Wise Dan and John Velazquez (right) in the winners' circle, 2012 Breeders' Cup Mile
Sire
Wiseman's Ferry
Grandsire
Hennessy
Dam
Lisa Danielle
Damsire
Wolf Power
Sex
Gelding
Foaled
February 20, 2007
Country
United States
Color
Chestnut
Breeder
Morton Fink
Owner
Morton Fink
Trainer
Charles LoPresti
Record
31:23-2-0
Earnings
$7,552,920
Major wins
Phoenix Stakes (2010) Firecracker Handicap (2011, 2013) Fayette Stakes (2011) Clark Handicap (2011) Ben Ali Stakes (2012) Fourstardave Handicap (2012, 2013) Woodbine Mile (2012, 2013) Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2012, 2014) Breeders' Cup Mile (2012, 2013) Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (2013, 2014) Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (2013, 2014) Bernard Baruch Handicap (2014)
Awards
American Horse of the Year (2012, 2013) American Champion Older Male Horse (2012, 2013) American Champion Male Turf Horse (2012, 2013)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2016) United States Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2020) GII Wise Dan Stakes at Churchill Downs (2016– )
Last updated on 5 August 2021
Wise Dan (foaled February 20, 2007) is a champion American Hall of Fame and Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the first horse to win the same three Eclipse Awards in consecutive years, having been named American Horse of the Year, Champion Older Male and Champion Male Turf Horse in 2012 and 2013.[1]
In a racing career which began in 2010, he has won nineteen Graded stakes races, including victories on turf, dirt, and two types of synthetic surface. Unraced as a two-year-old, Wise Dan won the Phoenix Stakes in 2010 but was well beaten when taking on top-class opposition in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. In the latter half of 2011, he won twice at Grade II level before winning the Grade I Clark Handicap in November. In 2012, Wise Dan won five more races, including Woodbine Mile, Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Mile. By autumn, he was the most highly rated active racehorse in North America. In 2013, Wise Dan won six of his seven races, repeating his wins in the Woodbine Mile and the Breeders' Cup Mile as well as taking the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes and the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. After two wins in early 2014, he underwent surgery for colic in mid-May and was out for over two months for recovery. Returning to racing with a victory in the Grade II Bernard Baruch Handicap, he also won the Shadwell Turf Mile for a second time, after which he developed an ankle injury that sidelined him until the following year. Although he went back into training and was preparing for another run in the 2015 Woodbine Mile, he developed a tendon injury unrelated to the fracture suffered in 2014 and was retired on September 7, 2015.
^Novak, Claire (January 18, 2014). "Horse of the Year Wise Dan Repeats Sweep". bloodhorse.com. The BloodHorse. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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