[3] Wizard did not race as a two-year-old and he made his debut on 3 April 1809 in a sweepstakes of 100 guineas each at the Newmarket Craven meeting.

[4] Ridden by William Clift, he started the race as the 6/5 favourite and won it easily from Chryseis.

[6] Wizard then went to Epsom Downs for the Derby Stakes, where he was again ridden by Clift, as he had been in his previous two races.

Salivator took the lead and held it until the field turned into the finishing straight, where Wizard overtook him.

Pope won the race by a neck from Wizard with Salivator in third and Fair Star in fourth.

[7] In his last race of the season Wizard finished fourth in the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster.

[9] The St. Leger was the first time Wizard had not been ridden by William Clift, with Francis Buckle riding him.

[10] Wizard did not reappear as a four-year-old until October, when he defeated Derby winner Pope over 1+1⁄4 miles at Newmarket.

[19] He only stood as a stallion for these two seasons[20] and died on 30 June 1813 at Elmsal Lodge two days after running into a post.

He broke three ribs and an iron bar attached to the post became so lodged in his backbone that it took two men to remove it.

[29][30] Through 1948 Prix Edmond Blanc winner Menetrier he is an ancestor of multiple time Canadian Champion sire and Hall of Fame inductee Vice Regent and his brother Viceregal and their many descendants (which include Deputy Minister, Victory Gallop and Trempolino), as well as Canadian Horse of the Year Canebora and 1979 Prix du Jockey Club winner Top Ville.

[30][31][32] All these were descended through another unnamed daughter foaled in 1813, as was Hyacinthus, who won the 1940 Middle Park Stakes.