Jazil
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Jazil
| image =
| caption = Jazil at 2014 Neuilly-sur-Seine french
| sire = Seeking The Gold
| grandsire = Mr. Prospector
| dam = Better Than Honour
| damsire = Deputy Minister
| sex = Stallion
| foaled = 2003
| country = United States
| colour = Bay
| breeder = Skara Glen Stables
| owner = Shadwell Racing
| trainer = Kiaran McLaughlin
| record = 11: 2-5-0
| earnings = $890,532
| race = Triple Crown race wins:
Belmont Stakes (2006)
| awards=
| honours =
| updated= June 6, 2007
}}
Jazil (February 11, 2003 – October 11, 2014) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
In 2006, Jazil dead-heated for fourth place in the Kentucky Derby but then won the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Connections
Jazil was owned by the Shadwell Stable. He was trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and ridden by Fernando Jara. He was bred in Kentucky by Skara Glen Stables.
Breeding
The late thoroughbred's sire is Seeking The Gold, who also sired Dubai Millennium, while his dam is Better Than Honour by Deputy Minister. His grandsire was Mr. Prospector and in his breeding line are such horses as Raise a Native and Northern Dancer.
Siblings:
Teeming - 2001 bay filly by Storm Cat
Magnificent Honour - 2002 bay filly by A.P. Indy
Rags to Riches - 2004 chestnut filly by A.P. Indy
Casino Drive - 2005 chesnut colt by A.P. Indy
Man of Iron - 2006 colt by Giant's Causeway
In September 2007, Jazil was retired to stud at Shadwell Farm's Lexington, Kentucky, division. His fee was set at $12,500 for a live foal in 2008 but was reduced to $4,000 by the time of his death. He sired Jazz on Ice (2008), owned by Thurman Thomas and J. Scott Whittle, and On The Roof Top (2008) owned by David Dukkaos and Thaig Poorgksi. Jazil died on October 11, 2014, from injuries secondary to an accident in his outdoor paddock.{{cite news|last1=DRF Breeding Staff|title=Belmont Stakes winner Jazil dies in paddock accident|url=http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-stakes-winner-jazil-dies-paddock-accident|access-date=14 October 2014|publisher=Daily Racing Form|date=October 13, 2014}}
Racing career
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
|Finish |Race |Distance |Track |Condition |
| April 27, 2007
|12th |Elkhorn Stakes |One and One-Half Miles (Turf) |Fast |
| February 8, 2007
|2nd |Allowance Optional Claiming |One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) |Fast |
| January 5, 2007
|2nd |Allowance |One and One-Sixteenth Miles (Dirt) |Fast |
| June 10, 2006
|1st |One and a Half Miles (Dirt) |Fast |
| May 6, 2006
|4th (Dead Heat) |One and a Quarter Miles (Dirt) |Fast |
| April 8, 2006
|2nd |One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) |Aqueduct Racetrack |Sloppy |
| March 4, 2006
|7th |One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) |Gulfstream Park |Fast |
| February 2, 2006
|2nd |Allowance |One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) |Gulfstream Park |Fast |
| December 7, 2005
|1st |Maiden |One and One-Sixteenth Miles (Dirt) |Aqueduct Racetrack |Fast |
| November 12, 2005
|2nd |Maiden |Seven Furlongs (Dirt) |Aqueduct Racetrack |Fast |
| October 23, 2005
|6th |Maiden |Five and One-Half Furlongs (Dirt) |Aqueduct Racetrack |Fast |
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061125202858/http://ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=17318 NTRA bio]
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/jazil2 Jazil's pedigree and racing stats]
{{Belmont Stakes Winners}}
Category:2003 racehorse births
Category:2014 racehorse deaths
Category:Belmont Stakes winners
Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky