Wild Again

Wild Again
Sire	Icecapade
Grandsire	Nearctic
Dam	Bushel-N-Peck
Damsire	Khaled
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	May 22, 1980; died = December 5, 2008
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Brown
Breeder	Paule Little
Owner	Black Chip Stables
Trainer	Vincent Timphony/Tommy Akin
Record	28: 8-7-4
Earnings	$2,204,829
Major wins
New Orleans Handicap (1984) Oaklawn Handicap (1984) Meadowlands Cup Handicap (1984) Breeders' Cup Classic (1984)
Last updated on August 21, 2007

Wild Again (foaled May 22, 1980 in Kentucky – December 5, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse by Icecapade out of Bushel-N-Peck (by Khaled). He was broken and initially trained by Tommy Akin, but for the majority of his career was trained by Vincent Timphony. Bred by Paule Little and owned by Black Chip Stables, he is most famous for winning the inaugural Breeders' Cup Classic in 1984 over Slew o' Gold and Gate Dancer in a famous stretch run where all three battled head-to-head to the finish line.

The dark brown colt ran in 28 races in his four-year career, winning 8, placing 7 times, and coming in third on four occasions.

Year by year record:

1982 = 7: 2-3-0 -- $33,700
1983 = 1: 0-0-0 -- $0
1984 = 16: 6-1-4 -- $2,054,409
1985 = 4: 0-3-0 -- $116,720
Totals = 28: 8-7-4 -- $2,204,829

Aside from winning the first Breeders' Cup Classic, to which he had to be supplemented for a fee of $360,000, Wild Again won the Grade I Meadowlands Cup Handicap, the Grade II Oaklawn Handicap, and the Grade II New Orleans Handicap.

When he retired from racing, Wild Again stood at stud at Three Chimneys Farm where he became a successful sire. Among his sons and daughters are:

Born Wild - won Austrian Derby, Champion three-year-old in Austria
Elmhurst - winner of the 1997 Breeders' Cup Sprint
Milwaukee Brew - won the 2002 & 2003 Santa Anita Handicap
Offlee Wild - wins include the Suburban Handicap, Holy Bull Stakes, Massachusetts Handicap
Sarava - won the Belmont Stakes
Shine Again - multiple Grade I winner for Allaire du Pont
Wild Rush - millionaire multiple Grade I winner
Wild Wonder - multiple stakes winner, set new Track Record while winning the 1998 Longacres Mile Handicap
Wilderness Song - multiple stakes winner in Canada and the United States, 1992 Canadian Champion Older Mare

Wild Again was pensioned from stud duties in October 2004 and euthanized in December 2008 due to the infirmities of old age. He was the last survivor among the winners of the first Breeders' Cup.

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