Breeding
Delta Blues was sired by Dance in the Dark with the dam Dixie Splash (sire Dixieland Band). The breeder was Northern Farm.
Dance in the Dark won the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), and was the son of "magnificent US-bred Sunday Silence, the ill-fated sire who has been unmatched in Japanese breeding history".
| Sire Dance in the Dark (JPN) B. 1993 |
Sunday Silence (USA) | Halo (USA) | Hail to Reason (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah (USA) | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) | Understanding(USA) | ||
| Mountain Flower (USA) | |||
| Dancing Key (USA) | Nijinsky (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | |
| Flaming Page (CAN) | |||
| Key Partner (USA) | Key to the Mint (USA) | ||
| Native Partner (USA) | |||
| Dam Dixie Splash (USA) |
Dixieland Band (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | Nearctic (CAN) |
| Natalma (USA) | |||
| Mississippi Mud (USA) | Delta Judge (USA) | ||
| Sand Buggy (USA) | |||
| Ocean Jewel (USA) | Alleged (USA) | Hoist The Flag (USA) | |
| Princess Pout (USA) | |||
| Lady Offshore (USA) | Sir Ivor (USA) | ||
| Bonnie Google (USA) |
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