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Wise Counsellor (1921–1942) was the American National Champion two-year-old of Thoroughbred racing in 1923. He is best remembered for his win at age three over the European star runner Épinard in the first of a three-race series in 1924 known as the International Special, each hosted by a different racetrack in the United States.[1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2023) |
Wise Counsellor | |
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Sire | Mentor |
Grandsire | Blackstock |
Dam | Rustle |
Damsire | Russell |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1921 |
Country | United States |
Color | Chestnut |
Breeder | Spring Valley Stud (S. Kenney Nichols) |
Owner | Thomas C. Bradley Frederick A. Burton (Oct., 1923) |
Trainer | Auval John Baker John S. Ward |
Record | 22: 10-3-4 |
Earnings | US$115,570 |
Major wins | |
Cincinnati Trophy Stakes (1923) Harold Stakes (1923) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (1923) Queen City Handicap (1923) International Special No.1 (1924) Laurel Handicap (1924) Capital Handicap (1925) Jennings Handicap (1925) | |
Awards | |
American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1923) |
Sire Mentor |
Blackstock | Hanover | Hindoo |
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Bourbon Belle | |||
Mannie Himyar | Himyar | ||
Mannie Gray | |||
Meta | Onondaga | Leamington* | |
Susan Beane | |||
Una | War Dance | ||
Georgia Wood | |||
Dam Rustle |
Russell | Eolus | Leamington* |
Fanny Washington | |||
Tillie Russell | Scathelock | ||
Daisy | |||
Lady Louise | Iroquois | Leamington* | |
Maggie B B | |||
Tarantula | Great Tom | ||
Tallulah (family: 4-r) |
* Wise Counsellor is inbred 4S x 4D x 4D to the stallion Leamington, meaning that he appears fourth generation once on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.
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