Wise Counsellor
SireMentor
GrandsireBlackstock
DamRustle
DamsireRussell
SexStallion
Foaled1921
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederSpring Valley Stud (S. Kenney Nichols)
OwnerThomas C. Bradley
Frederick A. Burton (Oct., 1923)
TrainerAuval John Baker
John S. Ward
Record22: 10-3-4
EarningsUS$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

Pedigree of Wise Counsellor, chestnut colt, 1921
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

  1. "French Champion Epinard Meets Defeat: Loses First International Race". Daily Racing Form (University of Kentucky Archives). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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