Career As A Sire
Retired to Florida, Gate Dancer initially stood at stud at owner Kenneth Opstein's Good Chance Farm near Ocala in south Marion County, Florida and eventually ended up at Silverleaf Farm near Summerfield. Although he sired 27 stakes winners, none achieved the same level of racing success as Gate Dancer. On March 6, 1998, after a long struggle with laminitis, Gate Dancer was humanely euthanized. He was buried at Johnson Hollow Farm, near Oxford, Florida.
Nebraska artist Gwen G. Sides painted a portrait of Gate Dancer.
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