Wise Counsellor (1921–1942) was the American National Champion two-year-old of

Thoroughbred racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing i ...

in 1923. He is best remembered for his win at age three over the European star runner

Épinard Épinard (1920–1942) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Background Epinard was a chestnut stallion owned and bred by Pierre Wertheimer. He sired by Badajoz from Epine Blanche by the British Triple Crown winner Rock Sand. Epine Bl ...

in the first of a three-race series in 1924 known as the

International Special The International Specials of 1924 were a series of three Thoroughbred horse races held in September and October at three different race tracks in the United States. They were called "International" because the race included the champion from France ...

, each hosted by a different racetrack in the United States.

Sire line tree

*Wise CounsellorSelim Sire Line
/ref> **Good Advice **Supreme Court **Deliberator ***Air Rate **Barre Granite

Pedigree

* Wise Counsellor is

inbred Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically. By analogy, the term is used in human reproduction, but more commonly refers to the genetic disorders and o ...

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.

References

1921 racehorse births 1942 racehorse deaths American Champion racehorses Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 4-r {{Racehorse-stub