McWICKED

MCARDLE – WESTERN SAHARA – WESTERN IDEAL
P, 2,1:52.0f; 3,1:47.3f; 7,1:46.2 MR – $5,103,271 (US)
2011 – bay horse – 16 hands
  • Highest Stakes Money earning Stallion in the history of Harness Racing
  • 20-time Feature Race Winner (11 x Group 1, 7 x Group 2 & 2 x Group 3 equivalent events)
  • Won over $1Million in stakes in three separate seasons
  • Dan Patch, O’Brien 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year (2014)
  • Dan Patch, O’Brien Horse of the Year (2018)
  • World Champion
  • Canadian Hall of Fame Inductee (2020)
  • U1 Family (Tall Drink Hanover, Wiggle It Jiggleit, Stay Hungry, Betting Line, Artsplace, Sushi Sushi, Armbro Operative, Western Terror, Artiscape, Sabilize, Bret Hanover)
  • Beautifully natured and magnificent looking Stallion
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Overview
    McWicked was a World Champion performer taking out the famed Breeders Crown Final as a 3YO, stopping the clock at 1:49.0, To winning the Breeder Crown Final as an aged horse. 

    He exploded back to form as an aged horse winning the Ben Franklin elimination & Final, Breeders Crown Final, Canadian Pacing Derby Final, Dan Rooney Invitational division twice, Jim Ewart Memorial twice, Mohawk Gold Cup and the TVG Open Final.

    He won the 2018 Allerage at Lexington’s Red Mile in 1:46.2, which is the third-fastest winning race mile in history. In this race he defeated the “Wonder from Down Under” Lazarus.

    McWicked, a son of McArdle out of Western Sahara, won 40 of 110 career races and $4.93 million (AUS)  in stake money. He is the richest pacing stallion in North American harness racing history and second only to gelding Foiled Again on the all-time money list…

    McWicked descends from the famed U1 Family, a family which is littered with standardbred royalty and includes Tall Drink Hanover, Wiggle It Jiggleit, Stay Hungry, Betting Line, Artsplace, Sushi Sushi, Armbro Operative, Western Terror, Artiscape, Sabilize and Bret Hanover.

    The son of McArdle – Western Sahara sports a mark of 1:46.2, the third fastest race win time ever. He has all the make up to be a top stallion, speed at every aged he raced, Over $5 million in earnings, toughness, great confirmation and of course the pedigree to go with it. The best part about McWicked is that with him being a son of Mcardle, he will cross well with most of the best and most popular broodmare bloodlines. 

    “McWicked was one of the most intelligent horses I’ve ever sat behind. He was very smart and all business. I won 2 Breeders Crowns with McWicked. He was a game racehorse that was great gaited. McWicked has the perfect size and had everything one could ask for. He has great conformation. I will always be appreciative of how smart McWicked is. I hope his potential offspring get his intelligence.”

    -Brian Sears, Driver

    “McWicked gave it 110 percent everytime he got behind the gate. He was first over more than any horse I have ever seen and raced strong up until the end of his career at 8 years old. He was impressive on any size track and had perfect manners. McWicked had a great gait and was smart and classy. He is a big, strong horse that has a huge back end and shoulder. He has a long gait and wore no boots.”

    -Casie Coleman, Trainer

    Overview Continued…

    His list of achievements include:

    • 2020 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Inductee
    • 40 Wins (20 were Group Wins)
    • Winner of 2014 O’Brien Award for Three Year Old Pacing Colts/Geldings
    • Winner of 2014 USHWA Dan Patch Award for Three Year Old Pacing Colts
    • Winner of 2018 O’Brien Award for Aged Pacing Horses/Geldings
    • Winner of 2018 O’Brien Award For Horse of the Year
    • Winner of 2018 USHWA Dan Patch Award for Aged Pacing Horses/Geldings
    • Winner of 2018 USHWA Dan Patch Award for Pacer of the Year
    • Winner of 2018 USHWA Dan Patch Award for Horse of the Year
    • Winner of 2019 O’Brien Award for Aged Pacing Horses/Geldings
    • Winner of 2019 USHWA Dan Patch Award for Aged Pacing Horses/Geldings
    • At 2, Winner of 2 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions
    • At 3, Winner of Adios Stakes elimination, Breeders Crown Final, Delvin Miller Adios Stakes Final, Max Hempt Memorial elimination & Final, North America Cup elimination, Progress Pace Preview & 2 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes & Final
    • As aged, Winner of Allerage Farms Open twice, Ben Franklin elimination & Final, Breeders Crown Final, Canadian Pacing Derby Final, Dan Rooney Invitational division twice, George Morton Levy Series leg, Jim Ewart Memorial twice, Joe Gerrity Jr Memorial division, Mohawk Gold Cup, TVG Open Final & William R. Haughton Memorial division

    His sire Mcardle p,2,1:53f; 3,1:49 ($2,455,609) boasts the following record as a sire in the Northern Hemisphere:

    Sire of 506 in 2:00, 326 in 1:55, 26 in 1:50

    From 804 foals, 555 winners from 669 starters and 194 earning over $100,000

    69% winners to foals, 83% winners to starters.

    His top performers include:

    MCWICKED p,1:46.2 ($4,930,967),

    ONE MORE LAUGH p,3,1:47.4 ($2,690,593),

    MCCEDES p,3,1:49.4 ($1,337,082),

    NOB HILL HIGH p,1:50.1f ($1,110,703),

    MCERLEAN p,4,1:49.1f ($973,072),

    LISPATTY (M) p,3,1:50f ($911,485),

    NIKE FRANCO N (M) p,1:48 ($839,454),

    BIG MCDEAL (M) p,3,1:49.1f ($818,544),

    QUEEN OF THE PRIDE (M) p,3,1:51.1f-’19 ($739,551),

    MEANT TO BE ME p,1:49.1 ($665,843)

    Total earnings of $68,860,328

    Line Breeding

    Many of the best performed horses world wide are linebred. For information and explanations about linebreeding click here.

    Based on linebreeding MCWICKED best matches the following broodmares:

    DAM SIRE

    GRAND DAM SIRE

    ALWAYS A VIRGIN

    BADLANDS HANOVER

    AMERICAN IDEAL

    BARNETT HANOVER

    ARMBRO DEUCE

    CAMLACH

    ART MAJOR

    FALCON SEELSTER (Grand Sire – Ultimate Cross)

    ARTSPEAK

    JEREMES JET

    ATTORNEY GENERAL

    LONESTAR LEGEND

    BIG JIM

    MAKE A DEAL (½ brother of WESTERN IDEAL – Superior Cross)

    BONAVISTA BAY

    RED RIVER HANOVER

    CONTROL THE MOMENT

    RIGHTEOUS HANOVER

    DAWN OFA NEW DAY

    RUSTLER HANOVER

    ELSU

    STAMPEDE HANOVER

    FALCONS FUTURE

    THE PANDEROSA

    LUCK BE WITHYOU

    TIZ A MASTERPIECE

    METROPOLITAN

    TOTALLY WESTERN

    MILLION TO ONE

    UNION GUY

    MR FEELGOOD

    WE WILL SEE

    P FORTY SEVEN

    WELL SAID

    PANPACIFICFLIGHT

    WESTERN IDEAL (Grand Sire – Ultimate Cross)

    PERFECT ART

    YANKEE SENSATION

    PONDER

    		  

    ROCKNROLL HANOVER

    		  

    SEALED N DELIVERED

    		  

    SHADOW PLAY

    		  

    THE FALCON STRIKE

    		  

    TOWN CHAMPION

    		  

    TRUMP CASINO

    		  

    ULTIMATE FALCON

    		  

    VINTAGE MASTER

    		  
    Pedigree
     
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    Ultimate Crosses

    The ULTIMATE crosses for McWicked are:

    Dams by stallions of Western Ideal – American Ideal, Rocknroll Hanover, Artspeak, Always A Virgin, Dawn Ofa New Day, Vintage Master, Armbro Deuce & Big Jim.

    Dams by Art Major, Perfect Art, Shadow Play, Ponder, Town Champion and Untimate Falcon.

    Grand Dams by Falcon Seelster, Western Ideal, Make A Deal & Badlands Hanover.

    Dams with the above and following stallions in their pedigrees: The Panderosa, Nihilator, Western Hanover, Kiev Hanover, Overtrick, Niatross, Most Happy Fella, No Nukes & Abercrombie.

    Progeny

    Race Record

    • Owner(s)

      James Sears….

    • Sire

      McArdle 

    • Colour

      Bay

    • Dam

      Western Sahara (Western Ideal)

    • Sex

      Horse

    • Age

      9

    Best Time   As a 2YO As a 3YO Starts Wins Placings Stakemoney
    1:50.2 — 1:49.0 110 49 — $4,930,967

    Age

    Starts

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

    Earnings

    2

    10

    3

    5

    1

    $ 179,617

    3

    23

    12

    5

    4

    $ 1,472,937

    4

    10

    0

    3

    2

    $ 90,283

    5

    4

    0

    0

    2

    $ 18,650

    6

    27

    7

    7

    2

    $ 560,025

    7

    19

    12

    3

    2

    $ 1,575,364

    8

    17

    6

    3

    3

    $ 1,034,091

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    110

    40

    26

    16

    $ 4,930,967

    Dan Patch, O’Brien 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year in 2014; Dan Patch, O’Brien Horse of the Year; Dan Patch Pacer of the Year; Dan Patch, O’Brien Older Pacing Horse of the Year in 2018. World Champion. At 2, winner leg Pennsylvania Sires S. at Pocono, The Meadows; second in leg Pennsylvania Sires S. at Philadelphia, The Meadows, elim. Matron S., Keystone Classic, Goshen Cup; third in Final Pennsylvania Sires S. at Philadelphia. At 3, winner Final Breeders Crown at Meadowlands, elim. and Final Max Hempt Mem., elim. and Final Adios S., Progress P., leg Pennsylvania Sires S. at Philadelphia, The Meadows, Final Pennsylvania Sires S. at Philadelphia, elim. North America Cup; second in Final Carl Milstein Mem., Somebeachsomewhere P., leg Pennsylvania Sires S. at Pocono, elim. Breeders Crown at Meadowlands; third in elim. and Final Messenger S., Matron S., heat Little Brown Jug. At 4, second in Allerage Farm P. At 5, third in Molson P. At 6, winner Jim Ewart Mem., Mohawk Gold Cup, leg Levy Mem. at Yonkers; second in elim. and Final Breeders Crown at Hoosier, Final TVG P. at Meadowlands, Allerage Farm P., leg Levy Mem. at Yonkers (2); third in elim. and Final Canadian Pacing Derby. At 7, winner elim. and Final Ben Franklin P., William R. Haughton Mem. at Meadowlands, Canadian Pacing Derby, Breeders Crown at Pocono, Final TVG P. at Meadowlands, Dan Rooney Inv., Allerage Farm P.; second in Sam McKee Mem. at Meadowlands, Hoosier Park Pacing Derby, Mohawk Gold Cup; third in Dan Patch Inv. at Hoosier, Dayton Pacing Derby. At 8, winner Jim Ewart Mem., Joe Gerrity Jr. Mem. at Saratoga,IN Dan Rooney Inv., Allerage Farm P., Roll With Joe P.; second in Final Ben Franklin P., Dan Patch Inv. at Hoosier, Dayton Pacing Derby; third in Sam McKee Mem. at Meadowlands,IN Mohawk Gold Cup, elim. Ben Franklin P.