Wilderness Song

Wilderness Song
Sire	Wild Again
Grandsire	Icecapade
Dam	Nalee's Rhythm
Damsire	Nalee's Man
Sex	Filly
Foaled	1988
Country	Canada
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Sam-Son Farm
Owner	Sam-Son Farm
Trainer	James E. Day
Record	37: 15-12-2
Earnings	$1,482,005
Major wins
	Mazarine Breeders Cup Stakes (1990); Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1990); Fury Stakes (1991); Bison City Stakes (1991); Spinster Stakes (1991); Belle Mahone Stakes (1991); Pimlico Distaff Handicap (1992); Churchill Downs Distaff Handicap (1992); Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap (1993); Monmouth Beach Stakes (1993)
Awards
	Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2008)

Last updated April 29, 2019

Wilderness Song (foaled 1988 in Ontario) is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and a Hall of Fame inductee. Out of the mare Nalee's Rhythm, she was sired by 1984 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Wild Again.

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In 2008, she was honored with induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

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