Wise Counsellor

Wise Counsellor
Sire	Mentor
Grandsire	Blackstock
Dam	Rustle
Damsire	Russell
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1921
Country	United States
Color	Chestnut
Breeder	Spring Valley Stud (S. Kenney Nichols)
Owner	Thomas C. Bradley Frederick A. Burton (Oct., 1923)
Trainer	Auval John Baker John S. Ward
Record	22: 10-3-4
Earnings	US$115,570
Major wins
Cincinnati Trophy Stakes (1923) Harold Stakes (1923) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (1923) Queen City Handicap (1923) International Special No.1 (1924) Laurel Handicap (1924) Capital Handicap (1925) Jennings Handicap (1925)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1923)

Wise Counsellor (1921–1942) was the American National Champion two-year-old of Thoroughbred racing in 1923. He is best remembered for his win at age three over the European star runner Épinard in the first of a three-race series in 1924 known as the International Special, each hosted by a different racetrack in the United States.

Sire line tree

• Wise Counsellor
  • Good Advice
  • Supreme Court
  • Deliberator
    • Air Rate
  • Barre Granite

Pedigree

Pedigree of Wise Counsellor, chestnut colt, 1921

Sire Mentor	Blackstock	Hanover	Hindoo
			Bourbon Belle
		Mannie Himyar	Himyar
			Mannie Gray
	Meta	Onondaga	Leamington*
			Susan Beane
		Una	War Dance
			Georgia Wood
Dam Rustle	Russell	Eolus	Leamington*
			Fanny Washington
		Tillie Russell	Scathelock
			Daisy
	Lady Louise	Iroquois	Leamington*
			Maggie B B
		Tarantula	Great Tom
			Tallulah (family: 4-r)

* Wise Counsellor is inbred 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.