| Gate Dancer | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sovereign Dancer |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Sun Gate |
| Damsire | Bull Lea |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1981 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | William R. Davis |
| Owner | Kenneth Opstein |
| Trainer | Jack Van Berg |
| Record | 28: 7-8-7 |
| Earnings | US$2,501,705 |
| Major wins | |
| Super Derby (1984) Omaha Gold Cup (1984) Cornhusker Handicap (1985) American Classic Race wins: Preakness Stakes (1984) | |
| Honours | |
| Gate Dancer Street in Elkhorn, Nebraska | |
| Last updated on May 16, 2007 | |
Gate Dancer (1981–1998) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a winner of an American Classic Race, the Preakness Stakes, and for his part in a three-horse finish in the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Bred in Florida by William R. Davis, Gate Dancer was a son of Sovereign Dancer, in turn a son of the great Northern Dancer. He was out of the mare Sun Gate, whose sire was Bull Lea, a five-time Leading sire in North America. Owned by Ken Opstein. Trained by Jack Van Berg, on the racetrack the high-strung colt became distressed from the sounds of the crowd until his trainer devised a hood for his head with earmuffs that minimized the noise.