mcwicked
With $4,930,967 in earnings, 2018 Horse of the Year and world champion McWicked is the richest pacing stallion in history and the second-richest North American Standardbred. He raced from 2013-2019 and compiled a lifetime racing record of 110-40-26-16.
Bred by Andray Farm of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, McWicked was foaled on March 10, 2011 in nearby Hillsdale, Pennsylvania. During his most successful racing seasons McWicked was owned by Ed James and S S G Stables and was driven primarily by Brian Sears and David Miller.
As a two-year-old in 2013, McWicked showed promise in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes competition. In his sophomore season, McWicked compiled a 23-12-5-4 racing record with earnings of $1,472,937, most of any pacer in 2014. Major wins included the Breeders Crown, Max Hempt Memorial, Adios, Progress Pace and Pennsylvania Sire Stakes. McWicked was elected 2014 Dan Patch and O’Brien Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.
Lightly raced as a four– and five-year-old, McWicked bounced back as a six-year-old, winning seven races and earning $560,025.
As a seven-year-old in 2018, McWicked led the sport in earnings. Capping his campaign with a five-race win streak, McWicked won 12 of 19 starts, hitting the board 17 times. Victories included the Breeders Crown, Ben Franklin, William Haughton Memorial, Canadian Pacing Derby, TVG Open Championship, Dan Rooney and Allerage – in 1:46.2, the second-fastest mile in history. His earnings of $1,575,364 at age seven made McWicked the oldest horse to ever top North America’s single-season earnings list.
McWicked became the oldest pacer in history to be named Dan Patch Horse of the Year. He was voted Dan Patch Pacer of the Year and Older Pacing Horse of the Year and, in Canada, Horse of the Year and O’Brien Older Pacing Horse of the Year.
In 2019, eight-year-old McWicked earned $1,034,091, posting wins in the Jim Ewart Memorial, Joe Gerrity, Dan Rooney and Allerage, and was voted Dan Patch and O’Brien Older Pacing Horse of the Year.