Irish Jasper
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Irish Jasper is an American thoroughbred racehorse who has eight wins, including multiple graded stakes races.
| Irish Jasper | |
|---|---|
| Sire | First Defence |
| Grandsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Dam | Irish Connection |
| Damsire | Mr Greeley |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 12 April 2012[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay or brown |
| Breeder | Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Courtney Sr. |
| Owner | William Stamps Farish III, David F. Mackie[2] |
| Trainer | Derek S. Ryan Chad C. Brown (2016) |
| Record | 16: 8-0-1 |
| Earnings | $560,300 |
| Major wins | |
| Belle Harbor Stakes (2015) Gasparilla Stakes (2015) Miss Preakness Stakes (2015) Victory Ride Stakes (2015) Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (2016) | |
2015 season
She won the Grade III Victory Ride Stakes.[3] This was Irish Jasper's third consecutive win, prompting her owner to enter her in the Grade I Test Stakes.[4] The Test Stakes was her first Grade 1 race, and she finished fourth.[2]
Irish Jasper also won the Grade III Miss Preakness Stakes.[5]
2016 season
She won the Grade II Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, earning a start in the Grade I 2016 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in which she would finish out of the money.[6][7]
