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1967 Gotham Stakes

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Date/Track:

4/15/1967, Aqueduct

Distance:

1 mile (Dirt)

Age/Sex:

3 M

Time:

1:35.20

*Rank is current Power Ranking among all active horses, based on highest HRN rating. Rating is based on HRN member voting.

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Silks

Horse / Sire

Rating

Trainer / Jockey

Last Start / Next Start

1st

Dr. Fager
Rough'n Tumble

9.27

J. Nerud
M. Ycaza

1st, 1968 Vosburgh Handicap

2nd

Damascus
Sword Dancer

9.17

F. Whiteley,
W. Shoemaker

4th, 1968 Jockey Club Gold Cup

3rd

Reason To Hail
Hail To Reason

3.91

H. Jacobs

2nd, 1967 Travers Stakes

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Prejudiced and a Travesty: The Day they Took a Great One Down

No matter the reason behind the disqualification, I have yet to meet a person who believed the decision to be a fair one. Finding people who say taking down Dr. Fager that day was a travesty, however, proved much easier to come by. To this day, I cannot think of a more universally disliked disqualif...Read More

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zxswordxz · Secretariat DQ in the Champagne was a horrible call too. · 71 days ago ·

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Floridaf · This is my history lesson for the day. Thanks for sharing, Brian! · 71 days ago ·

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cocoa2 · footlick wrote it best, "They called it herding. I called it the field being totally outclassed." · 71 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Brian, I thoroughly enjoyed your telling of Dr.Fager's disqualification story, and part of your own story as well. I find myself getting angry about the DQ, too, and I didn't see the race or know anything about it until last week, when cocoa mentioned it. · 71 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · That's a helluva pedigree for Brian. No wonder there is nobody that can write a better blog! Not only is that Garden State Park gone, but the one built after is also gone. The second one never got to see a horse like Dr. Fager! · 71 days ago ·

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CauseForConcern · Good story, Brian. Makes me wonder about the following year's Ky Derby. Although not immediately after the race, I hear stories that Dancer's Image was taken down(supposedly because the owner(s) had some civil rights background?), and Forward Pass was moved up, based on a urine test. Was there any truth to that? If so, it looks as though prejudice abounded at that time. · 71 days ago ·

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zatt · I did see Spend A Buck there a few times in year one of the reopening, and he was pretty fast! Dancer's Image is a little less black and white, (no pun intended) but yes, from everything I've read on the subject it seems resentment towards Peter Fuller was a big part of the story in a very questionable judgement in the '68 Derby. · 71 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · Sometimes in defeat, the light they shed can actually shine longer and brighter. It took me years to come to terms with this as Dr. Fager was my favorite, but a story in another sport took away the pain of that day. The analogy comes from the "Long Count" Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney. Dempsey while being consoled over his loss stated "are you kidding, this fight made me immortal." This comment in no way condones this kind of behavior. It's meant more to show that over time things have a way of working themselves out. Very nice story of my personal favorite, thanks. · 71 days ago ·

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J ReneeNeihart · Thanks for the history lesson! · 71 days ago ·

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On The Gallop's · Travesty ...as in Alphabet Soup being Disqualified in the 1996 Goodwood?. He got his revenge in the Classic though :) · 71 days ago ·

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yukichan · Another Travesty was Buena Vista's DQ in the 2010 Japan Cup, even though she won in dominating fashion. She too would go on to vindication the next year to win the Japan Cup. Her DQ seems particularly upsetting given Gentildonna was allowed her win over Orfevre for a more severe interference. Go figure.... · 71 days ago ·

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dave.michael.31149 · manny ycaza was a madman · 71 days ago ·

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bigbill859 · ill be back tomorrow got to study sat is a big day of racing hope to have some winners ill be on early with some winners I HOPE · 71 days ago ·

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marylandgq · Story reminds me of the time Dave's Friend went off 1-9 in a 6f race at Pimlico, broke from the outside but the jock was so hell bent to get to the rail before the 1/4 pole, he cut-off a horse on the rail. Though Dave's Friend won by 12, he was DQ'd. The runner-up who was declared the winner was "Star of David" ridden by John Nazareth, on of all days, Good Friday. ya just cannot make up this kind of stuff. · 70 days ago ·

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Waya · What a wonderful article, and I am old enough to remember it. Thank you, Brian! · 70 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Ycaza was nuttier than a fruit cake. Saw a still photo head on where HE claimed foul on the horse inside after HE leaned over and tried to block him with his extended elbow...As if no one could see that? · 70 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Manny was colorful to say the least. I remember his rides on Bald Eagle and his Filly TC victories with Dark Mirage. He also I believe ended Northern Dancer's TC effort with the ride on Quadrangle. · 70 days ago ·

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travel_vic · any journeyman just made Dark Mirage legal she was so much better than the rest. · 70 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Dark Mirage's competitors weren't garbage. There was Miss Ribot, Gay Matilda, Syrian Sea, Guest Room etc. · 70 days ago ·

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airedale2008 · Steward Keene Daingerfield didn’t like John Nerud and hated Manny Ycaza for his aggressive riding. After the race, Nerud was quoted as saying the decision was prejudiced. He was called in to the steward’s office to explain his comment. When told there was a rumor going around that he said the Garden State stewards were prejudiced, Nerud said, “That ain’t no rumor. That’s what I said.” As far as I’m concerned, the blemish is on the Garden State stewards record, not the Good Doctor’s. · 69 days ago ·

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