Careless Jewel (foaled March 4, 2006 in Kentucky) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

Careless Jewel
SireTapit
GrandsirePulpit
DamSweet and Careless
DamsireHennessy
SexFilly
Foaled2006
CountryUnited States
ColourGray
BreederGainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. & Bill Andrade
OwnerDonver Stables
TrainerJosie Carroll
Record7: 5-0-1
EarningsUS$1,013,346[1]
Major wins
Delaware Oaks (2009)
Alabama Stakes (2009)
Cotillion Handicap (2009)

Background edit

Careless Jewel is out of the mare Sweet and Careless, and was sired by Tapit, a son of Pulpit by A.P. Indy by Seattle Slew. Bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd.[2] & Bill Andrade, the filly was sold at the September 2007 Keeneland Yearling Sale for $40,000. She is owned by Verne Dubinsky of Alberta, Canada who races under the name Donver Stables, and is trained by Josie Carroll from a base at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.[3]

Racing career edit

Careless Jewel came to prominence on the racing scene in July when she won the Delaware Oaks by over 8 lengths. She followed that with an 11-length victory in the Grade I Alabama Stakes over ten furlongs.[4] She earned her fifth straight victory in the Cotillion Handicap in late September.

Ridden by regular jockey Robert Landry, Careless Jewell was the 9-5 favorite going into the November 6, 2009, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic world championship.[5] However, the filly was uncontrollable and charged to an almost ten length lead, exhausting herself by the turn for home and fading to finish last. She did not race again.[6]

After racing edit

Her first foal was by Street Cry (IRE) and in 2013, she became the first mare to check in foal to Bodemeister.[7] She later had a colt by Tiznow (in 2015) and in 2017 foaled a filly by Pioneerof the Nile. Careless Jewel lives at Summer Wind Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky.

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/careless+jewel Careless Jewel's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. ^ "Gainesway Thoroughbreds - NTRA". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
  3. ^ "Careless Jewel shines at Saratoga - The Star". Toronto Star. 23 August 2009.
  4. ^ http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/52243/careless-jewel-turns-alabama-into-a-laugher August 22, 2009 Bloodhorse.com article titled "Careless Jewel Turns Alabama Into a Laugher"
  5. ^ https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/Altberta+filly+inside+track+Breeders/2192143/story.html[permanent dead link] November 6, 2009 Ottawa Citizen profile of Careless Jewel
  6. ^ Breeders' Cup World Championships (6 November 2009). "2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "G1 Winner Careless Jewel in Foal to Bodemeister". Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2019-06-18.