(7-25-25) Wise Counsel was born with all of the right ingredients to be an accomplished runner, a top sire in Curlin and his dam was a top broodmare Akron Moon.

He was what everyone would have thought was a sure thing.

Yet Wise Counsel, after just two races was retired and is now looking to start a new career.

Sometimes it takes more then the breeding to make a winner.

Curlin is widely considered one of the top sires in Thoroughbred horse racing. 

Here’s why:

  • Champion Progeny: Curlin is known for siring champions and Grade 1 winners, including three Eclipse Award winners in 2022 (Elite Power, Malathaat, and Nest) and three again in 2023 (Cody’s Wish, Idiomatic, and Elite Power).
  • Breeders’ Cup Success: He’s a leading sire at the Breeders’ Cup with eight wins total, including three winners in both 2022 and 2023.
  • High-priced progeny at auction: Curlin’s offspring command top dollar at auctions. At the 2024 Keeneland auction, a Curlin colt sold for a record $5 million, the highest price of the event.
  • Leading Sire Statistics: He consistently ranks among the top North American sires by earnings, with statistics reflecting a high percentage of winners and impressive stakes success. 

PEDIGREE

AKRON MOON: HIP 208 FTNOV—Wed, 10/24/2018

Akron Moon’s current two-year-old, Bellafina, was an $800,000 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Two-Year-Old in training purchase and has shown herself to have been a bargain at that. The current leader of the juvenile filly division, Bellafina broke her maiden with a 4¼ lengths victory in the Sorrento Stakes (G2). The Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) saw Bellafina in equally untouchable form, as she drew off for another 4¼ length triumph, leaving the highly-rated Mother Mother and Brill in her wake. Bellafina was even more dominant in the Chandelier Stakes (G1), strolling to a 6½ lengths victory, in her first test around two turns. Bellafina now owns the highest Beyer (94) and Equibase (105) Speedfigures for a two-year-old filly in 2018, and is clear morning line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).

Description for adoption from New Vocations–

WISE COUNSEL is a very good boy under saddle and settles quickly into an easy rhythm. Read his full bio and consider adoption here: ➡️newvocations.org/horse_detail/1703. This boy is simple and uncomplicated. “Varys” retired from his racing career sound but slow, and is ready to go in just about any direction! He is a stereotypical easy-going gelding to groom and tack. He stands well in the crossties and loves being pampered.

⚔️ 2021 Thoroughbred Gelding

⚔️Location: Lexington, KY

⚔️ 2025 RRP Thoroughbred Makeover Eligible

⚔️ 15.3 h

More details at New Vocations for adoption

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