Derby Horses

Current Odds: 10-1 Northern Afleet--Jewel of the Night, by Giant's Causeway

Prep Race History

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Date Race Grade Distance Finish Chart Video
Apr 3 2010 Ashland Keeneland I 1 1/16M 1
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Feb 13 2010 Las Virgenes Santa Anita Park I 1M 2
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Connections

James “Jim” Cassidy

Trainer

Born August 21, 1945 in New York City, New York.Got his start in horse racing after High School. Began working at a Long Island riding academy.

Kent Desormeaux

Jockey

Like many other top jockeys, Desormeaux is a product of Louisiana and started his riding career at Evangeline Downs. He has won the Kentucky Derby on three occasions guiding Real Quiet in 1998, Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000, and Big Brown in 2008. Desormeaux was inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame in 2004 and has won the Eclipse Award for top jockey three times. Other top horses include Paddy O'Prado, Summer Bird, Dullahan, and C. S. Silk.

Braly Family Trust

Owner

Owned by Tom and Marilyn Braly.Reside in Indian Wells, California.

Betty L. Mabee and Larry Mabee

Breeder

Betty passed away February 2010.

Pedigree

  • Evening Jewel is a daughter of multiple Grade 2 winner Northern Afleet
  • In addition to his graded wins, Northern Afleet placed in such events as the Metropolitan H. (G1) and Malibu S. (G1)
  • Northern Afleet’s top rated offspring is champion and $2.7 million earner Afleet Alex as well as Canadian co-champion and Grade 1 heroine Negligee
  • Afleet Alex ran third in the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1) before on to reign supreme in the Preakness S. (G1) and Belmont S. (G1)
  • The progeny of Northern Afleet have won from four furlongs to 1 1/2 miles, with an average winning distance of 6.6 furlongs
  • Evening Jewel is out of Jewel of the Night
  • Jewel of the Night is herself a daughter of Jeweled Lady, making her a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Saucey Evening, who ran third in last year’s Las Virgenes S. (G1)
  • Jeweled Lady counts as her full sibling multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire General Challenge as well as Grade 2-placed stakes victress Western Hemisphere
  • One of Jeweled Lady’s half-siblings is Notable Career (Avenue of Flags), heroine of the 2000 Oak Leaf S. (G1)
  • Others of note in Evening Jewel’s female line include multiple Grade 1-placed stallion Southern Halo and three-time Grade 2 queen Snow Dance
  • Evening Jewel’s broodmare sire is European champion Giant’s Causeway, who was hailed as an “Iron Horse” after battling to five straight Group 1 victories in the summer of 2000
  • Giant’s Causeway concluded his career with a gallant second, beaten just a neck by Tiznow in the 2000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)
  • Giant’s Causeway is the sire of top Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Eskendereya

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