I was reminded just now of the fact that I have been following and involved with thoroughbreds for a helluva long time. Watching the 9th from Laurel, I heard a horse mentioned named Gorse. The Gorse I remember was a broodmare for Hickory Tree Farm from the mid 80\'s. That race was followed by the Tale of the Cat stakes from the Spa. I first saw him as an unnamed 2 year old in John Forbes\' barn at Belmont. I guess my daughters are correct when they lovingly call their father a broken down old man at 58.
dcbred1 Wrote:
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> I was reminded just now of the fact that I have
> been following and involved with thoroughbreds for
> a helluva long time. Watching the 9th from Laurel,
> I heard a horse mentioned named Gorse. The Gorse I
> remember was a broodmare for Hickory Tree Farm
> from the mid 80\'s. That race was followed by the
> Tale of the Cat stakes from the Spa. I first saw
> him as an unnamed 2 year old in John Forbes\' barn
> at Belmont. I guess my daughters are correct when
> they lovingly call their father a broken down old
> man at 58.
Funny you mention that. I just saw a horse named Killeen the other day which flooded me with memories. I notice you are called DCBred. I grew up in DC and was fed a steady diet of racing at Bowie, Laurel, Pimlico, Timonium, Charles Town, and Shenandoah Downs. If you were in DC in the mid-80s you had to know the Killeen back then who was a bulring specialist (not unlike Wicked Felina to name another from the 70s).