On A Jeune
Encyclopedia
On A Jeune is a thoroughbred
racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup
behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva
. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby
, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup
when jockey Kerrin McEvoy partnered the gelding.
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 who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...
. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby
South Australian Derby
The South Australian Derby is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds, at set weights, held at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide.It is run each year in April. Before 2006 it was held in May...
, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup
Geelong Cup
The Geelong Cup is an annual Australian Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race. The race is open to horses of all ages and sexes. The race is held over a distance of 2400 metres at the Geelong Racecourse on the fourth Wednesday of October, and was first run in 1872...
when jockey Kerrin McEvoy partnered the gelding.