Jewel's Reward (March 10, 1955 – September 16, 1959) was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. He was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1957 by the Thoroughbred Racing Association and Turf & Sports Digest magazine. The rival Daily Racing Form poll was topped by Nadir.[1] Owned by the Maine Chance Farm of "Cosmetics Queen" Elizabeth Arden, Jewel's Reward was trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee Ivan Parke.[2]
| Jewel's Reward | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Jet Jewel |
| Grandsire | Jet Pilot |
| Dam | Belle Jeep |
| Damsire | War Jeep |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1955 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Maine Chance Farm |
| Owner | Maine Chance Farm |
| Trainer | 1) Ivan H. Parke 2) William Molter |
| Record | 22: 7-5-2 |
| Earnings | US$448,592 |
| Major wins | |
| Champagne Stakes (1956) Cowdin Stakes (1956) Pimlico Futurity Stakes (1956) Washington Park Futurity Stakes (1956) Tremont Stakes (1956) Wood Memorial Stakes (1957) | |
| Awards | |
| TSD & TRA American Two-Year-Old Colt (1957) | |
Following his championship year, in which he won more money than any other two-year-old in history,[3] at age three Jewel's Reward was ranked a top contender for the U.S. Triple Crown series after winning the Wood Memorial Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[4] However, an injury during a workout hampered the colt [5] and after being sent off as the betting favorite, he ran fourth in the Kentucky Derby[6] and seventh in the Preakness Stakes.[7] Later that year, Jewel's Reward was sent to race in California, where he was trained by Bill Molter.
Returned to the East Coast, in August 1959 the four-year-old Jewel's Reward came down with colic and died on September 16 in his barn at Belmont Park. [8]
References edit
- ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jewel's Reward's pedigree
- ^ Miami News - November 24, 1957
- ^ Hartford Courant - April 20, 1958
- ^ New York Times - May 1, 1958
- ^ Spartansburg, South Carolina Herald-Journal - May 1, 1958
- ^ Los Angeles Times - May 18, 1958
- ^ The Bowling Green, Kentucky Park City Daily News - September 18, 1959