With a record tied and Dance to Bristol’s retirement honored, it was that kind of day at Laurel Park on Saturday; even while looking forward, the mind kept reaching back.
Bowie-based Dance to Bristol headed off to the breeding shed in style, with a retirement ceremony at Laurel Park.
Starting following Dance to Bristol’s win in the Ballerina, The Racing Biz followed her every step of the way — from Bowie to Breeders’ Cup — in a weekly series.
Saturday’s Laurel Park card features four stakes — and a retirement ceremony for Bowie-based star Dance to Bristol.
Dance to Bristol finished sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, but her connections are still quick to call her “a dream come true.”
For trainer Ollie Figgins, Dance to Bristol has spent 11 months proving she belongs in the best company. The journey ends on Saturday.
Everything has gone smoothly for Dance to Bristol and trainer Ollie Figgins this year. All that’s left is getting her and her humans to the West Coast while keeping 40+ horses on the East Coast happy.
Breeders’ Cup-bound Dance to Bristol breezed five furlongs in 58 3/5 seconds today in her last move prior to the big event.
“My whole family has been involved” in his training career says Ollie Figgins, III. That makes Dance to Bristol’s meteoric rise something of a family affair.
Rider Xavier Perez has a tattoo in honor of what he calls “my big horse.” That it’s not of Grade 1 winner Dance to Bristol points out what’s enabling him to succeed.