Careless Jewel
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Careless Jewel is an Canadian
Thoroughbred
racehorse
. She 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. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=3310 & Bill Andrade, the filly was sold at the September 2007 Keeneland Yearling Sale
for $40,000. Owned by Verne Dubinsky of Alberta
, Canada
who races under the name Donver Stables, she is trained by Josie Carroll
from a base at Woodbine Racetrack
in Toronto
. http://www.thestar.com/sports/horseracing/article/685267 A winner of five races in six starts, Careless Jewel has been highly successful at racing.
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. She earned her fifth straight victory in the Cotillion Handicap
in late September.
Ridden by regular jockey Robert Landry
, Careless Jewell was the favorite going into the November 6, 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic world championship. However, the filly was uncontrollable and charged to a twenty-length lead but by the time she made the turn for home she was exhausted and faded to last place.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
. She is out of the mare
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
, Sweet and Careless, and was sired by Tapit
Tapit
Tapit is an American thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the Unbridled mare, Tap Your Heels, he was sired by Pulpit....
, a son of Pulpit
Pulpit (horse)
Pulpit , is an American Thoroughbred stallion who now performs stud duties at Claiborne Farm for a fee of $60,000 per live foal. His sire is the 1992 Eclipse Award winner for American Horse of the Year and American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, A.P. Indy...
by A.P. Indy
A.P. Indy
A.P. Indy is a champion stallion Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky, USA, by William Farish III and William Kilroy. He is known for his ancestry, his own record, and his successful progeny. He was sired by Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew through mare Weekend Surprise, who herself was sired...
by Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
. Bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=3310 & Bill Andrade, the filly was sold at the September 2007 Keeneland Yearling Sale
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
for $40,000. Owned by Verne Dubinsky of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
who races under the name Donver Stables, she is trained by Josie Carroll
Josie Carroll
Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race....
from a base at Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. http://www.thestar.com/sports/horseracing/article/685267 A winner of five races in six starts, Careless Jewel has been highly successful at racing.
Careless Jewel came to prominence on the racing scene in July when she won the Delaware Oaks
Delaware Oaks
The Delaware Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton near Wilmington, Delaware....
by over 8 lengths
Length (horse racing)
A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race...
. She followed that with an 11 length victory in the Grade I Alabama Stakes
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000...
over ten furlongs. She earned her fifth straight victory in the Cotillion Handicap
Cotillion Handicap
The F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Cotillion Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Parx Racing and Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Since 2010, it has been raced on the first Saturday in October as a prelude to the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships...
in late September.
Ridden by regular jockey Robert Landry
Robert C. Landry
Robert Charles Landry is a Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Landry embarked on his career while in his teens, earning his first victory on June 21, 1981, at Fort Erie Racetrack. He went on to a stellar career as one of his country's top jockeys and in 1993 and 1994 was voted...
, Careless Jewell was the favorite going into the November 6, 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic world championship. However, the filly was uncontrollable and charged to a twenty-length lead but by the time she made the turn for home she was exhausted and faded to last place.