MORTON Fink’s homebred Wise Dan, two-time Horse of the Year, has been retired after trainer Charles LoPresti noticed some filling in a tendon last Monday morning.

The gelding had been due to make his return from an ankle injury in the $1million Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile tomorrow.

“He’d been training lights out. But, we noticed some filling in his tendon.

“The vet suggested we scan it and it turns out he has a tear on the outside edge of his tendon.”

Wise Dan, an eight-year-old son of Wiseman’s Ferry, had not raced since the ankle injury was detected following his victory in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland last October.

He retires with a record of 23 wins and two seconds from 31 starts, and earnings of $7,552,920.

He was also voted US champion turf male horse champion older male both years.