Wildman Jack

Wildman Jack won his career debut in August 2019 in a turf sprint at Del Mar. He followed with a third-place finish in another turf sprint at the seaside track before coming up a nose short in consecutive turf sprints in October at Santa Anita and November at Del Mar. The Goldencents gelding closed his 3-year-old season with a 1 ¾-length win Dec. 1 at Del Mar.

Wildman Jack started out his 4-year-old season in Dubai where he was a close fourth in a handicap race before a dominant 4 ¾-length runaway victory in the Group 3 Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Sponsored by Arabian Adventures.

The bay gelding returned to the states and closed from off the pace to edge Sparky Ville by a nose to win the Grade 3 Daytona Stakes May 23 at Santa Anita Park. Unplaced in the Shakertown Stakes at Keeneland in July, Wildman Jack tried dirt for the first time in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes and finished fourth, beaten by only 1 ½ lengths after leading in the stretch.

He returned to the grass and ran second in the Grade 2 Eddie D. Stakes. Wildman Jack subsequently led in the stretch of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint but faded late and finished seventh.

After an unplaced finish on the grass to begin his 5-year-old season in 2021, Wildman Jack shifted back to the dirt and delivered a dominant, runaway victory in the Grade 3 Palos Verdes Stakes Jan. 23 at Santa Anita.