- Shareef Dancer
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Shareef Dancer
caption =
sire =Northern Dancer
dam = Sweet Alliance
damsire =Sir Ivor
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1980
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder =
owner =Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
trainer =Michael Stoute
record = 5: 3-1-0
earnings = $246,463
race =Irish Derby Stakes (1983)King Edward VII Stakes (1983)
awards = U.K. Champion Middle Distance Horse (1983)
honours =
updated=December 9 ,2006 Shareef Dancer (1980-1999) was an American-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse owned byMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and based at his family'sGodolphin Stables inEngland .Shareef Dancer was sired by
Northern Dancer out of the mare Sweet Alliance bySir Ivor . Trained byMichael Stoute , the colt started five times, finishing his racing career 3-1-0 with earnings of $246,463. He won the Group IIrish Derby Stakes at the Curragh and the Group IIKing Edward VII Stakes .In 1983 Shareef Dancer sold for US$40m (£24m), a record price for a stallion prospect. He became a very successful sire and is the damsire of
Dubai Millennium .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/shareef+dancer Shareef Dancer's pedigree and racing stats]
* [http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article274177.ece Independent newspaper article on Shareef Dancer's record price]racehorse-stub
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