The Thoroughbred House owners and Breeders Affiliation will honor nationwide award winners at its awards dinner Sept. 7 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington. 5 nationwide winners have been introduced forward of time and BloodHorse Every day is providing profiles of those winners all through the week.
As we speak we profile Dance Card, who will likely be acknowledged as TOBA’s Broodmare of the 12 months.
Boasting the Horse of the 12 months in addition to an extra graded stakes winner in 2023 helped Godolphin’s Dance Card land the nationwide Broodmare of the 12 months award from the Thoroughbred House owners and Breeders Affiliation.
Main the way in which for the successful broodmare of 2023 could be Cody’s Want  , who posted grade 1 wins within the Metropolitan Handicap, Breeders’ Cup Filth Mile, and Churchill Downs Stakes, in addition to a grade 2 rating within the Vosburgh Stakes to safe Eclipse Awards as Horse of the 12 months and champion older filth male.Â
“She’s very particular to us,” stated Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan. “This in fact is an award meaning lots to us and it is the primary time we have had a broodmare honored like this since Cara Rafaela (dam of basic winner Bernardini).”Join BloodHorse Every day
A homebred for Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, Cody’s Want, a son of Curlin  , has begun his stallion profession at Darley close to Lexington, the place he stood the 2024 season for $75,000. Earlier than his 2023 Horse of the 12 months marketing campaign he gained the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Filth Mile (G1) and Forego Stakes (G1). He completed with 5 grade 1 wins in his profession.
Additionally lifting Dance Card in 2023 was Mark Breen’s 7-year-old Endorsed  , by Medaglia d’Oro  , who captured the Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2). Bred in Kentucky by Godolphin, Endorsed initially raced as a homebred earlier than being offered privately to Breen. He confirmed sturdiness on the observe in posting a 7-8-5 report and $970,133 in earnings from 36 profession begins. The 2-time stakes winner stood the 2024 season for $5,000 at Northview Stallion Station close to Chesapeake Metropolis, Md.
On the observe, Dance Card delivered a powerful 3-year-old season in 2012 for coach Kiaran McLaughlin topped by a victory within the Gazelle Stakes (G1) and the Belle Cherie Stakes. At age 4 the daughter of Tapit would add placings within the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Dash (G1) and the Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2).Â
Whereas it was not an in depth racing profession, Dance Card confirmed her superior expertise in her greatest races. Banahan stated as a broodmare her conformation is an efficient match with numerous stallions and that after a little bit of a sluggish begin, she hit her stride after which went to the very high degree with Cody’s Want.
Bred in Kentucky by Bruce McMillin, Dance Card is out of the stakes-placed Editor’s Notice mare Tempting Notice, who additionally has produced Tempted to Tapit , a full brother to Dance Card who positioned in a pair of graded stakes.
Presently Dance Card has a 2-year-old filly by Road Sense named Spirit of Hope, a yearling filly by Gun Runner  , in addition to a weanling filly by Curlin.
