Wise Dan aimed at Breeders' Cup hat-trick after Saratoga win
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Wise Dan won the Breeders' Cup mile in 2012 and 2013
Dual American Horse of the Year Wise Dan will seek a third Breeders' Cup Mile victory after a winning comeback.
The horse returned from colic surgery to triumph by a nose on his return in the Grade Two Bernard Baruch Handicap.
Wise Dan will now have one more run, in the Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland on 4 October, before the Breeders' Cup meeting.
He will then attempt to emulate the great Golidikova, external by claiming a hat-trick at Santa Anita on 1 November.
Recent Breeders' Cup winners | ||
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2013 Wise Dan | 2012 Wise Dan | 2011 Court Vision |
2010 Goldikova | 2009 Goldikova | 2008 Goldikova |
Trainer Charles LoPresti said: "He's been through a lot. I knew he was training good and I knew he was going to run good.
"He showed why he is the two-times Horse of the Year. God willing, he comes back good. He'll be way tougher next time."
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