Meet Shrimp Dancer:
Shrimp Dancer (By Kitten's Joy out of Formal Dancer) is trained by David Donk and owned by William Bloom. After making his first start in the mud at Saratoga, Donk moved the colt to the turf, where he ran third despite a troubled trip at the Spa on August 31. Today, he broke his maiden at Belmont in style, drawing clear to win by 1 1/4-lengths on the grass.
With a name like Shrimp Dancer, we just had to ask. (Especially after entertaining half-baked theories based on his breeding: "He's by Kitten's Joy...the dam is Formal Dancer...and...kittens dance for shrimp?")
Obviously we were wrong, but the colt's trainer was happy to set us straight. Dancer does indeed come from the dam side, but shrimp comes straight from the owner.
"We were bouncing around some names and the Jockey Club rejected a couple and finally we came up with this," Donk said. "Bill Bloom [founded] Eastern Seafood Co., which is one of the largest shrimp importers in the country."
Not just the country -- according to the company website, Eastern Seafood is "one of the world's largest importers and marketers of shrimp." (Also note the shrimp in their logo.)
And there you have it. Dance on, Shrimp Dancer.
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