Wonder Wheel | |
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Sire | Into Mischief |
Grandsire | Harlan's Holiday |
Dam | Wonder Gal |
Damsire | Tiz Wonderful |
Sex | Filly |
Foaled | [1] | February 7, 2020
Country | United States |
Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
Breeder | Three Chimneys Farm & Clearsky Farms |
Owner | D. J. Stable |
Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
Record | 8:4–2–0 |
Earnings | $1,590,725 [2] |
Major wins | |
Alcibiades Stakes (2022) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2022) | |
Awards | |
American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (2022) | |
Last updated on 6 May 2023 |
Wonder Wheel (foaled February 7, 2020) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2022 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and was named the 2022 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. [2]
Wonder Wheel is a dark bay or brown filly who was bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm and Clearsky Farms and was a $275,000 purchase at the 2021 September Keeneland sale by D. J. Stables. [3] Her dam Wonder Gal was GI placed several times and a winner of $904,800 who died earlier in 2022. Her other foal, Road Bible, a 4-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile is a three-time winner with earnings of $70,480. [4]
Wonder Wheel is trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Mark E. Casse.
Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey | Ref |
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2022 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
Jun 3, 2022 | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Churchill Downs | 2.20 | 7 | 1 | 1:04.73 | 2+1⁄4 lengths | Tyler Gaffalione | [5] | |
Jul 4, 2022 | 6 furlongs | Debutante Stakes | Listed | Churchill Downs | 1.80 | 7 | 1 | 1:10.26 | 6+3⁄4 lengths | Tyler Gaffalione | [6] |
Sep 4, 2022 | 7 furlongs | Spinaway Stakes | I | Saratoga | 1.45* | 10 | 2 | 1:24.03 | (1+1⁄2 lengths) | Tyler Gaffalione | [7] |
Oct 7, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Alcibiades Stakes | I | Keeneland | 4.10* | 14 | 1 | 1:45.17 | nose | Tyler Gaffalione | [8] |
Nov 4, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | I | Keeneland | 6.50 | 13 | 1 | 1:44.90 | 3 lengths | Tyler Gaffalione | [9] |
2023 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
Feb 11, 2023 | 1 mile & 40 yards | Suncoast Stakes | Listed | Tampa Bay Downs | 0.50* | 8 | 2 | 1:40.18 | (neck) | Tyler Gaffalione | [10] |
April 7, 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Ashland Stakes | I | Keeneland | 1.53 | 7 | 6 | 1:43.31 | (5+3⁄4 lengths) | Tyler Gaffalione | [11] |
May 5, 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Kentucky Oaks | I | Churchill Downs | 10.32 | 14 | 9 | 1:49.77 | (10+1⁄4 lengths) | Joel Rosario | [12] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Wonder Wheel was the post-time favourite.
Sire Into Mischief (2005) | Harlan's Holiday (1999) | Harlan (1989) | Storm Cat (1983) |
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Country Romance (1976) | |||
Christmas in Aiken (1992) | Affirmed (1975) | ||
Dowager (1980) | |||
Leslie's Lady (1996) | Tricky Creek (1986) | Clever Trick (1976) | |
Batte Creek Girl (1977) | |||
Crystal Lady (Canada) (1990) | Stop The Music (1970) | ||
One Last Bird (1980) | |||
Dam Wonder Gal (2012) | Tiz Wonderful (2004) | Tiznow (1997) | Cee's Tizzy (1987) |
Cee's Song (1986) | |||
Evil (1998) | Hennessy (1993) | ||
Lit'l Rose (1987) | |||
Passe (2006) | Dixie Union (1997) | Dixieland Band (1980) | |
She's Tops (1989) | |||
Gal On the Go (1998) | Irgun (1991) | ||
Gypsy (1992) (family 12b) [13] |
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