11/26 (HOL): Matriarch S. (G1); Raise Your Skirt S.

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I was banking on the vast majority not knowing (or perhaps remembering) who Special Duty is.

On paper, she's probably the most accomplished Euro to be imported to this country (I'm assuming she's staying) in a while.

As far as the DQs go, she's like a reverse GATE DANCER.

Careful....................

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Gate Dancer

Careful....................

Gate Dancer was one of my favorite horses. Looked like Batman.

Nonetheless, IIRC, he's the only horse in Kentucky Derby history to be DQ'd for interference and he was also DQ'd in the inaugural BC Classic.

Now that's a historic record unlikely to be repeated.

On a positive note, Gate Dancer did set two track records in '83, the first in the Preakness, the other in the Super Derby.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Gate Dancer was one of my favorite horses. Looked like Batman.

Nonetheless, IIRC, he's the only horse in Kentucky Derby history to be DQ'd for interference and he was also DQ'd in the inaugural BC Classic.

Now that's a historic record unlikely to be repeated.

On a positive note, Gate Dancer did set two track records in '83, the first in the Preakness, the other in the Super Derby.

The BCC DQ was bogus though.