Stevens and Purim's Dancer, a 4-year-old filly from the barn of Thomas Proctor, were fourth in the early going on the special downhill course but had a two-length lead by the time they reached the main turf track and pulled away to beat longshot Dancingtothestars by 31/4 lengths, covering about 61/2
Life inspires art and art inspires the living; ages before you and I were born, the long-standing tradition of wearing something 'for remembrance' appeared in a pop song that was printed in Thomas Proctor's Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions published in 1578.