Flying Dancer Explained

Horsename:Flying Dancer
Sire:Ballybrit
Grandsire:Wandering Eyes
Dam:Pur Sang
Damsire:In The Purple
Sex:Gelding
Foaled:1982
Country:New Zealand
Colour:Bay
Breeder:Not found
Owner:Lim Por-yen
Trainer:Brian Kan Ping-chee
Record:26: 5-7-2
Earnings:HK$2,314,070
Race:Hong Kong Invitation Cup (1988)
Awards:Hong Kong Horse of the Year (1987)

Flying Dancer (foaled 1982 in New Zealand) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Hong Kong. Sired by Ballybrit, a descendant of the British champion Polymelus, he was out of the mare Pur Sang who was from the British Hyperion line.

Owned by Hong Kong businessman Lim Por-yen, Flying Dancer is best known as the winner of the inaugural running of the Hong Kong Invitation Cup in 1988 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

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