| Dancing in Silks | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dancing in Silks (outside, black saddle cloth) in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Sprint | |
| Sire | Black Minnaloushe |
| Grandsire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | Lemhi Love |
| Damsire | Royal and Regal |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Ronald E. Jex |
| Owner | Ken Kinakin |
| Trainer | Carla Gaines |
| Record | 13: 7-2-2 |
| Earnings | US$1,447,622 |
| Major wins | |
| California Cup Sprint (2009)Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Sprint (2009) | |
| Awards | |
| Co-California Horse of the Year (2009) | |
| Last updated on January 15, 2010 | |
Dancing in Silks (foaled March 2, 2005 inCalifornia) is an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse best known for winning the 2009Breeders' Cup Sprint atSanta Anita Park.
A 4-year-old gelding, Dancing in Silks was bred by Ronald E. Jex. The horse races for Ken Kinakin and is trained byCarla Gaines. Dancing in Silks is the only horse owned by Ken Kinakin, a 48-year-old Canadian businessman fromKelowna, British Columbia. Originally sold at the November 2005Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale for $20,000, Kinakin purchased him at the 2006Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) Summer Mixed Sale for $21,401.
The winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint in a four-horse blanket finish, the race marked the fourth straight win for Dancing in Silks and his first try in aGrade One event.
Dancing in Silks shared 2009California Horse of the Year honors withCalifornia Flag.[1] He continues to train at Santa Anita Park and is expected to make his next start there in January 2010.