Wildair's dam was Verdure by yet another Hall of Fame inductee Peter Pan.
[2][3] In his three-year-old season, after running third to the legendary Man o' War in the Preakness Stakes, Wildair won the 1920 Empire City Derby.
[4] Among his other notable wins in 1920, Wildair won the Chesapeake Handicap at Pimlico Race Course[5] and defeated the 1919 U.S.
Triple Crown champion Sir Barton to win the Marathon Handicap at Havre de Grace Racetrack.
His best was the colt Sir Harry who won the 1927 Coffroth Handicap, the then richest race in North America with a purse of $100,000.