Archive for August 1997

Exceller Remembered As A Truly Class Act

By MIKE MULLANEY Features Editor, Daily Racing Form When told of Exceller’s demise, Charlie Whittingham, the horse’s trainer in 1978 and early 1979, said, “It’s a sad thing . . . you’d expect more from people. He sure ran some awfully big races for me.” Before he came to Whittingham, the Kentucky-bred was trained in […]

Exceller’s Fate: Racing’s Heart?

By MIKE MULLANEY Features Editor, Daily Racing Form Go for Wand was “Wanda” to those who knew her – she had a nickname, she had a family and she was loved, and her death created an inestimable hole in the hearts of those who spent day after day with her. The on-track demise of Go […]