{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Jackson Bend , image = , caption = , sire = Hear No Evil , grandsire = Carson City , dam = Sexy Stockings , damsire =

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, breeder = Jacks or Better Farm Inc. , owner = Robert LaPenta , trainer =

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, record = 27: 10-6-4 , earnings =

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(2009)
Frank Gomez Memorial Stakes (2009)
Affirmed Handicap (2009)
Dr. Fager Stakes (2009)
James Marvin Stakes (2011)

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(2011)
Hal's Hope Stakes (2012)

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(2012) , awards = , honours = , updated= April 10, 2012 Jackson Bend (foaled February 11, 2007, in

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who finished third to

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in the

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$1,100,000

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a Classic U.S. Triple Crown race held at

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in Baltimore, Maryland. Bred by Jacks or Better Farm Inc. in

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, he was out of the mare Sexy Stockings, whose sire was

, a dual-classic winner in 1994.

Two-year-old season

Jackson Bend started his career with five wins in his first six races, including four stakes races all carded at

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: the In Reality Stakes at 8½ furlongs, the Frank Gomez Memorial Stakes (a 6-furlong sprint), the Affirmed Stakes at seven furlongs, and another six-furlong sprint in the Dr. Fager Stakes.

Three-year-old season

In January 2010, Jackson Bend finished second in the grade three

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at a mile on the dirt. In February, he was second in the

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at a mile and one eighth at Gulfstream behind

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. In April, he stepped up in class and ran second again to Eskendereya in the

$750,000

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in New York at a mile and an eighth. After five wins and three graded-stakes placings, owner Robert LaPenta and trainer Nick Zito ran him in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1,000,000

at a mile and three sixteenths on dirt. Jackson Bend broke well and stalked the leaders in third behind

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winner Super Saver passing the grandstand for the first time. He continued in third along the rail down the backstretch. Around the final turn, Eclipse Champion

and Caracortado passed him on the outside. Coming down the lane, Jackson Bend swept across five paths to the outside, passing Super Saver and Caracortado. In the final 1/16 of a mile, he continued to close on the leaders and finished third by less than a length to winner Lookin At Lucky, finishing a nose behind second-place First Dude.

Four-year-old season

In 2011, Jackson Bend ran second in the Grade III

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at Gulfstream Park at a mile and three sixteenths on dirt. In his next race, he finished third in the Memorial Day Handicap, a $75,000 stakes race run at one and one sixteenth miles on the dirt at

on May 30, 2011. On July 22, 2011, Jackson Bend won the $75,000 James Marvin Stakes at seven furlongs at

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in 1:20.91. On September 3, 2011, he won the grade one

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Five-year-old season

On January 14, 2012, Jackson Bend won the one-mile Hal's Hope Stakes at

. Under jockey

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, he was angled out in the stretch drive and scored by one length over Sangaree. In April 2012, Jackson Bend won the $400,000 Grade 1

at seven furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack. As the longest shot on the board, he held off odds-on favorite Caleb's Posse to win by a nose.

winner

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finished another length back in third. On May 28, 2012, Jackson Bend competed in what many analysts called the strongest field assembled all year in the $750,000 Grade 1

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(also known as the Met Mile). He finished fifth of six to

winner

and

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winner Caleb's Posse.

References

Jackson Bend's pedigree and partial racing stats
2007 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 9-g