My little broken heart...but so happy he will live out his days at his home. His career is nothing to sneeze at. He was incredible.
I was hoping to get to Woodbine for his comeback in the Mile, but c'est la vie!
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Wise Dan has been retired
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Re: Wise Dan has been retired
For Dan's retirement: http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/hoofprints
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Re: Wise Dan has been retired
He was a great racehorse, and perhaps a bit under-appreciated. He was obviously a tremendous Turf Miler, but he also won the G1 Clark Handicap (1 1/8 miles) on the dirt and was beaten only a head in a driving finish of the G1 Stephen Foster (1 1/8 miles dirt).
Wise Dan was also the beneficiary of a talented old-time horseman in Charlie Lopresti. In an age where many trainers have higher monthly vet bills than training bills, Charlie's low monthly vet bills speak mountains.
Wise Dan was also the beneficiary of a talented old-time horseman in Charlie Lopresti. In an age where many trainers have higher monthly vet bills than training bills, Charlie's low monthly vet bills speak mountains.
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Re: Wise Dan has been retired
Well said, DH.
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher...You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse." C. S. Lewis