A Fleet's Dancer (born February 19, 1995) was a

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-bred racehorse that became a competitive runner in Canada.

Race career

While he was a black-type winner throughout his career, with a win in the Grade III

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during his three-year-old year, his best year was his six-year-old season. He would go on to win two Grade III races, Dominion Day Handicap and Durham Cup Handicap; while placing in the grade two Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, and Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap. His performances in these races would win him the 2001

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Retired

A Fleet's Dancer retired in 2002 to Anson Stud Farm in Caldon East, Ontario, Canada. He sired a few stakes performers, but nothing close to his caliber. He only produced a few crops before he was euthanized in 2007. It's rumored that he had a difficult temperament and injured a farm employee before being put down.

References

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