Sky Jack
| Sky Jack | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Longacres Mile Handicap (2003) |
| Last updated on October 1, 2007 | |
Sky Jack (foaled April 18, 1996 in California) is a retired American thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Bred and raced by Rene and Margie Lambert, he was sired by
mare Sky Captive, a daughter of the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Skywalker
.
Racing career
After a successful season in 2000, Sky Jack incurred a knee injury that required multiple surgeries. In addition, he suffered from bouts of
Longacres Mile Handicap,[2] Sky Jack set the record for both the fastest time and widest margin of victory.[3]
Retirement
Due to a recurring knee problem, Sky Jack was retired in November 2003 to his owners' farm near Temecula, California. Suffering from malignant melanoma, on June 30, 2016 Sky Jack was humanely euthanized.
References
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/sky+jack Sky Jack's pedigree and partial racing stats
- ^ http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/17677/sky-jack-breaks-track-mark-in-longacres-mile Blood Horse article on 2003 Longacres Mile
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Sky Jack at California Thoroughbred Breeders Association magazine] (PDF)