Festival Dancer

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
06-Oct-18
Sex
filly
Colour
bay
Sire
Choisir
Dam
Festival Princess
Prize Money
$262945
Trainer
Matthew Smith
Owners
Mystery Downs (Mgr: F Cook), Mrs C Cook, Quakers Racing (Mgr: C Pellizzon), Ms A Hird, Dr D Hummelstad, P Croudace, Ms C DePaoli, P Lanham, D Marston, J Incher & R Mather
About

Festival Dancer is a 6yo bay filly from Australia trained by Matthew Smith. She is by Choisir out of Festival Princess. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $262,945, Festival Dancer is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On November 13, 2021, at Newcastle, Festival Dancer, ridden by Dylan Gibbons, achieved her most notable victory in the $160,000 Njc Spring Stakes, beating War Eternal.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Rosehill Gardens 05-Aug-23 1500m GOOD 4 R10 Bm78 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.860, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6thT Schiller 54kg 7.40L10 (10)
Royal Randwick 15-Jul-23 1600m GOOD 4 R8 Bm78 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.810, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440T Schiller 55kg 4.37L7 (12)
Warwick Farm 07-Jul-23 1200m SOFT 5 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:13.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140T Schiller 0 0.95L3 (9)
Royal Randwick 24-Jun-23 1400m SOFT 5 R10 Bm78 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780D Beasley 55.5kg 3.25L9 (14)
Rosehill Gardens 03-Jun-23 1200m GOOD 4 R10 F&m bm78 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.490, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430D Beasley 58kg 6.17L11 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 20-May-23 1200m SOFT 5 R10 F&m bm78 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.090, SP: $71 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360R King 58.5kg 6.25L12 (13)
Canterbury Park 05-May-23 1100m SOFT 6 R2 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:11.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.970J Ford 0 2.32L5 (7)
Warwick Farm 21-Apr-23 814m SOFT 6 R7 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:47.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690K O'hara 0 8.30L7 (8)
Royal Randwick 04-Feb-23 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3&4y bm78 $5,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.430, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480R King 58.5kg 12.48L5 (6)
Hawkesbury 24-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:14.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450K O'hara 01 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 07-Jan-23 1500m HEAVY 8 R5 F&m bm78 $5,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.650, SP: $3.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130D Gibbons 60, Cd 58kg 2.35L5 (6)
Royal Randwick 17-Dec-22 1400m GOOD 4 R10 F&m bm78 $27,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.940, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040D Gibbons 59kg, Cd 57kg 0.33L2 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 26-Nov-22 1400m GOOD 4 R10 Bm78 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.670, SP: $61 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160R Bayliss 58kg 6.34L10 (11)
Newcastle 12-Nov-22 1300m GOOD 4 R9 Bm88 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:18.510, SP: $91 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510R Bayliss 54kg 4.36L9 (14)
Royal Randwick 28-Oct-22 1050m SOFT 6 R2 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:04.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.050J Collett 0 3.33L9 (9)
Hawkesbury 17-Oct-22 760m SOFT 5 R11 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:45.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490R Bayliss 0 5.71L5 (8)
Warwick Farm 15-Aug-22 813m SOFT 7 R4 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:48.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310N Rawiller 0 8.50L7 (7)
Eagle Farm 04-Jun-22 2200m GOOD 4 R9 G1 Qld oaks (of $700,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:16.280, SP: $71 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010B E Thompson 56.5kg 36.00L18 (18)
Eagle Farm 28-May-22 2100m GOOD 4 R1 G2 The roses $3,125 (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:11.400, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960B E Thompson 56.5kg 3.70L7 (14)
Eagle Farm 30-Apr-22 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 Qld gns $4,375 (of $350,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:35.800, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250B E Thompson 55kg 4.35L8 (14)
Royal Randwick 16-Apr-22 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 G3 James carr $7,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.300, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730M Zahra 56kg 6.05L4 (9)
Royal Randwick 04-Apr-22 1200m HEAVY 9 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:15.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530J Mcdonald 0 1.51L3 (9)
Warwick Farm 25-Mar-22 808m HEAVY 8 R5 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:48.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590J Mcdonald 7.15L8 (7)
Caulfield 27-Nov-21 1600m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Sand gneas $27,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.460, SP: $3F In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440C Williams 55kg 1.50L3 (11)
Newcastle 13-Nov-21 1600m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Spring stk $84,400 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.300, SP: $5F In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030D Gibbons 54.5kg1 (12)
Goulburn 31-Oct-21 1600m GOOD 3 R1 Cl2 $15,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.410, SP: $2.25F In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010D Gibbons 55kg1 (6)
Kembla Grange 14-Oct-21 1600m HEAVY 10 R2 Cl1 $16,740 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.200, SP: $1.80F In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.390R Dolan 55kg1 (4)
Goulburn 05-Oct-21 1600m SOFT 7 R5 Mdn $12,280 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.979, SP: $2.30F In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390D Gibbons 56kg1 (8)
Nowra 24-Sep-21 1400m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn-sw $2,300 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.470, SP: $2.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640J Taylor 55kg 2.60L3 (10)
Nowra 10-Sep-21 1400m SOFT 7 R5 F&m mdn $4,440 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.070, SP: $18 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.700J Taylor 55kg 0.40L2 (10)
Goulburn 28-Aug-21 1200m HEAVY 8 R5 F&m mdn-sw $1,980 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.860, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140D Gibbons 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 3.34L4 (11)
Hawkesbury 19-Aug-21 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn-sw $1,400 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910K O'hara 55kg 3.18L10 (10)
Kembla Grange 05-Aug-21 1200m GOOD 3 R4 3y mdn-sw $1,280 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.360, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190J Collett 55kg 3.20L5 (12)
Canterbury Park 02-Jul-21 900m HEAVY 10 R9 2yf-bt, Winning Time: 00:57.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.340K O'hara 0 3.75L4 (8)
Royal Randwick 08-Jun-21 736m SOFT 6 R11 2yf-bt, Winning Time: 00:44.260 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090K O'hara 0 6.59L7 (8)
Royal Randwick 06-Feb-21 1100m GOOD 4 R5 Restricted LR Millennium (of $2,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.290, SP: $201 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870T Sherry 54.5kg 9.40L12 (15)
Kembla Grange 23-Jan-21 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2y mdn-sw $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: $1.85F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160K Latham 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.30L3 (4)
Canterbury Park 08-Jan-21 1200m SOFT 7 R1 2y mdn $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: $15 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 Restrained back, got going when the race was overK Latham 56kg 6.30L7 (11)
Rosehill Gardens 04-Jan-21 900m SOFT 7 R6 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200K Latham 1.80L3 (7)
Royal Randwick 12-Dec-20 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Restricted LR Nursery $5,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.120, SP: $51 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.020 Awkward start, near last, made up ground lateT Sherry 54kg 6.50L6 (12)
Warwick Farm 17-Nov-20 803m GOOD 4 R4 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000K Latham 0.10L2 (6)
Royal Randwick 30-Oct-20 735m HEAVY 8 R10 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580K Latham 14.70L7 (7)