Jazil

Jazil (February 11, 2003 – October 11, 2014) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Jazil
Jazil at 2006 Belmont Stakes
SireSeeking The Gold
GrandsireMr. Prospector
DamBetter Than Honour
DamsireDeputy Minister
SexStallion
Foaled2003
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederSkara Glen Stables
OwnerShadwell Racing
TrainerKiaran McLaughlin
Record11: 2-5-0
Earnings$890,532
Major wins
Triple Crown race wins:
Belmont Stakes (2006)
Last updated on June 6, 2007

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.[1]

Racing career
Date Finish Race Distance Track Condition
April 27, 2007 12th Elkhorn Stakes One and One-Half Miles (Turf) Keeneland Race Course Fast
February 8, 2007 2nd Allowance Optional Claiming One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) Gulfstream Park Fast
January 5, 2007 2nd Allowance One and One-Sixteenth Miles (Dirt) Aqueduct Racetrack Fast
June 10, 2006 1st Belmont Stakes One and a Half Miles (Dirt) Belmont Park Fast
May 6, 2006 4th (Dead Heat) Kentucky Derby One and a Quarter Miles (Dirt) Churchill Downs Fast
April 8, 2006 2nd Wood Memorial Stakes One and One-Eighth Miles (Dirt) Aqueduct Racetrack Sloppy
March 4, 2006 7th Fountain of Youth Stakes 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
  1. DRF Breeding Staff (October 13, 2014). "Belmont Stakes winner Jazil dies in paddock accident". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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