The outstanding run of Stakes success for the progeny of Teofilo continued on Sunday, 24 September when his son Chance To Dance landed the Listed Karaka Classic at Pukekohe, New Zealand.
The winner of five races in Ireland, including one at Listed level, for his breeder and trainer Jim Bolger, Chance To Dance was having only his second start for trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, and his first in New Zealand. Autridge and Richards took over this training after he had spent three seasons in the stable of prolific Australian owner Lloyd Williams for whom he won two races.
Chance To Dance is an eight-year-old by southern hemisphere time, but raced with the enthusiasm of a much younger horse to win by a head from Brilliant Shine.
His victory continues a superb month so far for Teofilo, following Humidor's win in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington last weekend and Happy Clapper's victory in the G2 Tramway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, 2 September.
Chance To Dance is out of Crystal Ballet, a half-sister to the dam of Rodrigo De Triano whose five G1 wins included the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas. He is one of 70 Stakes winners for Teofilo, 13 of whom have been successful at G1 level.
