Wando (February 23, 2000 – January 22, 2014) was a

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racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 2003. Wando was bred by Gustav Schickedanz at his farm Schomberg Farms in Schomberg,

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and ridden mainly by jockey Patrick Husbands. The chestnut stallion raced with moderate success as a four-year-old, and was then retired on 12 May 2005 to stand at

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at Lane's End Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. In 2011, the stallion returned to Schomberg, where he died of a heart attack on January 22, 2014. He is buried at Schomberg Farms. In 2014, Wando was inducted into the

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External links

Wando's pedigree, with photo

References

{{reflist 2000 racehorse births 2014 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in King, Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada King's Plate winners Sovereign Award winners Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 9-d