Evening Jewel
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Evening Jewel is an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse by Northern Afleet out of Jewel of the Night, by Giant's Causeway
. Northern Afleet is also the sire of 2005 Preakness Stakes
and Belmont Stakes
winner Afleet Alex
. Evening Jewel was bred by Betty L. Mabee and her son Larry Mabee and is trained by James M. Cassidy and owned by the Braly Family Trust.
Evening Jewel's dam, Jewel of the Night, is a daughter of Jeweled Lady (General Meeting-Excellent Lady), who is a full sister to Grade 1 winner General Challenge and listed stakes winner Western Hemisphere, and a three-quarters sister to Grade 1 winner Notable Career.
Evening Jewel was initially purchased at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $8,000 and was privately sold to the Braly Family Trust for $132,500 as a two-year-old.
Said to have a "nice front running fashion," on April 3, 2010 she proved herself worthy of that years Kentucky Oaks
when she took the Grade I
Ashland Stakes
. The Ashland Stakes
was the third win in the 10 starts of Evening Jewel's career, and it improved her earnings to $410,600.
), Evening Jewel faced heavily favored Blind Luck
. Beaten by a nose by Blind Luck
earlier this year, she has run with top male contenders, finishing second to the eventual Robert B. Lewis Stakes
winner. In the Ashland Stakes
she beat Beautician who had outrun Blind Luck
in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
.
Evening Jewel drew post 11 for the Kentucky Oaks, and was installed at 10-to-1 odds in the morning line and ridden by regular jockey Kent Desormeaux
.
In the Kentucky Oaks, after leading for most of the way, Blind Luck
again nipped Evening Jewel by a nose. It was considered a determined effort. If Evening Jewel had won the race, it would have been her jockey's (Kent Desormeaux
) second victory of the day. He and Unrivaled Belle
delivered a loss to Rachel Alexandra
, 2009 Horse of the Year
, by a neck.
. She suffered her first loss on turf on October 16, 2010, finishing 3rd in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
at Keeneland.
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse by Northern Afleet out of Jewel of the Night, by Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills...
. Northern Afleet is also the sire of 2005 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
and Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner Afleet Alex
Afleet Alex
Afleet Alex is an American thoroughbred race horse who, in 2005, won two of America's classic races, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes...
. Evening Jewel was bred by Betty L. Mabee and her son Larry Mabee and is trained by James M. Cassidy and owned by the Braly Family Trust.
Evening Jewel's dam, Jewel of the Night, is a daughter of Jeweled Lady (General Meeting-Excellent Lady), who is a full sister to Grade 1 winner General Challenge and listed stakes winner Western Hemisphere, and a three-quarters sister to Grade 1 winner Notable Career.
Evening Jewel was initially purchased at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $8,000 and was privately sold to the Braly Family Trust for $132,500 as a two-year-old.
Said to have a "nice front running fashion," on April 3, 2010 she proved herself worthy of that years Kentucky Oaks
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
when she took the Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Ashland Stakes
Ashland Stakes
The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It and the Ashland Oaks, the Kentucky Association racetrack's predecessor race, were named for Ashland, the homestead and breeding farm of statesman...
. The Ashland Stakes
Ashland Stakes
The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It and the Ashland Oaks, the Kentucky Association racetrack's predecessor race, were named for Ashland, the homestead and breeding farm of statesman...
was the third win in the 10 starts of Evening Jewel's career, and it improved her earnings to $410,600.
2010 Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks, run on April 30th (the day before the Kentucky DerbyKentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
), Evening Jewel faced heavily favored Blind Luck
Blind Luck
Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One....
. Beaten by a nose by Blind Luck
Blind Luck
Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One....
earlier this year, she has run with top male contenders, finishing second to the eventual Robert B. Lewis Stakes
Robert B. Lewis Stakes
The Robert B. Lewis Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Raced over a distance of 11/16 miles on dirt, the Grade II race is open to three-year-old horses...
winner. In the Ashland Stakes
Ashland Stakes
The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It and the Ashland Oaks, the Kentucky Association racetrack's predecessor race, were named for Ashland, the homestead and breeding farm of statesman...
she beat Beautician who had outrun Blind Luck
Blind Luck
Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One....
in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.-Automatic Berths:Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup...
.
Evening Jewel drew post 11 for the Kentucky Oaks, and was installed at 10-to-1 odds in the morning line and ridden by regular jockey Kent Desormeaux
Kent Desormeaux
Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...
.
In the Kentucky Oaks, after leading for most of the way, Blind Luck
Blind Luck
Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One....
again nipped Evening Jewel by a nose. It was considered a determined effort. If Evening Jewel had won the race, it would have been her jockey's (Kent Desormeaux
Kent Desormeaux
Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...
) second victory of the day. He and Unrivaled Belle
Unrivaled Belle
Unrivaled Belle is a gray/roan American Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred in Kentucky by Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso. She is a daughter of America's champion sire and champion racehorse Unbridled's Song, a descendant of the very influential sire, Mr...
delivered a loss to Rachel Alexandra
Rachel Alexandra
Rachel Alexandra is a retired American Thoroughbred filly racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year. She is renowned as the May 16, 2009 Preakness Stakes winner, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the first filly to win the race in 85 years history...
, 2009 Horse of the Year
Horse of the Year
Horse of the Year is an honor given by various organizations worldwide in harness racing and thoroughbred horse racing.Some of the awards include:* Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year* Breeders' Cup World Championships Poll* European Horse of the Year...
, by a neck.
Turf Racing
On May 31, 2010, Evening Jewel took the Honeymoon Handicap in her turf debut and on August 21, 2010 she took her second Grade I turf win by winning the Del Mar OaksDel Mar Oaks
The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf...
. She suffered her first loss on turf on October 16, 2010, finishing 3rd in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race race for three-year-old fillies held annually since 1984 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf, the Grade I race currently offers a purse of $500,000...
at Keeneland.