This day in the history of Florida – Longshot Dance for thee Upsets Grade 2 Rampart in the Gulfstream Park

By Brock Sheridan

March 1, 1998 –The dance in Florida and Jockey Joe Bravo, who was sent to the post with 33-1, overcame in the distance to upset the rampart of 2-class 2 in the Gulfstream Park. It was the first victory for the 4-year-old dance for you, which was trained by Leo Azpurua Jr. for the owner of John Franks.

The 1998 rampart contained a line of six mares and mares occupied by stars, including 4-5 favorite glitter woman and Escena, the second choice in bet with 8-5.

The Florida Braning Glitzer woman, a stakes winner of the striker from 1997 (G3), DESA DALE (G3), Bonnie Miss (G3) and Ashland (G3), which was shared several times, came from a second-placed person from Florida-Branne and IT in the Sheney Jones (G3). Handicap (G3) at Gulfstream at your previous start.

In the miles and a half, Glitter-Frau and Jockey sprinted Mike Smith to one and a half length to the lead of the clubhouse when Bravo danced to keep up in second place with Escena and Jerry Bailey. The glitter woman was allowed to send: 24.35 and: 47.97 in front of Bailey Escena after the glitter woman in the distance and danced for you on the rail.

The glitter woman and Escena were in the deep route before the dance danced for you to win two lengths in 1: 44.73 in the fast track. Escena finished second and took half a long length in front of the glitter woman in third place. A rich lady, relic rhythm and radiant Megan, ended the order of the goal.

Dance for you paid $ 68.60 to win.

The victory prompted the dance for you to end the year strongly when she won the 40,000 dollar major in Louisiana Downs at her next start and then won fifth in the three Chimneys Spinster (G1) from Banshe Breeze in Keeland in October. Dance for you won two of their last three races, took a allowance at Churchill Downs in November and won the top weight of £ 119 on the fair grounds with the highest weight of £ 119 on the fair grounds.

The dance for you counted three more victories in their career, including the image of $ 52,650 sugar at the beginning of 1998 in the Gulfstream Park. As a 2-year-old, when she raced for the owner Afredo Agusti, she won two divisions of the Florida Hengstein in 1996. After fourth place in the $ 100,000 desert fucks with 41: 1 long-shot devil, she danced the susan girl with a length of $ 360,000.

Dance for you with a constant record of 10 wins with a second and a third in 21 career retired, while 614,704 US dollar banking business have bank transactions. Bred by William F. Murphy and Annabel Murphy in Florida, dance for you by Sword Dancer (IRE) from tea for you, from Taylors Falls.

Franks breeded four times for you and produced the winner Rockaspell with royal hymn and evaluated the stakes producer tea dancer from afternoon debt. Tea Dancer is the dam of Girther von Florida-Brach by Brody's Cause, who was second in Weston in the 2020 best buddy (G2) in the del Mar Buro Brodget Club.

After Franks died on December 31, 2003, Alta Franks sold dance for you in February 2004 in February 2004 in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale History in Bloodhorse.com. Dance for you was bought by Santa Escolastica for $ 100,000 and then bred to Petionville before it was exported to Brazil. The resulting foal was Cinema (BRZ), which was in the 3-class 3 note in Brazil and later produced Brazilian 2-winning so far through pioneering work.

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