Sky Jack

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Sky Jack


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sire = Jaklin Klugman
grandsire = Orbit Ruler
dam = Sky Captive
damsire = Skywalker
sex = Gelding
foaled = 1996
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Roan
breeder = Ren-Mar Thoroughbreds, Inc.
owner = Rene & Margie Lambert
trainer = Douglas F. O'Neill
record = 18: 10-2-2
earnings = $1,115,127
race = California Cup Classic (2000)
Native Diver Handicap (2000)
Mervyn Leroy Handicap (2002)
Hollywood Gold Cup (2002)
Longacres Mile Handicap (2003)
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honours =
updated= October 1 2007

Sky Jack (foaled April 18, 1996 in California) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Rene and Margie Lambert, he was sired by Jaklin Klugman and out of the mare Sky Captive, a daughter of the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Skywalker.

After a successful season in 2000, Sky Jack incurred a knee injury that required multiple surgeries. In addition, he suffered from bouts of colic, all of which kept him out of racing until September 2002. Having recovered from death-threatening illnesses, the gelding enjoyed his most successful season, winning the Grade II Mervyn Leroy Handicap and the prestigious Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup. In winning the 2003 Longacres Mile Handicap, Sky Jack set the record for the both the fastest time and widest margin of victory.

Due to a recurring knee problem, Sky Jack was retired in November 2003 to his owners' farm near Temecula, California.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/sky+jack Sky Jack's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://ctba.com/03magazine/oct/SkyJack.pdf Sky Jack at "California Thoroughbred Breeders Association" magazine] (PDF)