teak Danehill Dancer filly Anna Pavlova (4f Danehill Dancer-Wheeler’s Wonder, by Sure Blade) ran away with the G2 Prix de Royallieu Hotel Hermitage Barriere at Longchamp on Saturday. View article

Group Three Win for Danehill Dancer’s Baby Sister

(23rd September 2007, Ireland)
Rock of Gibraltar has been in rare form in both hemispheres this year and added a new stakes-winner to his tally when blue-blooded juvenile filly Unilateral won the Group Three Firth of Clyde Stakes View article

55th Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(14th September 2007, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer has been churning out stakes-winners at a dizzying rate this year in Europe and added another in England on Thursday when three year-old filly Medley took out the Listed Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster. View article

New Group One Winner for Danehill Dancer

(9th September 2007, America)
Danehill Dancer has been riding the crest of a wave in the Northern Hemisphere this year and added a new string to his bow on Saturday when he sired his first American Group One winner in Irish filly Alexander Tango. View article

54 stakes winners for Danehill Dancer

(27th August 2007, Ireland)
The unstoppable Danehill Dancer has notched up stakes winners 53 and 54 over the past few days. View article

54th Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(25th August 2007, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer has been churning out new stakes-winners at quite a rate in Europe this year and added another in Ireland on Friday when Deauville Vision won the Listed Ruby Stakes at Tralee View article

Too Fast for Company

(22nd August 2007, Ireland)
Currently the leading sire of two year-olds in Britain and Ireland this year, Danehill Dancer added another juvenile stakes-winner to his record at York on Tuesday when Fast Company won the Group Three Acomb Stakes. View article

Rhythm Proves Shrewd Purchase

(18th August 2007, Australia)
Exciting Danehill Dancer colt Shrewd Rhythm (3c Danehill Dancer – Balcanny, by Canny Lad) kicked off his spring campaign with an explosive win in the Listed MRC Vain Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. View article

52nd Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(17th August 2007, Ireland)
The stakes-winners continue to flow for outstanding sire Danehill Dancer who posted his 52nd individual stakes-winner in England on Thursday with five year-old entire Pride of Nation. View article

Eagle Mountain leads home G2 1-2-3 for Coolmore sires

(13th August 2007, Ireland)
Rock Of Gibraltar’s purple patch continued at the Curragh on Sunday when G1 Derby runner-up Eagle Mountain (3c Rock Of Gibraltar-Masskana, by Darshaan) was an impressive two and a half length winner of the G2 Royal Whip Stakes. View article

New Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(10th August 2007, Ireland)
Outstanding stallion Danehill Dancer posted his 51st stakes-winner in Ireland on Thursday when two year-old colt Lisvale (2c Danehill Dancer - Farthingale, by Nashwan) won the Listed Ad Valorem Stakes. View article

Third G1 in a row for amazing Danehill filly Fawn

(6th August 2007, Ireland)
There was only ever going to be one winner of the G1 Nassau Stakes and it was yet another G1 victory for Danehill as the remarkable Peeping Fawn kept on gamely to score by a length and a half. View article

South African Stakes-Winner for Danehill Dancer

(6th August 2007, Australia)
Danehill Dancer added a new stakes-winner to his tally in South Africa on Sunday when Irish bred mare Crimson Blossom (5m Danehill Dancer, - Dabtara, by Kahyasi) took out the Group Three Final Fling Stakes over 1800 metres at Kenilwood. View article

Brilliant Debut Win for Danehill Dancer Filly

(25th July 2007, Australia)
Danehill Dancer filly Kylie (2f Danehill DAncer - Hula Wonder, by Hula Chief) created a big impression when charging home from near last to win the juvenile maiden over 1100 metres at Randwick on the Kensington track on Wednesday. View article

Black-type double for Danehill Dancer

(16th July 2007, Ireland)
Danehill Dancer’s winning run showed no sign of slowing up at the weekend with a black-type double at the Curragh on Sunday. View article

Another Group One Winner for Danehill

(12th July 2007, Australia)
Legendary sire Danehill is powering his way through another hugely successful season in Europe adding another Group One winner to his tally in the shape of three year-old filly Simply Perfect. View article

Railway Stakes 1-2 for Danehill Dancer

(1st July 2007, Ireland)
The G2 Railway Stakes has a brilliant record at producing future stars and this year’s running at the Curragh on Sunday saw a 1-2 for Danehill Dancer View article

Danehill Dancer Filly Impresses in US

(29th June 2007, America)
Lightly raced three year-old filly Itsawonderfullife (3f Danehill Dancer – Cahermee Queen, by King of Kings) caught the eye of track watchers at Churchill Down on Thursday when she strode away to break her maiden by five and a half lengths. View article

Sale-Topping Mare In Foal to Danehill Dancer

(29th June 2007, Australia)
The broodmare section of the 2007 Inglis Great Southern Sale concluded on Thursday and was topped by well-related matron Chicago Wonder, who was offered in foal to Danehill Dancer, fetching $245,000 to the bid of Paringa Park. View article

South African Group Two Winner for Spinning World

(23rd June 2007, Australia)
The Group Two Post Merchants Stakes run over 1200 metres at Greyville in South Africa on Friday was won by Australian bred three year-old Super Profit (3c Spinning World - Asian Incline, by Slant), who defeated another Aussie in Arabesque Dancer. View article

American Group Three Winner for Danehill Dancer

(18th June 2007, Australia)
Very few progeny of leading sire Danehill Dancer find their way to America, but he did feature at Churchill Downs on Saturday when his three year-old daughter Good Mood registered her first Black Type success in winning the Group Three Regret Stakes. View article

Starry Light Breaks Maiden in Style

(11th June 2007, Australia)
Danehill Dancer posted his seventh individual Australian two year-old winner this season when Starry Light (2f Danehill Dancer – Starry Strike, by Straight Strike) romped home to win at Randwick on Monday. View article

Danehill Dancer Provides Starcraft Highlight

(4th June 2007, Australia)
Danehill Dancer featured during the first session of the 2007 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast on Monday when his champion daughter Private Steer was knocked down to Coolmore Stud at $1.4 million. View article

Royal Ascot next for impressive Danehill Dancer juvenile

(30th May 2007, Ireland)
Gaspar Van Wittel (2c Danehill Dancer-Akuna Bay by Mr Prospector) ran out a hugely impressive two and a half length maiden winner at Chepstow. View article

Young Danehill Guns Boost Coolmore Roster

(24th May 2007, Australia)
Global breeding giant Coolmore will follow up on the success of their former champion sire Danehill in launching three new stallions this spring, all of them sons of the horse who dominates racing in this part of the world, despite his death in 2003. View article

Exciting season ahead for Danehill Dancer

(16th May 2007, Ireland)
Coolmore's established star names have enjoyed a great start to the 2007 season, not least Danehill Dancer - who looks to have a live candidate for all the top G1 mile races. View article

Guineas-bound Alexander Tango takes G3 for Danehill Dancer

(14th May 2007, Ireland)
Sunday’s G3 Irish 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown was turned into a procession when the Danehill Dancer filly Alexander Tango (3f Danehill Dancer-House in Wood) ran away with the mile contest by three lengths View article

Danehill Dancer juveniles Ascot bound

(8th May 2007, Ireland)
Aidan O’Brien’s juvenile team have made a big impression this year and none more so than a pair of Danehill Dancer colts in action at the Curragh and Newmarket. View article

Jeremy bids for top G1 mile races after G2 win

(29th April 2007, Ireland)
Betty Moran’s Danehill Dancer colt Jeremy (4c Danehill Dancer-Glint In Her Eye by Arazi) looks a leading contender for the top G1 mile events this year after making an impressive seasonal comeback in the G2 Betfred Mile at Sandown. View article

Coolmore Sires Popular at Inglis Broodmare Sale

(23rd April 2007, Australia)
The 2007 Inglis Australian Select Broodmare Sale last week featured many outstanding mares and fillies with a significant number of the top selling lots offered with positive tests to Coolmore stallions. View article

Debut Stakes Win for Fasline

(21st April 2007, Australia)
The Phillip Stokes trained filly Fasline (2f Fasliyev – Umaline, by Umatilla) made a winning debut at Morphettville in Adelaide on Saturday when she won the Listed SAJC My Rewards Stakes over 1050 metres. View article

DOWNHILL RACER WINS THE MAGIC NIGHT

(24th March 2007, Australia)
David Hayes is expecting to have as many as six runners in next weekend’s Group One STC Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) following the qualification of Downhill Racer at Rosehill Gardens. View article

COOLMORE TRIFECTA IN THE PHAR LAP

(18th March 2007, Australia)
Danehill Dancer 3-year-old Just Mambo is on the verge of bigger and better things going on the evidence of a determined Group 2 success in the STC Phar Lap Stakes (1500m). View article

COOLMORE STALLIONS DOMINATE CAULFIELD

(12th March 2007, Australia)
Melbourne's biggest metropolitan racing program of the new calendar year witnessed the progeny of Coolmore stallions dominating proceedings with the names of some very familiar sires again very much to the fore. View article

COOLMORE DOMINATES DIAMOND BETTING

(24th January 2007, Australia)
Battle lines are being drawn and a fascinating scenario is developing around the Group One Blue Diamond. View article

DANEHILL HEADS COOLMORE'S 2006 CHAMPIONS

(16th January 2007, Ireland)
Much may have changed in the past couple of decades but some things are reassuringly consistent and nothing more so than that Coolmore will have stood European's champion sire. View article

FINAL DANEHILL FETCHES $HK7.5 MILLION

(11th December 2006, Ireland)
The curtain was brought down on a remarkable passage in thoroughbred breeding history when the very last son of world champion stallion Danehill was offered at public auction. View article

DANEHILL DANCER-COVERED MARE MAKES 1.85 MILLION GNS

(1st December 2006, Ireland)
Specifically, bought by Julian Smith and Peter Gleeson for 50,000 euros at Goffs' November Sale in 2004 and covered by Danehill Dancer at Coolmore earlier this year, sold for an amazing 1.85 million gns at the Tattersalls December Sale on Wednesday. View article

COOLMORE-SIRED FOALS TO FORE AT GOFFS

(24th November 2006, Ireland)
Progeny of Coolmore stallions were all the rage at Goffs' record-breaking November Sale View article