Wheeling N Dealin to Seelster Farms
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Wheeling N Dealin enjoyed a spectacular freshman season during which time he never
tasted defeat in nine starts. He swept the Bridger Series, won the Champlain in
a season’s best 1:55, captured the elim and final of the William Wellwood
Memorial and concluded the season with a sweep of the Breeders Crown.
He
was the overwhelming choice as the best two-year-old trotting colt of the year
in Canada and the US winning the O’Brien and Dan Patch Awards.
As a
sophomore, Wheeling N Dealin started in the three toughest races for his group,
the Hambletonian, Canadian Trotting Classic and the Kentucky Futurity. In the
first, he finished second in his elimination timed in 1:53.1 and, in the
second, he was a close third in his elim and fourth in the final.
Wheeling
N Dealin concluded his racing career late this summer at Mohawk, winning his
final two starts including a life best 1:54 performance. He retires to the
Seelster Farms’ breeding shed with $913,000 in earnings.
In
addition to his talent on track, Wheeling N Dealin also possesses a deep
pedigree. His sire is the great Cantab Hall, a winner of $1.5 million in his
racing career and the sire of such standouts as Father Patrick ($2.6 million),
Wild Honey ($1.6 million), Explosive Matter ($1.5 million), etc.
Wheeling
N Dealin’s dam is the multiple stakes winner Quick Credit who won more than
$553,000 and has also produced Sugar Wheeler ($354,000).
The introductory fee for Wheeling N Dealin is $4,000.
For further information, please see seelsterfarms.com or
call (519) 227-4294.