| Wise Counsellor | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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]
Pedigree
| Sire Mentor |
Blackstock | Hanover | Hindoo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
References
- ↑ "French Champion Epinard Meets Defeat: Loses First International Race". Daily Racing Form (University of Kentucky Archives). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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