Any Wallenda fans out there?

[majxmom]

To anyone who was a fan of Wallenda before he was sent to Japan-- Old Friends is trying to bring him home to America. Here's a snippet from the latest newsletter:

But, as always, there’s more to be done. Wallenda, named in honor of
the great Flying Wallendas circus act, is ready to come home from Japan.
The Frank Alexander-trained, Dogwood Stable winner of the 1993 Super
Derby and lifetime earnings of $1,205,929, has completed his stud study.
Megumi Igarashi of Narvick International-Japan, is making all the
arrangements. Naturally, we’ve got to raise the money. Here’s the idea _
Help Fly Wallenda Home.
It’s just under 7,000 miles from Hokkaido, Japan to Georgetown,
Kentucky. We’re asking Wallenda’s fans to sponsor a mile or two at $10 per
mile. We can follow his progress as if he was Santa Claus on Christmas
Eve. If we get him home with this campaign we’ll even have funds left over
that’ll go in a separate account for a future returnee. Our
relationship with the Japanese owners and breeders is excellent thanks to the
great work done by Megumi. If everything works out, we can have Wallenda
leaving Japan and arriving at Old Friends in early April. If you want to
help just send the tax deductible donation to Old Friends, 1841 Payne’s
Depot Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324 and write Wallenda on the check.


Mrs. Madeleine Pickens stepped up to bring home Fraise and Ogygian at a cost of $65,000 the last time. Hopefully we can raise a little from a lot of people and bring home another G1 winner to save them from Ferdinand's fate.