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09-01-2006, 03:39 AM
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You can DO it, Norse Dancer!
Good luck, good boy!!!
 25th time lucky for Norse Dancer? by Tony Elves NORSE DANCER will make his 25th attempt at claiming Group 1 glory when he takes his chance in the Grosser Volkswagen Preis von Baden at Baden-Baden on Sunday. The six-year-old has not been seen out since disappointing when unplaced behind Irridescence in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Sha Tin in April but his trainer David Elsworth has never faltered in his belief that he could win at the highest level. German Derby winner Schiaperelli and the David Wachman-trained Fracas look his strongest rivals in a race which has attracted nine runners. David Elsworth is happy that his stable stalwart goes to Germany in good order for a race that is likely be run on good to soft ground. Elsworth said: “He went back to Jeff Smith (his owner) stud after his last run and has had a good rest. I’m not going to start and makeany wild predictions but the horse is in good form, it isn’t the greatest race and the ground is the same for all of them.” (From Racing Post). 
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09-01-2006, 11:31 AM
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Here's his illustrious and amazing win record.....
Maybe if we all wish really hard..... NORSE DANCER (IRE) 6-y-o (3 Apr 2000) b h Trainer: D R C Elsworth Owner: J C Smith Breeder: Ralph Ergnist & Bruno Faust Halling(USA) (10.4f) - River Patrol (Rousillon (USA)(10.6f)) (26,000gns foal) 5th foal, half-brother to 3 winners, including fair 10f 3yo winner Regal Patrol, dam placed over 7f at 2 and quite useful 10f winner at 3, half-sister to high-class Dry Dock (12f+) and very useful Showboat (7-8f) from good, stout family Form Statistics Entries Wins Sales Charts Relatives Quotes RACE TYPE STARTS WINS 2nds 3rds WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE BEST TS BEST RPR Lifetime flat turf 32 4 3 3 £74,379 £720,660 125 125 Lifetime jumps 0 0 0 0 £0 £0 Lifetime A-w 0 0 0 0 £0 £0 Lifetime All 32 4 3 3 £74,379 £720,660 RACE VIDEO DATE RACE CONDITIONS WGT RACE OUTCOME JOCKEY OR TS RPR FULL FIN 13Apr05 Nmk 9GF Cl1 G3,29K 8-13 1/10 nk, Hurricane Alan[100/30F] 8-10 John Egan 121 112 120 — — 12Aug04 Sal 8GS Cl1 G3,34K 9-0 1/12 shd, Lucky Story[3/1] 8-7 John Egan 115 100 116 — — 13Jul02 Asc 7Gd Cl4 2y,6K 9-5 1/9 2L, Pinkerton[9/4J] 9-2 T Quinn — 97 101 — — 27Jun02 Sal 7Fm Cl4 2yMd,3K 8-11 1/9 hd, Phoenix Reach[7/2] 8-11 T Quinn — 29 86
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09-03-2006, 03:39 AM
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4:00 Grosser Volkswagen Preis von Baden (Group 1) (3yo+) (3yo+) Winner £310,345.00
9 run 1m4f SOFT No. Form Horse Trainer Wgt Jockey RPR 1(9) 81-0167 Donaldson 21 P Rau 4 9-6 A De Vries 121 2(5) 24-1014 Egerton 21 P Rau 5 9-6 T Mundry 120 3(4) 1147-2 Fracas 21 David Wachman 4 9-6 Jamie Spencer 122 4(6) 800-80 Norse Dancer 133 D R C Elsworth 6 9-6 John Egan 120 5(7) 2-1412 Dickens 42 H Blume 3 8-9 A Suborics 122 6(3) 23-3433 Oriental Tiger 42 U Ostmann 3 8-9 A Boschert 119 7(2) -1149 Prince Flori 42 S Smrczek 3 8-9 Filip Minarik 111 8(1) 3114 Saddex 42 P Rau 3 8-9 E Pedroza 119 9(8) -11121 Schiaparelli 42 P Schiergen 3 8-9 A Starke 123
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09-03-2006, 11:42 AM
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Maybe the 26th time will be the charm...
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09-03-2006, 11:46 AM
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How sweet... thanks!
When it (fiinally) happens, we'll celebrate.
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09-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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After all, I could be wrong..... might very well be that the 30th time is the charm.  He's sound and loves to run..... shows heart..... there are all different kinds of champions. He's one in my book and i know from talking to you that you know exactly what i mean. To Norse Dancer, and to someday.
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10-04-2006, 11:45 AM
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08-18-2008, 01:33 PM
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Cheers to Sporting Life for this.
Wish they'd do this kinda thing more often. Just a little update, but still..... SPOTLIGHT ON ... NORSE DANCER By Anita Chambers, PA Sport Form figures for Norse Dancer barely do justice to a horse that accumulated nearly £730,000 in prize-money and took connections across the world. David Elsworth's charge admirably flew the flag for owner Jeff Smith, notching up a string of places in top-class events. After kicking off with a scrambled win over subsequent Group One hero Phoenix Reach on his racecourse debut, he continually ran into one or two too good on the days that really mattered. His third behind Refuse To Bend in the 2000 Guineas was an eyecatching performance at odds of 100-1, while he was overlooked by many when fourth in the Derby on his next outing. Third in the Sussex Stakes would please most, but Norse Dancer ended his three-year-old season without a win to his name. More frustration was to follow as the son of Halling came close enough to place in three Group Ones the following year. It took him until August to break his duck but he followed up just five days later with a cracking effort in the Juddmonte International at York, beaten three-quarters of a length by Sulamani. Another narrow defeat at the hands of Azamour followed and Norse Dancer ended the year still chasing that elusive Group One success. The all-important win at the highest level continued to elude Norse Dancer as connections endured a series of near-misses in 2005 and 2006. He bowed out following his lacklustre effort in the Joel Stakes in September 2006 but connections would find it hard to feel disappointment after so many good attempts on major prizes. "He was very consistent and it would have been a different story had he got his head in front and got that Group One win," said David Bowe, manager of Smith's Littleton Stud. "He was running over a couple of exceptional years against some very good horses and he came so close. "We were happy with him, though, he was so consistent and gave Jeff plenty of fun." Although Norse Dancer stood at Littleton for his first stallion season, covering sprint star Lochsong in the process, the eight-year-old has now moved to a new home in Shropshire as he seeks to establish himself in the breeding market. "Norse Dancer has gone to Bill Bromley's Wood Farm this year to stand as a dual-purpose stallion," added Bowe. "We still own him but we have leased him as we thought he would be better off up the country and around other stallions. "He covered a nice book of mares last year and he has another nice book this year and he's not finished covering yet."
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