There was a great sub text to the Belmont on the undercard. Dancing Forever, the five year old son of Dancinginmydreams, won the Grade I Woodford Reserve Manhattan, in a thrilling stretch run. According to Bloodhorse.com, "In a thriller to the finish, it was Dancing Forever who became a grade I winner in the $400,000 Manhattan with his nose decision over Out of Control in the 1 1/4 turf race at Belmont Park."
Some of you may remember that Dancing Forever's mother, Dancinginmydreams, suffered an injury similar to Barbaro's and recuperated at Penn's New Bolton Center for over a year. She went on to become a successful broodmare and Dancing Forever is her first Grade I stakes winner. That she survived and then was able to reproduce is one of the sport's true miracle stories.
There is a coda here as well. Note that Dancing Forever is five years old and still racing. He was a late bloomer and there was no rush to the breeding shed by his owners/breeders, the Phipps Stables, one of racing's dynasties.
It just goes to show you that not everyone involved in racing is interested in getting in, getting out and getting rich. Too bad, these stories never seem to make headlines.
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