Jewel's Reward

Jewel's Reward (March 10, 1955 – September 16, 1959) was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. He was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1957 by the Thoroughbred Racing Association and Turf & Sports Digest magazine. The rival Daily Racing Form poll was topped by Nadir.[1] Owned by the Maine Chance Farm of "Cosmetics Queen" Elizabeth Arden, Jewel's Reward was trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee Ivan Parke.[2]

Jewel's Reward
SireJet Jewel
GrandsireJet Pilot
DamBelle Jeep
DamsireWar Jeep
SexStallion
Foaled1955
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederMaine Chance Farm
OwnerMaine Chance Farm
Trainer1) Ivan H. Parke
2) William Molter
Record22: 7-5-2
EarningsUS$448,592
Major wins
Champagne Stakes (1956)
Cowdin Stakes (1956)
Pimlico Futurity Stakes (1956)
Washington Park Futurity Stakes (1956)
Tremont Stakes (1956)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1957)
Awards
TSD & TRA American Two-Year-Old Colt (1957)

Following his championship year, in which he won more money than any other two-year-old in history,[3] at age three Jewel's Reward was ranked a top contender for the U.S. Triple Crown series after winning the Wood Memorial Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[4] However, an injury during a workout hampered the colt [5] and after being sent off as the betting favorite, he ran fourth in the Kentucky Derby [6] and seventh in the Preakness Stakes.[7] Later that year, Jewel's Reward was sent to race in California, where he was trained by Bill Molter.

Returned to the East Coast, in August 1959 the four-year-old Jewel's Reward came down with colic and died on September 16 in his barn at Belmont Park. [8]

References
  1. The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Jewel's Reward's pedigree
  3. Miami News - November 24, 1957
  4. Hartford Courant - April 20, 1958
  5. New York Times - May 1, 1958
  6. Spartansburg, South Carolina Herald-Journal - May 1, 1958
  7. Los Angeles Times - May 18, 1958
  8. The Bowling Green, Kentucky Park City Daily News - September 18, 1959
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