Stallion, Dance Floor

[VicarageVee]

Any one know anything about this guy?
Are his offspring sound, atheletic, good movers?
I'm thinking eventing, obviously.

[Laurierace]

Not much of a sample, so I can't give you generalizations about all his foals, but I had one once. Nice looking, relatively big colt that I quickly turned in to a gelding. Bowed his tendon, gave him almost a year off then he bowed it again. I donated him to a horse rescue where he was adopted as a local childrens hunter.

[Linny]

All I know is that he was campaigned by MC Hammer. It was always a riot when he and his posse would show up an sit in the box seat section at Belmont.:eek:

[Acertainsmile]

I remember seeing MC and Oprah at the Preakness...MC was wearing the coolest red leather outfit..LOL

[DickHertz]

Didn't MC Hammer invest like $10 million in racehorses and only win a couple of races? I think I saw something on E True Hollywood Story that said he lost all his money on racehorses

[Blueshadow]

Somethinaboutlaura is his best racing offspring, and she is quite a racemare in CA. I'm a big fan; she is gutsy and has had a nice long successful stakes racing career. He is now standing in New Zealand after an otherwise unimpressive sire stint in CA.

I have a Dance Floor filly who is BIG, big boned, and beautiful - but has crappy, crappy feet. I have no idea where that comes from. She's out of a Vigors mare.

[VicarageVee]

hmmm.
Not the best response, then, huh? Well, it is interesting to know that MC Hammer once owned the stallion, but if that is his great accomplishment, I think I'll pass on the offspring...

[Laurierace]

That is your choice obviously, but I certainly wouldn't pass on one of his get as an event horse due to his lack of success as a race horse sire. That makes no sense whatsoever. The horse needs to be evaluated on his own merit.

[Acertainsmile]

Didn't MC Hammer invest like $10 million in racehorses and only win a couple of races? I think I saw something on E True Hollywood Story that said he lost all his money on racehorses


Wayne Lukas did what he does best... OTP...thats what his mantra is.

(Other Peoples Money) :)

[ravenclaw]

Didn't MC Hammer invest like $10 million in racehorses and only win a couple of races? I think I saw something on E True Hollywood Story that said he lost all his money on racehorses

Dance Floor ran well in the Kentucky Derby (I think he was 3rd?). MC Hammer also had a filly named Lite Light who was a good racehorse. She was a multiple Grade 1 winner.

Vicarage Vee -- I agree that Dance Floor's lack of success of a sire (and the fact that he was owned by MC Hammer) shouldn't be a turn-off. Since you want the horse to be an eventer, it shouldn't matter who his sire is.

[VicarageVee]

Since you want the horse to be an eventer, it shouldn't matter who his sire is.

LOL. Yeah, I agree with this sentiment, but it's still something that all eventers should be reminded every now and again ;)

I've got a *** horse out of the most mundane parents you've ever seen!

[Slewdledo]

We had a Dance Floor filly a few years ago. She was a dainty little thing - ewe-necked and very delicately built. She had ankle problems and never raced.

Dance Floor himself sold for just over $6,000 a few years ago at Barrets to New Zealand interests.