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Wando (horse)

Wando (February 23, 2000 – January 22, 2014) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 2003. Wando was bred by Gustav Schickedanz at his farm Schomberg Farms in Schomberg, Ontario and ridden mainly by jockey Patrick Husbands. The chestnut stallion raced with moderate success as a four-year-old, and was then retired on 12 May 2005 to stand at stud at Lane's End Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. In 2011, the stallion returned to Schomberg, where he died of a heart attack on 20 January 2014. He is buried at Schomberg Farms.

Of Wando's 23 starts, he won 11, placed in 2, and came third in 2. His career earnings amounted $2,563,038.

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Wando

Wando may refer to:

Animals
  • Wando (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Canadian Triple Crown
People
  • Wando people, a Native American tribe
  • Wando (singer) (1945–2012), Brazilian singer
  • Wando (footballer) (born 1963), Brazilian footballer
  • Wando da Costa Silva (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
Places
  • Wando County, a county in South Korea
  • Wando (island), an island in South Jeolla
  • Wando River, a river in United States
  • Wando Chiefdom, a chiefdom in Sierra Leone
Schools
  • Wando High School, a high school in United States
Ships
  • USS Wando, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Wando (footballer)

Geovânio Bonfim Sobrinho (born 13 March 1963), commonly known as Wando, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left winger.

Over the course of nine seasons he amassed Portuguese top division totals of 225 games and 26 goals, mainly with Benfica.

Wando (singer)

Wanderley Alves dos Reis, better known as Wando (, October 2, 1945 – February 8, 2012) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

Wanderley won the nickname Wando from his grandmother. As a child he moved from Cajuri to Juiz de Fora, where he majored in classical guitar and started dealing with music around 20 years. At that time he participated in music ensembles and has performed at dances in the region. Later moved to Volta Redonda (RJ), where he worked as a truck driver and marketer.

His career as singer began in 1969 and the success came in 1973. He composed for other singers of MPB, as Jair Rodrigues, who in 1974 recorded “O Importante é Ser Fevereiro”. "A Menina e o Poeta" was recorded by Roberto Carlos in his 1976 album "Moça" (1975), "Chora Coração" (1985), which was part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Roque Santeiro, and especially the song "Fogo e Paixão", released the album "O Mundo Romântico de Wando" in 1988, were his greatest hits.

On January 27, 2012, Wando was admitted to ICU of a hospital in Belo Horizonte with serious heart problems. He underwent an emergency angioplasty and began to breathe on appliances. His death (cardiopulmonary arrest) was announced at 8 am on February 8, 2012 at the Biocor Institute in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais.

Wando (island)

Wando (Wando Island, Wan Island) is an island in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Wando is a part of Wando County.

Category:Islands of South Korea Category:Landforms of South Jeolla Province Category:Wando County