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Old 09-08-2015, 12:16 AM
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What an awesome horse to follow.

One of my favorite wins of his was when he shot up the rail in the rain in 2013's edition of the Firecracker. Fell in love with the picture of him skimming the rail, and to this day serves as my profile pic.

He's earned a retirement filled with spoils.
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Old 09-08-2015, 10:55 AM
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Happy retirement big fella. You definately did enough in your career to enjoy the retirement.

Kudos to the connections for doing right by the horse in his career so we could enjoy watching him race instead of ruining him.
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Old 09-08-2015, 12:50 PM
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But what an outstanding run he had! Awesome job by Mr. Lopresti.
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Old 09-08-2015, 04:02 PM
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Indeed. Looking forward to his next visit on ATR.

I was hoping to see Wise Dan race again at Keeneland, but it wasn't meant to be.
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Old 09-08-2015, 05:02 PM
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Best horse I've seen...all class. Can't wait to visit him
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Old 01-05-2016, 09:22 AM
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A update on the champ

https://www.thoroughbredracing.com//...3817-200379909
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Old 01-05-2016, 09:35 AM
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From the article:

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“About two days after we’d announced his retirement I was grazing him on the lawn. He loves to graze, and he’ll just stare at the racetrack. Most of the time he’ll get a little ramped up, but this morning it was quiet, and horses were coming back and forth, and he stood there staring.
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“I got to looking at him and my eyes started tearing up, and the tears started running down my face. He turned around and he looked at me. He kind of cocked his head and then he reached out and pressed his muzzle up against the side of my face. It was like he was saying, ‘It’s okay. It’s all going to be fine. I’m not mad anymore.’ He’s just like that. He has a lot of human qualities.”
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God I loved reading this. Love both Dans so much... great to know they are enjoying a well-deserved retirement and are so incredibly loved.
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Old 01-07-2016, 08:47 PM
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great article...hard to not sound like a sap but almost had me tearing up. Amazing horse and the connections are top notch
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