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Champion The Wicked North euthanized (includes video)

Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011 4:54 PM

THE WICKED NORTH

THE WICKED NORTH

Multiple Grade 1 winner The Wicked North, the 1994 Eclipse Award winner as champion older male, was euthanized on Thursday at the Hagyard Equine Medical Center in Lexington due to complications from an intestinal lipoma strangulation. He was 22.

The chestnut Far North horse out of the multiple stakes-winning Good Behaving mare Wicked Witchcraft, had been pensioned at Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky, since 2008.
 
“He was a great champion," Old Friends President Michael Blowen said. “He was fine last night but Kent Ralstin, our assistant farm manager, discovered his discomfort early this morning. The Wicked North had a ton of class, and it was all on display at the end.”

Trained by David Bernstein for owner Phil Hersh, the Wicked North won eight of 17 starts, including the Oaklawn Handicap (G1), Californian Stakes (G1), and San Antonio Handicap (G2), all in 1994, and earned $1,180,750 in four racing seasons.

He suffered a suspensory injury in the 1994 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) and was retired. As a stallion, he stood in California, New York, and Kentucky until a near-fatal bout of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) ended his stud career.

The Wicked North sired 57 winners, including two stakes winners, from 99 starters that earned $2,425,422 through Wednesday.

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Posted by: Bellwether, Chesapeake, VA on March 29, 2011 at 04:14 AM

HIS SOUL FLYS ACROSS THE SKY WITH THE LIKES OF "RAISED ON PROMISES" & "SECOND OF JUNE"...FAR OUT BABY!!!...ty...

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Posted by: Dan, St. Charles, IL on March 28, 2011 at 06:01 PM

The Wicked North was one of the best Illinois Breds to race. I had not seen him since he was a baby at Sunrise Farm. He looked like the whole package when he was a baby, he turned out to be the whole package. He is what you look for when you bred one.

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Posted by: Kathy, San Diego, CA on March 25, 2011 at 03:35 PM

You had a good long life old boy!
Enjoy that big pasture in the sky!

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Posted by: Leonard, Lawndale, CA on March 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM

I was fortunate enough to get to see The Wicked North race several time's, and let me tell you he was one tuff hombre. RIP my friend, thank's for the thrill's.....

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Posted by: Ellen, Calgary, AB on March 24, 2011 at 09:35 PM

And when I say Grandpa, I mean Fortunate Prospect. Grand ol' boy too!

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