Evening Jewel (foaled February 26, 2007, in California) is an American

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by Northern Afleet out of Jewel of the Night by

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. Northern Afleet is also the sire of 2005

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and Belmont Stakes winner Afleet Alex. Evening Jewel was bred by Betty L. Mabee and her son Larry Mabe, trained by James M. Cassidy, and owned by the

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. Evening Jewel's dam, Jewel of the Night, is a daughter of Jeweled Lady (General Meeting-Excellent Lady), who is a full sister to the Grade 1 winner General Challenge and listed stakes winner Western Hemisphere, and a three-quarter sister to the Grade 1 winner Notable Career. Evening Jewel was initially purchased at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $8,000 and was privately sold to the Braly Family Trust for $132,500 as a two-year-old. She was said to have a "nice front running fashion" on April 3, 2010. She proved worthy of that year's

Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday ...

when she took the

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. The Ashland Stakes was the third win in the ten starts of Evening Jewel's career, and it improved her earnings to $410,600.

2010 Kentucky Oaks

In the Kentucky Oaks, run on April 30 (the day before the

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), Evening Jewel faced heavily favored

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. Beaten by a nose by

earlier in the year in the Las Virgenes Stakes, she looked to turn the tables on that rival. Evening Jewel drew post 11 for the Kentucky Oaks and was installed at 10-to-1 odds in the morning line and ridden by regular jockey

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. After leading most of the way in the Kentucky Oaks, she was again beaten a heartbreaking nose by eventual champion 3-year-old filly

. It was considered a determined effort.

Turf Racing

On May 31, 2010, Evening Jewel took the Honeymoon Handicap in her turf debut, and on August 21, 2010, she took her second Grade I turf win by winning the Del Mar Oaks. She suffered her first loss on turf on October 16, 2010, finishing 3rd in the Grade 1

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at Keeneland.

Versatile Filly

At 3, Evening Jewel won Grade 1 races on synthetic and turf surfaces and finished 2nd by a nose in her only start on dirt, the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks.

References

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Evening Jewel's pedigree and stats
2007 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States American Grade 1 Stakes winners Thoroughbred family 16-g