While the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and shareholders of AMBev are ecstatic at
Fairmount's recent press release, another one of the greats in St Louis area
thoroughbred racing has passed.

I watched David Gall at both Fairmount and the bull ring Cahokia Downs. We are
talking night racing, and when the lights came on every fly and mosquito in
Southern Illinois headed for these facilities. There were two things I do not
think I ever saw David Gall do: a) smile (he was often referred to as being dour)
and b) ride a winner that paid more than $12.

Gall dominated Southern Illinois racing like no jockey I have seen on any other circuit.

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