Wise Dan forced to retire; Firecracker renamed for him..

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by casp0555

Sad to hear this but so happy they found this before it could have gotten worse and had a much different outcome. Happy retirement Wise Dan and thanks for the memories....and winning tickets

Couldn't have said it better....What a horse

[Needing the Wire]

Sad to see one of my favorites retire, but so glad this was discovered prior to racing again. Got to see him up close last year at Keeneland (see avatar) and will always be one of my fondest memories.
Thanks for all you did for the sport!

[Danzig]

Oh, no. Glad they found the filling, but hate it was there to be found.
I was looking forward to his return, seemed to be back good as new.
I wish him a long and happy life. He was so much fun. Thanks, Dan, it was a blast

[senator L]

How many horses in the last 10 years
had a record like this 31 23 2 0
Earnings: $7,552,920

Really enjoyed this horse, I hope he has
a nice retirement with the other Dan

[casp0555]

Originally Posted by senator L

How many horses in the last 10 years
had a record like this 31 23 2 0
Earnings: $7,552,920

Really enjoyed this horse, I hope he has
a nice retirement with the other Dan

so true...like I said, winning tickets

[declansharbor]

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.

[gamblin4ever]

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.