Wise Dan Wins 6th Straight LOUISVILLE - Wise Dan, reigning Horse of the Year, earned his sixth consecutive victory dating to last season when he took the $546,400 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic by 4 ¾ lengths over Optimizer on Saturday as a prelude to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Wise Dan made an explosive move around the far turn to reel in pace-setting Silver Max and Optimizer. He continued to widen his margin under a vigorous hand ride from Jose Lezcano. Their task was made easier when trainer Shug McGaughey opted to scratch Point of Entry, the primary threat to Wise Dan, due to yielding turf conditions. Wise Dan has not lost since last June 16, when he ran second and missed by a head to Ron the Greek in the Stephen Foster Handicap on the traditional dirt track at Churchill Downs. All of his successes since then occurred on turf. Wise Dan won for the 15th time in 22 career starts and increased his earnings to $4,059,631.