Jacola
| Jacola | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Jacopo |
| Grandsire | Sir Gallahad |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1935 |
| Died | 1959 (aged 23–24) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Arthur B. Hancock |
| Owner | Nancy Carr Friendly |
| Trainer | Selby L. Burch |
| Record | 25: 11-5-4 |
| Earnings | US$70,060 |
| Major wins | |
| Selima Stakes (1937) Washington Handicap (1938) Maryland Handicap (1938) Laurel Stakes (1938) Victorian Handicap (1939) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1937) | |
Jacola (1935–1959) was an American Champion
Sir Gallahad, who was the leading sire in North America in 1930, 1933, 1934, and 1940 and who sired 1930 U.S. Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox. A year following Jacola's birth, La France foaled U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Johnstown, winner of the 1939 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes
.
Purchased by Edward Friendly of Warrenton, Virginia, and raced under his wife's name, Jacola was conditioned by Selby Burch, brother to trainer Preston Burch, sons of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee William P. Burch.
Racing at age two in 1937, Jacola notably won the
Laurel Park Racecourse record for one mile of 1:37.00 while beating the great Seabiscuit by two lengths in the Laurel Stakes. [2]
Wintered at training facilities in
.Breeding record
Jacola produced two foals by 1943
U.S. Triple Crown winner Count Fleet, but her best foal was a colt named Phalanx, who was sired by Pilate. Phalanx won the 1947Belmont Stakes and was voted American Champion 3-Year-Old Colt
.