Dawn Approach's Tahitian Dancer Opens Her Stakes Account in Nudgee Quality

Mark Smith - Saturday December 28

The $1 million Magic Millions Fillies and Mares race at the Gold Coast on January 11 will be the next stop for the Shane Nichols-trained Tahitian Dancer after the daughter of Dawn Approach (IRE) came from near the tail of the field under Damien Oliver to earn a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Nudgee Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Oliver found a seam near the rail and Tahitian Dancer charged home to defeat Multaja (Medaglia d’Oro) by a short neck with another short neck to Epic Girl (Shamus Award).

“If you ride her quiet she has got a big finish on her. She beat a good field today and this track really suited her,” Oliver said.

“This was a perfect lead up race for her before the Magic Millions.” Tahitian Dancer as a yearling

“Looking at the form of the race they were always going to go lickety-split and she was always going to be strong late,” Nichols said.

“We flew her up the Tuesday before last and she has been staying with John and Chris Meagher so I thank them for their effort.

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“There is still a bit in the tank because her grand final is in two weeks.”

Purchased by Hillside Downs for $80,000 out of the Willow Park Stud draft at the 2017 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Tahitian Dancer advances her record to 5 wins and 2 thirds from 17 starts with earnings of $346,000.

She is the best of two winners from as many to race out of the stakes-winning Vital Equine mare Takanori who has a Lonhro colt in the Willow Park draft heading to the Gold Coast.Willow Park will consign this Lonhro half-brother to Tahitian Dancer at the Magic Millions

Takanori foaled a Spirit Of Boom colt in September.

Tahitian Dancer becomes the 11th stakes-winner for the former Darley shuttler Dawn Approach (IRE).

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Race Result - Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes LR 1200m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(3) Time: 1:09.87
1
Tahitian Dancer
- 4m Dawn Approach (IRE) x Takanori (AUS) (Vital Equine (IRE))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: D Oliver 55.5
2
0.2
Multaja
- 4m Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Shelters (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57.5
3
0.4
Epic Girl
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x Rosekay Heart (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: Ms L J Meech 55.5
4
0.6
Misteed
- 4m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Vital Mist (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
5
1.0
La Tigeresa
- 5m Street Cry (IRE) x Tellora (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: A Mallyon 55.5
6
1.2
Musical Genius
- 5m Swiss Ace (AUS) x Symphony (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: B J Lockwood Rdr: Boris Thornton 55.5
7
1.7
River Racer
- 6m Hidden Dragon (AUS) x Royal Yangtze (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: M Mc Gillivray 56.5
8
2.0
Shalwa
- 5m O'Reilly (NZ) x Futoon (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Baylee Nothdurft 55.5
9
2.5
Enterprise Louise
- 4m Show A Heart (AUS) x Lucy Louise (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: M J Lakey Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55.5
10
5.3
Persuader
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x Fast Talker (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: N Callow 56.5
11
7.3
Sugar Boom
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Acupuncture (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms S Thornton 55
12
7.7
Annatime
- 8m Time Thief (AUS) x Goanna (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: D J Duryea Rdr: A Spinks 55.5
13
10.7
Echo Gem
- 4m Squamosa (AUS) x Porcellanus (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: R Fradd 55.5
14
12.9
Spirit's Choice
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Deb's Choice (AUS) (Snippetson (AUS))
Tnr: M A Kropp Rdr: G Geran 55.5
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