| Jewel Princess | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Key to the Mint |
| Grandsire | Graustark |
| Dam | Jewell Ridge |
| Damsire | Melyno |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | April 22, 1992 Florida, USA |
| Died | 2012 (exact date unknown) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Farnsworth Farms (Michael Sherman) |
| Owner | Michael Sherman (1992-1994) Richard and Martha J. Stephen (1994-2000) Coolmore Stud (2000-2012) |
| Trainer | Wallace Dollase |
| Record | 29: 13-4-7 |
| Earnings | US$1,904,060 |
| Major wins | |
| San Clemente Handicap (1995) Linda Vista Breeders' Cup Handicap (1995) San Jose Breeders' Cup Handicap (1995) Vanity Invitational Handicap (1996) Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap (1996) La Cañada Stakes (1996) El Encino Stakes (1996) Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1997) Santa Maria Handicap (1997) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Distaff (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Older Female Horse (1996) | |
Jewel Princess (April 22, 1992 – 2012) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racemare. She won multiple stakes races, most notably the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Jewel Princess was foaled on April 22, 1992 by Farnsworth Farms. She was sired by Key to the Mint and foaled by Jewell Ridge.
Jewel Princess made her debut start at Calder Race Course on October 27, finishing 3rd. She made two more starts at Calder at the end of the year, winning both races. Afterwards, she was sold to Richard and Martha Stephen for $29,000.
After a 5th place finish in the Santa Anita Oaks, she would win the San Jose Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Bay Meadows on April 8. After 2 more 5th place finishes at Hollywood Park, she won the San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar on July 29. Her last win as a 3-year-old would be the Linda Vista Breeders’ Cup Handicap on November 4.
Jewel Princess won her first two races as a 4-year-old in the El Encino Stakes on January 20, and La Cañada Stakes on February 11. After a 3rd place finish in the Santa Margarita Invitational, she won the Louisville Breeders’ Cup Handicap on May 3. Following 2 runner-up finishes in the Hawthorne Handicap and Milady Breeders’ Cup Handicap, she won the Vanity Handicap on July 21.
She then took a 2-month layoff and finished 2nd in the Lady’s Secret Breeders’ Cup Handicap on October 6. 3 weeks later, she won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Woodbine. Prior to the race The Thoroughbred Corp owned by Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud bought into the horse. She was voted the Eclipse Award as the 1996 American Champion Older Female Horse.
Jewel Princess would again win her first two races of her 5-year-old campaign, winning the Santa Maria and Santa Margarita Invitational Handicaps at Santa Anita. Those would be her final victories of her career as she finished 2nd in the Apple Blossom Handicap, followed by three 3rd place finishes. On November 8, she compete in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, however would trail for most of the race and finished last.
| Date | Race | Track | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-year old | |||
| 10/27/1994 | Maiden Claiming | Calder | 3rd |
| 11/13/1994 | Maiden Claiming | Calder | 1st |
| 12/4/1994 | Allowance | Calder | 1st |
| 3-year old | |||
| 2/22/1995 | Allowance | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 3/12/1995 | Santa Anita Oaks | Santa Anita | 5th |
| 4/8/1995 | San Jose Breeders' Cup Handicap | Bay Meadows | 1st |
| 4/30/1995 | Senorita Breeders' Cup Stakes | Hollywood Park | 5th |
| 5/20/1995 | Honeymoon Handicap | Hollywood Park | 5th |
| 7/29/1995 | San Clemente Handicap | Del Mar | 1st |
| 8/20/1995 | Del Mar Oaks | Del Mar | 5th |
| 10/14/1995 | Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap | Santa Anita | 3rd |
| 11/4/1995 | Linda Vista Breeders' Cup Handicap | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 12/30/1995 | La Brea Stakes | Santa Anita | 3rd |
| 4-year old | |||
| 1/20/1996 | El Encino Stakes | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 2/11/1996 | La Canada Stakes | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 3/10/1996 | Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap | Santa Anita | 3rd |
| 5/3/1996 | Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap | Churchill Downs | 1st |
| 5/25/1996 | Hawthorne Handicap | Hollywood Park | 2nd |
| 6/23/1996 | Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap | Hollywood Park | 2nd |
| 7/21/1996 | Vanity Invitational Handicap | Hollywood Park | 1st |
| 10/6/1996 | Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap | Santa Anita | 2nd |
| 10/26/1996 | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Woodbine | 1st |
| 5-year old | |||
| 2/16/1997 | Santa Maria Handicap | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 3/9/1997 | Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap | Santa Anita | 1st |
| 4/11/1997 | Apple Blossom Handicap | Oaklawn Park | 2nd |
| 6/28/1997 | Hempstead Handicap | Belmont Park | 3rd |
| 7/20/1997 | Vanity Handicap | Hollywood Park | 3rd |
| 10/19/1997 | Beldame Stakes | Belmont Park | 3rd |
| 11/8/1997 | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Hollywood Park | 8th |
In November 2000, while pregnant with a foal to Storm Cat, Jewel Princess was sold at the Keeneland breeding stock sale for 4,900,000 USD to John Magnier of Coolmore Stud. Her last foal was sired by Henrythenavigator, a filly named Evropa who never raced. She died shortly thereafter in 2012.
| Sire Key to the Mint |
Graustark | Ribot | Tenerani |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanella | |||
| Flower Bowl | Alibhai | ||
| Flower Bed | |||
| Key Bridge | Princequillo | Prince Rose | |
| Cosquilla | |||
| Blue Banner | War Admiral | ||
| Risque Blue | |||
| Dam Jewell Ridge |
Melyno | Nonoalco | Nearctic |
| Seximee | |||
| Comely | Boran | ||
| Princess Commene | |||
| Say What You Mean | Judger | Damascus | |
| Face The Facts | |||
| Call The Queen | Hail To Reason | ||
| Queen Empress |