Talk about disrespect ... I just happened to lookup Sky Jack on pedigree query and they only have him as 6-for-10 lifetime and earning 372K. He ran 18 times and made over $1 million.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/sky+jack

He's basically the California version of Commentator ... though I liked him more because he could take pressure better.

He was 4-for-6 lifetime in Graded Stakes races ... the two he lost were the Pacific Classic and Santa Anita Handicap.

The Pacific Classic loss shouldn't even count because the connections of Came Home entered Bosque Rodondo as a rabbit. War Emblem and Sky Jack were the two big threats to Came Home and both were one-way speeds - so Bosque Rodondo went head-to-head with Sky Jack through 22 2/5 and 45 2/5 while War Emblem backed off the duel. Bosque Rondondo almost put Sky Jack over the fence turning for home - his stablemate Came Home is rated back in mid-pack and closes for the win - and Bosque breaks down just a few jumps past the wire and has to be euthanized.

Besides the 4-for-6 career record in Graded Stakes .. he also won the richest race for Cal Breds - the 250K Cal Cup Classic with the outright highest Beyer ever run in it. The collection of winners from that race isn't chopped liver, horses like Best Pal and Budroyale.

His final career start came as a 7yo in the Longacres Mile. He took insane head-to-head early pressure from a one-way speed sprinter. He won the duel through fractions of 22.20 - 44.40 - 1:08.20 - 1:20.40 and the final time of 1:33 flat is a track record that still stands.

The sprinter he dueled with finished dead last and may even have been eased - and the horses racing 8-7-9-10 after a half mile in a 10 horse field finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. On top of the track record - his margin of victory broke Chinook Pass's record for largest margin of victory in the history of the race.

That type of horse would have been a lot more appreciated in any different region of the country.

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Entire career ... name him

Fourstardave

Affirmed Success.

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Captin Bodgit or Steve

Correct.

Did you know that the same horse that finished second to Affirmed Success in his maiden win also ran second to Kelly Kip when he won his debut?

Not until you told me once before.

Start of career for future Gr 1 winner

I want to say Roses in May but that has to be wrong.

I think you're right.

Yep - it is Roses In May.

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/rosesinmay.pdf

I thought that was the Jerome where I needed the second finisher....who broke his leg during the race.

Wasn't there a terrible heavy favorite in that race?

Can't open that link. Not a member.

Pretty Wild - Discreet Cat's half bro was 6/5 off a comeback alw win.

Thanks. I know I was involved in the Pick-6 that day. I feel like I wouldn't have hit it, but had like one conso ( which was decent ), and would have had a bunch and the Pick-4 if Kiaran's horse, who Mig rode, had won and not run second.

The huge Beyers should give this one away .. but - this horse was widely considered the best horse in the country after this nine race tear on two different surfaces.

Gentlemen